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376 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
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While the king was engaged in a conversation with the Blessed Lord a messenger from the Palace arrived and approaching the king, announced to his private ear that Queen Mallika had given birth to a daughter.
The king appeared very sad and depressed. The Blessed Lord asked the king the reason of his sadness.
The king replied that he had just received the sad news that Queen Mallika had given birth to a daughter.
Thereupon the Exalted One, discerning the matter said : ‘A woman child, O lord of men, may prove even a better offspring than a male. For she may grow up wise and virtuous, her husband’s mother reverencing true wife, a daughter.
The boy that she may bear may do great deeds and rule great realms, yea, such a son of a noble wife becomes his country’s guide.
§ 3. Husband and Wife
At one time, the Exalted One had entered the high road between Madhura and Neranja. Also many householders and their wives had joined the high road between Madhura and Neranja.
Then the Exalted One having left the road took a seat under a certain tree, and these householders and their wives saw the Exalted One seated under it.
So seeing they came to where the Exalted One was. Having come they made obeisance to the Exalted One and sat at one side and asked the Blessed One the right relations between the husband and wife. To the householders and their wives so seated the Exalted One spake thus :
“Householders, there are four ways for a husband and wife, of living together. A vile man lives with a vile woman, a vile man lives with a goddess, a god lives with a vile woman and a god lives with a goddess.
“ Householders! a husband kills, steals ;