Natthiputtasama Sutta

Translation by Bhikkhuni Uppalavanna

A certain deity worshipped the Blessed One, stood on a side and said this stanza:


 * "No love is comparable to the love of sons
 * No wealth is comparable to the wealth of the herd,
 * There's no illumination comparable to the sun,
 * And the ocean is the foremost lake."
 * "No love is comparable to the love of self
 * No wealth, comparable to the wealth of grains,
 * There's no illumination comparable to wisdom
 * And rain is the foremost lake."
 * And rain is the foremost lake."