Saṁyutta Nikāya 1.54
Translators: sujato and bodhi
Linked Discourses 1.54
6. Jarāvagga
6. Old Age
Vatthusutta
Grounds Support
“Kiṁsu vatthu manussānaṁ,
“What is the ground of human beings?
“What is the support of human beings?
kiṁsūdha paramo sakhā;
What is the best companion here?
What is the best companion here?
Kiṁsu bhūtā upajīvanti,
By what do the creatures who live off the earth
The creatures who dwell on the earth—
ye pāṇā pathavissitā”ti.
sustain their life?”
By what do they sustain their life?”
“Puttā vatthu manussānaṁ,
“Children are the ground of human beings.
“Sons are the support of human beings,
bhariyā ca paramo sakhā;
A wife is the best companion.
A wife the best companion;
Vuṭṭhiṁ bhūtā upajīvanti,
The creatures who live off the earth
The creatures who dwell on the earth
ye pāṇā pathavissitā”ti.
sustain their life by rain.”
Sustain their life by rain. ”