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The Discourse on Uggaha
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On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Bhaddiya in the Jātiyā grove.
Then Uggaha, Meṇḍaka's grandson, approached the Blessed One;
having approached, he paid respect to the Blessed One and sat down to one side.
Seated to one side, Uggaha, Meṇḍaka's grandson, said this to the Blessed One -
"May the Blessed One consent to accept a meal from me for tomorrow as the fourth with himself, venerable sir." The Blessed One consented by silence. Then Uggaha, Meṇḍaka's grandson, having learned of the Blessed One's acceptance, rose from his seat, paid respect to the Blessed One, circumambulated him keeping him on his right, and departed.
Then the Blessed One, after that night had passed, having dressed in the earlier period of the day, taking his bowl and robe, approached the dwelling of Uggaha, Meṇḍaka's grandson; having approached, he sat down on the prepared seat. Then Uggaha, Meṇḍaka's grandson, with his own hand satisfied and served the Blessed One with superior solid and soft food. Then Uggaha, Meṇḍaka's grandson, when the Blessed One had finished eating and had removed his hand from the bowl, sat down to one side. Seated to one side, Uggaha, Meṇḍaka's grandson, said this to the Blessed One - "These girls of mine, venerable sir, will go to their husbands' families. Let the Blessed One exhort them, venerable sir; let the Blessed One instruct them, venerable sir, for what would be for their welfare and happiness for a long time."
Then the Blessed One said this to those girls - "Therefore, girls, you should train thus - 'To whomever your mother and father will give us as a husband, desiring our welfare, seeking our benefit, compassionate, out of compassion, for him we will be ones who rise early, ones who retire late, ones who are willing to do what is asked, ones who conduct ourselves agreeably, ones who speak pleasantly.' Thus indeed, girls, should you train.
"Therefore, girls, you should train thus - 'Whoever will be our husband's elders, whether mother or father or ascetics and brahmins, we will honour them, respect them, revere them, venerate them, and when they have arrived, we will honour them with a seat and water.' Thus indeed, girls, should you train.
"Therefore, girls, you should train thus - 'Whatever are our husband's internal household activities, whether wool or cotton, therein we will be skilled, not lazy, endowed with investigation into the means for that, able to do and able to arrange.' Thus indeed, girls, should you train.
"Therefore, girls, you should train thus - 'Whatever is our husband's internal household, whether slaves or servants or labourers, we will know what has been done as done and what has not been done as not done, we will know the strength and weakness of the sick, and we will distribute the solid and soft food according to their due share.' Thus indeed, girls, should you train.
"Therefore, girls, you should train thus - 'Whatever wealth or grain or silver or gold our husband brings, that we will safeguard with protection and guarding, and therein we will be not gamblers, not thieves, not drunkards, not destroyers.' Thus indeed, girls, should you train. Possessed of these five qualities, girls, a woman, upon the body's collapse at death, is reborn in the company of the Manāpakāyika gods."
A man who brings all desires, her husband - she does not despise.
And all those venerable to her husband, the wise woman honours.
She behaves agreeably to her husband, she guards what has been brought.
The Agreeable gods are those, where she is reborn." The third.