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From:
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 proceeds 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.”
Catutthaṁ.