Linked Discourses 37.28 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 37.28
3. Powers – 3. Balavagga
SN 37.28 One – Ekasutta
“Bhikkhū, when a man has one power he has a female under his mastery.
“Ekena ca kho, bhikkhave, balena samannāgato puriso mātugāmaṁ abhibhuyya vattati.
What one power?
Katamena ekena balena?
The power of authority. Mastered by this, a female’s powers of attractiveness, wealth, relatives, children, and ethical behavior do not avail her.”
Issariyabalena abhibhūtaṁ mātugāmaṁ neva rūpabalaṁ tāyati, na bhogabalaṁ tāyati, na ñātibalaṁ tāyati, na puttabalaṁ tāyati, na sīlabalaṁ tāyatī”ti.