Aṅguttara Nikāya — Discursos Numerados — 5.39 — A Child

1“Mendicants, parents see five reasons to wish for the birth of a child in the family. What five? Since we looked after them, they’ll look after us. They’ll do their duty for us. The family customs will last. They’ll take care of the inheritance. Or else when we have passed away they’ll give an offering on our behalf. Parents see these five reasons to wish for the birth of a child in the family.

2Seeing five reasons,
astute people wish for a child.
Since we looked after them, they’ll look after us.
They’ll do their duty for us.

3The family customs will last.
They’ll take care of the inheritance.
Or else when we have passed away
they’ll give an offering on our behalf.

4Seeing these five reasons
astute people wish for a child.
And so true persons,
grateful and thankful,

5look after their parents,
remembering past deeds.
They do for their parents,
as their parents did for them in the past.

6Following their advice, <j>looking after those who raised them,
the family customs are not lost.
Faithful, accomplished in ethics,
such a child is praiseworthy.”