{"id":"an8.47","title":"With Visākhā on the Agreeable Gods","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"an8.47","title":"With Visākhā on the Agreeable Gods","units":[{"id":"an8.47:0","sourceIds":["an8.47:0.1","an8.47:0.2","an8.47:0.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Aṅguttara Nikāya 8.47\n5. Uposathavagga\nDutiyavisākhāsutta","en":"Numbered Discourses 8.47\n5. Sabbath\nWith Visākhā on the Agreeable Gods"}},{"id":"an8.47:1","sourceIds":["an8.47:1.1","an8.47:1.2","an8.47:1.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati pubbārāme migāramātupāsāde.\nAtha kho visākhā migāramātā …pe…\nekamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho visākhaṁ migāramātaraṁ bhagavā etadavoca:","en":"At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in the stilt longhouse of Migāra’s mother in the Eastern Monastery.\nThen Visākhā, Migāra’s mother, went up to the Buddha, bowed, and sat down to one side.\nThe Buddha said to her:"}},{"id":"an8.47:2","sourceIds":["an8.47:2.1","an8.47:2.2","an8.47:2.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Aṭṭhahi kho, visākhe, dhammehi samannāgato mātugāmo kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā manāpakāyikānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjati.\nKatamehi aṭṭhahi?\nIdha, visākhe, mātugāmo yassa mātāpitaro bhattuno denti atthakāmā hitesino anukampakā anukampaṁ upādāya tassa hoti pubbuṭṭhāyinī pacchānipātinī kiṅkārapaṭissāvinī manāpacārinī piyavādinī …pe….","en":"“Visākhā, when they have eight qualities ladies—when their body breaks up, after death—are reborn in company with the Gods of the Agreeable Host.\nWhat eight?\nTake the case of a lady whose mother and father give her to a husband wanting what’s best for her, out of kindness and sympathy. She would get up before him and go to bed after him, and be obliging, behaving nicely and speaking politely. …"}},{"id":"an8.47:3","sourceIds":["an8.47:3.1","an8.47:3.2","an8.47:3.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Cāgavatī kho pana hoti.\nVigatamalamaccherena cetasā agāraṁ ajjhāvasati muttacāgā payatapāṇinī vossaggaratā yācayogā dānasaṁvibhāgaratā.\nImehi kho, visākhe, aṭṭhahi dhammehi samannāgato mātugāmo kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā manāpakāyikānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjatīti.","en":"She’s generous.\nShe lives at home with heart rid of the stain of stinginess, freely generous, open-handed, loving to let go, committed to charity, loving to give and to share.\nWhen they possess these eight qualities ladies—when their body breaks up, after death—are reborn in company with the Gods of the Agreeable Host."}},{"id":"an8.47:4","sourceIds":["an8.47:4.1","an8.47:4.2","an8.47:4.3","an8.47:4.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yo naṁ bharati sabbadā,\nniccaṁ ātāpi ussuko;\nTaṁ sabbakāmadaṁ posaṁ,\nbhattāraṁ nātimaññati.","en":"She’d never look down on her husband,\nwho’s always eager to work hard,\nalways looking after her,\nand bringing whatever she wants."}},{"id":"an8.47:5","sourceIds":["an8.47:5.1","an8.47:5.2","an8.47:5.3","an8.47:5.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Na cāpi sotthi bhattāraṁ,\nissāvādena rosaye;\nBhattu ca garuno sabbe,\npaṭipūjeti paṇḍitā.","en":"And a good woman never scolds her husband\nwith jealous words.\nBeing astute, she reveres\nthose respected by her husband."}},{"id":"an8.47:6","sourceIds":["an8.47:6.1","an8.47:6.2","an8.47:6.3","an8.47:6.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Uṭṭhāhikā analasā,\nsaṅgahitaparijjanā;\nBhattu manāpaṁ carati,\nsambhataṁ anurakkhati.","en":"She gets up early, works tirelessly,\nand manages the domestic help.\nShe’s agreeable to her husband,\nand preserves his wealth."}},{"id":"an8.47:7","sourceIds":["an8.47:7.1","an8.47:7.2","an8.47:7.3","an8.47:7.4","an8.47:7.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yā evaṁ vattati nārī,\nbhattu chandavasānugā;\nManāpā nāma te devā,\nyattha sā upapajjatī”ti.\nSattamaṁ.","en":"A lady who fulfills these duties\naccording to her husband’s desire,\nis reborn among the gods\ncalled ‘Agreeable’.”"}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/an8.47/en/sujato","licence":"CC0 1.0","licenceUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","editionNote":"Full supplied source file; inherited abbreviations are preserved. Not a reconstructed expansion of every repetition. No Malay or Mandarin translation is implied."}