Kulagharaṇīsutta

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Sagāthāvaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 15 · Section 781

[781] Then the deity (devatā) dwelling in that forest thicket, compassionate toward that bhikkhu and desiring his welfare, wishing to stir that bhikkhu to a sense of urgency (saṃvega), fashioned for herself the appearance of the housewife of that family (kulagharaṇī), approached that bhikkhu, and, having approached, addressed that bhikkhu in verse: "On the banks of rivers, at the rest-house, in assembly halls and on the streets, people gather together and gossip: 'What is there between me and you?'"

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.