Chapter 3
NibbutÈ n|na sÈ mÈtÈ.
NibbutÈ n|na so pitÈ.
NibbutÈ n|na sÈ nÈrÊ.
YassÈ'yaÑ Êdiso patÊ.
Peaceful and happy will be the mind of the fortunate mother who has given
birth to such a son possessing the splendour like the rising sun, an
extraordinary son of noble birth, top in beauty, superb in grace, foremost in
intelligence. Reflecting meticulously on the twin attributes of her son's talent
and beauty, her joyful satisfaction, day after day, will result in peace of
mind.
Peaceful and happy will be the mind of the fortunate father who has given
rise to such a son possessing the splendour like the rising sun, an
extraordinary son of noble birth, top in beauty, superb in grace, foremost in
intelligence. Reflecting meticulously on the twin attributes of his son's talent
and beauty, his joyful satisfaction, day after day, will result in peace of mind.
Peaceful and happy will be the mind of the fortunate woman who has
become the wife of such a husband possessing the splendour like the rising
sun, an extraordinary husband with virility, top in beauty, super in grace,
foremost in intelligence. Reflecting meticulously on the twin attributes of her
husband's talent and beauty, her joyful satisfaction, day after day, will result
in peace of mind.
(When oil is poured into a pot and when it is filled to the brim, oil overflows. In the same
way, when someone feels intensely joyful and satisfied for some reason or the other, the
said feeling of joy and satisfaction (
pÊti
&
somanassa
) becomes, as if it were full in the
stomach and spills out. The outburst of such feeling of joy and satisfaction expressed in the
form of verse (
gÈthÈ
) or in the form of prose (
cuÓÓiya
) is called
udÈna
, expression of
intense feeling of joy.)
Hearing the joyful utterance by the Sakyan Princess KisÈ GotamÊ, the Prince reflected:
‚This cousin sister of mine, Sakyan Princess KisÈ GotamÊ, has made the joyful utterance
that the sight of such a personality (
attabhÈva
) will give delight and serenity to the mother,
the father and the wife. Now, what is that which when extinguished will bring true peace of
mind?‛ It then occurred to the Prince, whose mind was already detached from defilements
(
kilesa
), thus: ‚There is true peace only when the fire of passion (
rÈga
) is extinguished;
there is true peace only when the fire of hatred (
dosa
) is extinguished; there is true peace
only when the fire of delusion (
moha
) is extinguished; there is true peace only when the
heat of defilements, such as conceit (
mÈna
), wrong views (
diÔÔhi
), etc., subsides. This
Princess KisÈ GotamÊ has spoken pleasant words about the element of peace. And, I am
one who is going round in search of NibbÈna, the Ultimate Reality, which is the true
extinction of all suffering. Even as of today, I should renounce the world by going forth
and become a recluse in the forest, to seek NibbÈna, the Ultimate Reality.‛ With this
thought of renunciation occurring continuously to him, the Prince, saying: ‚Let this pearl
necklace be the teacher's fee for the Princess KisÈ GotamÊ for reminding me to go in
search of the element of extinction,
nibbuti
‛ and he took off the pearl necklace, which
worth one lakh, from his neck and had it sent to KisÈ GotamÊ. The Princess was overjoyed
with the thought: ‚This cousin of mine, Prince Siddhattha, has sent me the present because
his mind is inclined towards me.‛
The Prince went up the residential palace, which was dignified, elegant, marvellous for
delightful living, and reclined on the royal couch. The moment he reclined thus, all the
female palace attendants and dancing girls who possessed the celestial beauty of form and
complexion and who were adept in the art of singing, dancing and making music, gathered
round him with five kinds of musical instruments in their hands and started playing them,
dancing and singing to let him enjoy the five kinds of sensual pleasure. But being disgusted