There’s Nothing Like a Child

Natthiputtasamasutta

There’s Nothing Like a Child

Natthiputtasamasutta

EN
At Sāvatthī. Standing to one side, that deity spoke this verse in the Buddha’s presence: “There’s no fondness like that for a child, no wealth equal to cattle,
PL
Sāvatthinidānaṁ. Ekamantaṁ ṭhitā kho sā devatā bhagavato santike imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi: “Natthi puttasamaṁ pemaṁ, natthi gosamitaṁ dhanaṁ;
EN
no light like that of the sun, and of streams the ocean is paramount.” “There’s no fondness like that for oneself, no wealth equal to grain,
PL
Natthi sūriyasamā ābhā, samuddaparamā sarā”ti. “Natthi attasamaṁ pemaṁ, natthi dhaññasamaṁ dhanaṁ;
EN
no light like that of wisdom, and of streams the rain is paramount.”
PL
Natthi paññāsamā ābhā, vuṭṭhi ve paramā sarā”ti.

Pāli root text and English translation by Bhikkhu Sujato from SuttaCentral (https://suttacentral.net), CC0.

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