There’s Nothing Like a Child

At Sāvatthī.

Standing to one side, that deity spoke this verse in the Buddha’s presence:

“There’s no fondness like that for a child,

no wealth equal to cattle, ^[1]

no light like that of the sun, ^[2]

and of lakes the ocean is paramount.”

“There’s no fondness like that for oneself, ^[3]

no wealth equal to grain,

no light like that of wisdom,

and of waters the rain is paramount.”