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

“Children bring you delight! Cattle also bring you delight! For attachments are a man’s delight; without attachments there’s no delight.”

“Children bring you sorrow. Cattle also bring you sorrow. For attachments are a man’s sorrow; without attachments there are no sorrows.”

Linked Discourses 1.13 2. The Garden of Delight 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, no light like that of the sun, and of streams the ocean is paramount.”

“There’s no fondness like that for oneself, no wealth equal to grain, no light like that of wisdom, and of streams the rain is paramount.”

Linked Discourses 1.14 2. The Garden of Delight Aristocrats