[150] Bhikkhus, in his former birth, former existence, former abode — being formerly a human being — the Tathāgata was a reuniter of relatives, friends, dear companions, and comrades who had long been lost and very long absent from home: he reunited the mother with the son, he reunited the son with the mother, he reunited the father with the son, he reunited the son with the father, he reunited the father with the brother, he reunited the brother with the sister, he reunited the sister with the brother; and having brought them into concord, he rejoiced. Because of having done that deed (kamma) … Passing away from there and coming to this state here, he obtains this mark of a Great Man (mahāpurisalakkhaṇa): what should be hidden by a garment is enclosed in a sheath (kosohitavatthaguyha). Endowed with that mark, if he dwells in the home he becomes a king, a Wheel-Turning Monarch (cakkavatti) … Being a king, what does he gain? He has many sons: more than a thousand sons are his — valiant, of heroic build, crushers of hostile armies. Being a king, this is what he gains. … Being a Buddha, what does he gain? He has many sons: many thousands of sons are his — valiant, of heroic build, crushers of hostile armies. Being a Buddha, this is what he gains.
The Blessed One spoke this matter. Concerning this it is said:
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.