1Sitting to one side, that bhikkhu said to the Blessed One: "Venerable sir, what is the cause and reason why sn.iii.245 someone here, with the breakup of the body, after death, is reborn in the company of egg-born nāgas?"

2"Here, bhikkhu, someone acts ambivalently in body, speech, and mind. He has heard: ‘Egg-born nāgas are long-lived, beautiful, and abound in happiness.’ He thinks: ‘Oh, with the breakup of the body, after death, may I be reborn in the company of egg-born nāgas!’ He gives food … . He gives drink … . He gives clothing … . He gives a vehicle … . He gives a garland … . He gives a fragrance … . He gives an unguent … . He gives a bed … . He gives a dwelling … . He gives a lamp. [n.287] Each gift item is the subject of a separate sutta. Then, with the breakup of the body, after death, he is reborn in the company of egg-born nāgas.

"This, bhikkhu, is the cause and reason why someone here, with the breakup of the body, after death, is reborn in the company of egg-born nāgas."

1Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: "ko nu kho, bhante, hetu, ko paccayo, yena midhekacco kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā aṇḍajānaṁ nāgānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjatī"ti?

2"Idha, bhikkhu, ekacco kāyena dvayakārī hoti, vācāya dvayakārī, manasā dvayakārī. Tassa sutaṁ hoti: ‘aṇḍajā nāgā dīghāyukā vaṇṇavanto sukhabahulā’ti. Tassa evaṁ hoti: ‘aho vatāhaṁ kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā aṇḍajānaṁ nāgānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjeyyan’ti. So annaṁ deti. So kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā aṇḍajānaṁ nāgānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjati. Ayaṁ kho, bhikkhu, hetu … pe … upapajjatīti … pe … so pānaṁ deti … pe … vatthaṁ deti … pe … yānaṁ deti … pe … mālaṁ deti … pe … gandhaṁ deti … pe … vilepanaṁ deti … pe … seyyaṁ deti … pe … āvasathaṁ deti … pe … padīpeyyaṁ deti. So kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā aṇḍajānaṁ nāgānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjati.

Ayaṁ kho, bhikkhu, hetu, ayaṁ paccayo, yena midhekacco kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā aṇḍajānaṁ nāgānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjatī"ti.

Vīsatimaṁ.