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Linked Discourses 1.54 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 1.54

6. Old Age – 6. Jarāvagga

SN 1.54 Grounds – Vatthusutta

 

“What is the ground of human beings?

“Kiṁsu vatthu manussānaṁ,

What is the best companion here?

kiṁsūdha paramo sakhā;

By what do the creatures who live off the earth

Kiṁsu bhūtā upajīvanti,

sustain their life?”

ye pāṇā pathavissitā”ti.

“Children are the ground of human beings.

“Puttā vatthu manussānaṁ,

A wife is the best companion.

bhariyā ca paramo sakhā;

The creatures who live off the earth

Vuṭṭhiṁ bhūtā upajīvanti,

sustain their life by rain.”

ye pāṇā pathavissitā”ti.