[543] Then Nāḷijaṅgha the brahmin, having delighted in and rejoiced at the Blessed One's words, rose from his seat and approached Queen Mallikā; having approached, he related to Queen Mallikā the entire conversation, as far as it had gone, that he had had with the Blessed One.
Then Queen Mallikā approached King Pasenadi of Kosala; having approached, she said this to King Pasenadi of Kosala: "What do you think, great king? Is Princess Vajirī dear to you?"
"So it is, Mallikā; Princess Vajirī is dear to me."
"What do you think, great king? If Princess Vajirī were to change and become otherwise, would sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief, and despair (soka-parideva-dukkha-domanassa-upāyāsā) arise in you?"
"Mallikā, if Princess Vajirī were to change and become otherwise, even my life would be altered; how could sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief, and despair not arise in me?"
"It was with reference to this, great king, that the Blessed One — who knows, who sees, the Arahant, the Perfectly Enlightened One — spoke, saying: 'Sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief, and despair are born from what is dear (piyajātikā), arise from what is dear (piyappabhūtikā).'"
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.