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Saṁyutta Nikāya 37.28 Linked Discourses 37.28
3. Balavagga 3. Powers
Ekasutta One
“Ekena ca kho, bhikkhave, balena samannāgato puriso mātugāmaṁ abhibhuyya vattati. “Mendicants, by means of one power a man lives having mastered a lady.
Katamena ekena balena? By means of what one power?
Issariyabalena abhibhūtaṁ mātugāmaṁ neva rūpabalaṁ tāyati, na bhogabalaṁ tāyati, na ñātibalaṁ tāyati, na puttabalaṁ tāyati, na sīlabalaṁ tāyatī”ti. When a lady has been mastered by the power of authority, her powers of attractiveness, wealth, relatives, children, and ethical behavior do not avail her.” At AN 6.52:5.2, “authority” (or “sovereignty”) is said to be a woman’s ultimate goal. An aristocrat shares the same goal, thus a king wields the power of authority (issariyabala, AN 8.27:1.3).
Catutthaṁ.