Saṁyutta Nikāya — Discursos Conectados — 1.13 — There’s Nothing Like a Child

1At Sāvatthī.

2Standing to one side, that deity spoke this verse in the Buddha’s presence:

3“There’s no fondness like that for a child,
no wealth equal to cattle,
no light like that of the sun,
and of streams the ocean is paramount.”

4“There’s no fondness like that for oneself,
no wealth equal to grain,
no light like that of wisdom,
and of streams the rain is paramount.”