“Mendicants, a lady who has four qualities is practicing to win in this life, and she succeeds at it. “Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato mātugāmo idhalokavijayāya paṭipanno hoti, ayaṁsa loko āraddho hoti. What four? Katamehi catūhi?

It’s when a lady is well-organized at work, manages the domestic help, acts lovingly toward her husband, and preserves his earnings. Idha, bhikkhave, mātugāmo susaṁvihitakammanto hoti, saṅgahitaparijano, bhattu manāpaṁ carati, sambhataṁ anurakkhati.

And how is a lady well-organized at work? Kathañca, bhikkhave, mātugāmo susaṁvihitakammanto hoti? It’s when she’s skilled and tireless in doing domestic duties for her husband … Idha, bhikkhave, mātugāmo ye te bhattu abbhantarā kammantā …pe… That’s how a lady is well-organized at work. evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, mātugāmo susaṁvihitakammanto hoti.

And how does a lady manage the domestic help? Kathañca, bhikkhave, mātugāmo saṅgahitaparijano hoti? It’s when she knows what work her husband’s domestic bondservants, servants, and workers have completed, and what they’ve left incomplete. She knows who is sick, and who is fit or unwell. She distributes to each a fair portion of fresh and cooked foods. Idha, bhikkhave, mātugāmo yo so bhattu abbhantaro antojano …pe… That’s how a lady manages the domestic help. evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, mātugāmo saṅgahitaparijano hoti.

And how does a lady act lovingly toward her husband? Kathañca, bhikkhave, mātugāmo bhattu manāpaṁ carati? It’s when a lady would not transgress in any way that her husband would not consider agreeable, even for the sake of her own life. Idha, bhikkhave, mātugāmo yaṁ bhattu amanāpasaṅkhātaṁ taṁ jīvitahetupi na ajjhācarati. That’s how a lady acts lovingly toward her husband. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, mātugāmo bhattu manāpaṁ carati.

And how does a lady preserve his earnings? Kathañca, bhikkhave, mātugāmo sambhataṁ anurakkhati? It’s when she tries to guard and protect any income her husband earns … Idha, bhikkhave, mātugāmo yaṁ bhattā āharati …pe… That’s how a lady preserves his earnings. evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, mātugāmo sambhataṁ anurakkhati.

A lady who possesses these four qualities is practicing to win in this life, and she succeeds at it. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato mātugāmo idhalokavijayāya paṭipanno hoti, ayaṁsa loko āraddho hoti.

A lady who has four qualities is practicing to win in the next life, and she succeeds at it. Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato mātugāmo paralokavijayāya paṭipanno hoti, paraloko āraddho hoti. What four? Katamehi catūhi? It’s when a lady is accomplished in faith, ethics, generosity, and wisdom. Idha, bhikkhave, mātugāmo saddhāsampanno hoti, sīlasampanno hoti, cāgasampanno hoti, paññāsampanno hoti.

And how is a lady accomplished in faith? Kathañca, bhikkhave, mātugāmo saddhāsampanno hoti? It’s when a lady has faith in the Realized One’s awakening … Idha, bhikkhave, mātugāmo saddho hoti …pe… That’s how a lady is accomplished in faith. evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, mātugāmo saddhāsampanno hoti.

And how is a lady accomplished in ethics? Kathañca, bhikkhave, mātugāmo sīlasampanno hoti? It’s when a lady doesn’t kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, lie, Idha, bhikkhave, mātugāmo pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti …pe… or consume beer, wine, and liquor intoxicants. surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā paṭivirato hoti. That’s how a lady is accomplished in ethics. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, mātugāmo sīlasampanno hoti.

And how is a lady accomplished in generosity? Kathañca, bhikkhave, mātugāmo cāgasampanno hoti? It’s when she lives at home rid of the stain of stinginess, freely generous, open-handed, loving to let go, committed to charity, loving to give and to share. Idha, bhikkhave, mātugāmo vigatamalamaccherena cetasā agāraṁ ajjhāvasati …pe… That’s how a lady is accomplished in generosity. evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, mātugāmo cāgasampanno hoti.

And how is a lady accomplished in wisdom? Kathañca, bhikkhave, mātugāmo paññāsampanno hoti? It’s when a lady is wise. She has the wisdom of arising and passing away which is noble, penetrative, and leads to the complete ending of suffering. Idha, bhikkhave, mātugāmo paññavā hoti …pe… That’s how a lady is accomplished in wisdom. evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, mātugāmo paññāsampanno hoti.

A lady who possesses these four qualities is practicing to win in the next life, and she succeeds at it. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato mātugāmo paralokavijayāya paṭipanno hoti, paraloko āraddho hotīti.

She’s organized at work, Susaṁvihitakammantā, and manages the domestic help. saṅgahitaparijjanā; She’s agreeable to her husband, Bhattu manāpaṁ carati, and preserves his wealth. sambhataṁ anurakkhati.

Faithful, accomplished in ethics, Saddhā sīlena sampannā, being bountiful and rid of stinginess. vadaññū vītamaccharā; She always purifies the path Niccaṁ maggaṁ visodheti, to well-being in lives to come. sotthānaṁ samparāyikaṁ.

And so, a lady in whom Iccete aṭṭha dhammā ca, these eight qualities are found yassā vijjanti nāriyā; is known as virtuous, Tampi sīlavatiṁ āhu, firmly principled, and truthful. dhammaṭṭhaṁ saccavādiniṁ.

Accomplished in sixteen respects, Soḷasākārasampannā, complete with the eight factors, Aṭṭhaṅgasusamāgatā; a virtuous laywoman such as she Tādisī sīlavatī upāsikā, is reborn in the realm of the Agreeable Gods.” Upapajjati devalokaṁ manāpan”ti.

Dasamaṁ.

Uposathavaggo pañcamo.

Tassuddānaṁ

Saṅkhitte vitthate visākhe, Vāseṭṭho bojjhāya pañcamaṁ; Anuruddhaṁ puna visākhe, Nakulā idhalokikā dveti.

Paṭhamo paṇṇāsako samatto.