1On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Bhaddiya in the Jātiyā Grove. Then Uggaha, Meṇḍaka's grandson, approached the Blessed One, paid homage to him, sat down to one side, and said to the Blessed One:

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2"Bhante, let the Blessed One together with three other monks [n.1008] Attacatuttho. Lit., "(with)-self-(as)-fourth," meaning that the Buddha is invited with three monks accompanying him. consent to accept tomorrow's meal from me."

The Blessed One consented by silence. Then Uggaha, having understood that the Blessed One had consented, rose from his seat, paid homage to the Blessed One, circumambulated him keeping the right side toward him, and departed.

3Then, when the night had passed, in the morning the Blessed One dressed, took his bowl and robe, and went to Uggaha's residence, where he sat down on the appointed seat. Then, with his own hands, Uggaha, Meṇḍaka's grandson, served and satisfied the Blessed One with various kinds of delicious food.

When the Blessed One had finished eating and had put away his bowl, Uggaha sat down to one side and said to the Blessed One: "Bhante, these girls of mine will be going to their husbands’ families. Let the Blessed One exhort them and instruct them in a way that will lead to their welfare and happiness for a long time."

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4The Blessed One then said to those girls:

(1) "So then, girls, you should train yourselves thus: ‘To whichever husband our parents give us—doing so out of a desire for our good, seeking our welfare, taking compassion on us, acting out of compassion for us—we will rise before him and retire after him, undertaking whatever needs to be done, agreeable in our conduct and pleasing in our speech.’ Thus should you train yourselves.

5(2) "And you should train yourselves thus: ‘We will honor, respect, esteem, and venerate those whom our husband respects—his mother and father, ascetics and brahmins—and when they arrive we will offer them a seat and water.’ Thus should you train yourselves.

6(3) "And you should train yourselves thus: ‘We will be skillful and diligent in attending to our husband's domestic chores, whether knitting or weaving; we will possess sound judgment about them in order to carry out and arrange them properly.’ Thus should you train yourselves.

7(4) "And you should train yourselves thus: ‘We will find out what our husband's domestic helpers—whether slaves, messengers, or workers—have done and left undone; we will find out the condition of those who are ill; and we will distribute to each an appropriate portion of food.’ Thus should you train yourselves.

8(5) "And you should train yourselves thus: ‘We will guard and protect whatever income our husband brings home—whether money or grain, silver or gold—and we will not be spendthrifts, thieves, wastrels, or squanderers of his earnings.’ Thus should you train yourselves.

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"When, girls, a woman possesses these five qualities, with the breakup of the body, after death, she is reborn in companionship with the agreeable-bodied devas." [n.1009] Manāpakāyikānaṁ devānaṁ. It is uncertain whether they are called thus in the sense that their bodies are agreeable, or in the sense that they belong to an agreeable group. The word kāya can mean either the physical body or a group. Mp identifies these deities with the "devas who delight in creation." Because they create any form that they wish and take delight in it, they are called either "delighting in creation" or "agreeable" (manāpā nāma te devā ti nimmānaratī devā; te hi icchiticchitaṁ rūpaṁ māpetvā abhiramaṇato nimmānaratī ti ca manāpā ti ca vuccanti). See AN8.46, where the Buddha enumerates eight conditions that lead to rebirth into the company of the agreeable-bodied devas.

9She does not despise her husband,
the man who constantly supports her,
who ardently and eagerly
always brings her whatever she wants.

10Nor does a good woman scold her husband
with speech caused by jealousy; [n.1010] There are various readings of the compound here: Ce icchācārena, Be issācārena, Ee issāvādena. My translation follows Ee. Interestingly, at AN8.46, there is a verse with an identical couplet but with the reading issāvādena in all three editions. A search through CST 4.0 for icchācār* turns up many occurrences of this compound in commentarial texts but none in canonical texts. It thus seems likely that the Ce reading has been influenced by the editor's familiarity with the commentarial expression.
the wise woman shows veneration
to all those whom her husband reveres.

10She rises early, works diligently,
manages the domestic help;
she treats her husband in agreeable ways
and safeguards the wealth he earns.

12The woman who fulfills her duties thus,
following her husband's will and wishes,
is reborn among the devas
called "the agreeable ones."

1Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā bhaddiye viharati jātiyā vane. Atha kho uggaho meṇḍakanattā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho uggaho meṇḍakanattā bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

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2"Adhivāsetu me, bhante, bhagavā svātanāya attacatuttho bhattan"ti.

Adhivāsesi bhagavā tuṇhībhāvena. Atha kho uggaho meṇḍakanattā bhagavato adhivāsanaṁ viditvā uṭṭhāyāsanā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṁ katvā pakkāmi.

3Atha kho bhagavā tassā rattiyā accayena pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya yena uggahassa meṇḍakanattuno nivesanaṁ tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā paññatte āsane nisīdi. Atha kho uggaho meṇḍakanattā bhagavantaṁ paṇītena khādanīyena bhojanīyena sahatthā santappesi sampavāresi.

Atha kho uggaho meṇḍakanattā bhagavantaṁ bhuttāviṁ onītapattapāṇiṁ ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho uggaho meṇḍakanattā bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: "imā me, bhante, kumāriyo patikulāni gamissanti. Ovadatu tāsaṁ, bhante, bhagavā; anusāsatu tāsaṁ, bhante, bhagavā, yaṁ tāsaṁ assa dīgharattaṁ hitāya sukhāyā"ti.

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4Atha kho bhagavā tā kumāriyo etadavoca:

"tasmātiha, kumāriyo, evaṁ sikkhitabbaṁ: ‘yassa vo mātāpitaro bhattuno dassanti atthakāmā hitesino anukampakā anukampaṁ upādāya, tassa bhavissāma pubbuṭṭhāyiniyo pacchānipātiniyo kiṅkārapaṭissāviniyo manāpacāriniyo piyavādiniyo’ti. Evañhi vo, kumāriyo, sikkhitabbaṁ.

5Tasmātiha, kumāriyo, evaṁ sikkhitabbaṁ: ‘ye te bhattu garuno bhavissanti mātāti vā pitāti vā samaṇabrāhmaṇāti vā, te sakkarissāma garuṁ karissāma mānessāma pūjessāma abbhāgate ca āsanodakena paṭipūjessāmā’ti. Evañhi vo, kumāriyo, sikkhitabbaṁ.

6Tasmātiha, kumāriyo, evaṁ sikkhitabbaṁ: ‘ye te bhattu abbhantarā kammantā uṇṇāti vā kappāsāti vā, tattha dakkhā bhavissāma analasā, tatrupāyāya vīmaṁsāya samannāgatā, alaṁ kātuṁ alaṁ saṁvidhātun’ti. Evañhi vo, kumāriyo, sikkhitabbaṁ.

7Tasmātiha, kumāriyo, evaṁ sikkhitabbaṁ: ‘yo so bhattu abbhantaro antojano dāsāti vā pessāti vā kammakarāti vā, tesaṁ katañca katato jānissāma akatañca akatato jānissāma, gilānakānañca balābalaṁ jānissāma, khādanīyaṁ bhojanīyañcassa paccaṁsena saṁvibhajissāmā’ti. Evañhi vo, kumāriyo, sikkhitabbaṁ.

8Tasmātiha, kumāriyo, evaṁ sikkhitabbaṁ: ‘Yaṁ bhattā āharissati dhanaṁ vā dhaññaṁ vā rajataṁ vā jātarūpaṁ vā, taṁ ārakkhena guttiyā sampādessāma, tattha ca bhavissāma adhuttī athenī asoṇḍī avināsikāyo’ti. Evañhi vo, kumāriyo, sikkhitabbaṁ.

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Imehi kho, kumāriyo, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato mātugāmo kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā manāpakāyikānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjatīti.

9Yo naṁ bharati sabbadā,
niccaṁ ātāpi ussuko;
Sabbakāmāhāraṁ posaṁ,
bhattāraṁ nātimaññati.

10Na cāpi sotthi bhattāraṁ,
issācārena rosaye;
Bhattu ca garuno sabbe,
paṭipūjeti paṇḍitā.

11Uṭṭhāhikā analasā,
saṅgahitaparijjanā;
Bhattu manāpaṁ carati,
sambhataṁ anurakkhati.

12Yā evaṁ vattatī nārī,
bhattuchandavasānugā;
Manāpā nāma te devā,
yattha sā upapajjatī"ti.

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Tatiyaṁ.