[136] Bhikkhus, possessed of five factors, the eldest son of a head-anointed khattiya king aspires to the viceroyalty (uparajja). What five? Here, bhikkhus, the eldest son of a head-anointed khattiya king is well born on both sides, of pure descent through both mother and father, of unblemished conception as far back as the seventh generation of paternal ancestors, unimpeachable and irreproachable with respect to birth; he is handsome, comely, graceful, endowed with supreme beauty of complexion; he is dear and agreeable to his mother and father; he is dear and agreeable to the troops; he is wise, competent, and intelligent, able to consider matters pertaining to the past, the future, and the present. It occurs to him thus: 'I am well born on both sides, of pure descent through both mother and father, of unblemished conception as far back as the seventh generation of paternal ancestors, unimpeachable and irreproachable with respect to birth — why should I not aspire to the viceroyalty? I am handsome, comely, graceful, endowed with supreme beauty of complexion — why should I not aspire to the viceroyalty? I am dear and agreeable to my mother and father — why should I not aspire to the viceroyalty? I am dear and agreeable to the troops — why should I not aspire to the viceroyalty? I am wise, competent, and intelligent, able to consider matters pertaining to the past, the future, and the present — why should I not aspire to the viceroyalty?' Bhikkhus, possessed of these five factors, the eldest son of a head-anointed khattiya king aspires to the viceroyalty.
So too, bhikkhus, possessed of five dhammas, a bhikkhu aspires to the destruction of the taints (āsava). What five? Here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu is virtuous … he trains in the training rules; he is learned … well penetrated by view; his mind (citta) is well established in the four establishments of mindfulness (satipaṭṭhāna); he dwells with energy aroused for the abandoning of unwholesome dhammas … not shirking the burden with regard to wholesome dhammas; he is wise, endowed with wisdom directed to arising and passing away, which is noble and penetrative, leading to the complete destruction of suffering (dukkha). It occurs to him thus: 'I am virtuous … I train in the training rules — why should I not aspire to the destruction of the taints? I am learned, a retainer of what I have heard, an accumulator of what I have heard … well penetrated by view — why should I not aspire to the destruction of the taints? My mind is well established in the four establishments of mindfulness — why should I not aspire to the destruction of the taints? I dwell with energy aroused for the abandoning of unwholesome dhammas … not shirking the burden with regard to wholesome dhammas — why should I not aspire to the destruction of the taints? I am wise … leading to the complete destruction of suffering — why should I not aspire to the destruction of the taints?' Bhikkhus, possessed of these five dhammas, a bhikkhu aspires to the destruction of the taints.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.