[33] On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Bhaddiya, in the Jātiyā Grove. Then Uggaha, the grandson of Meṇḍaka, approached the Blessed One; having approached and paid homage to the Blessed One, he sat down to one side. Sitting to one side, Uggaha, the grandson of Meṇḍaka, said to the Blessed One: "Venerable sir, may the Blessed One consent to accept tomorrow's meal from me, with himself as the fourth." The Blessed One consented by silence. Then Uggaha, the grandson of Meṇḍaka, having understood the Blessed One's consent, rose from his seat, paid homage to the Blessed One, circumambulated him keeping his right side toward him, and departed.
Then, when that night had passed, in the morning the Blessed One dressed, took his bowl and robe, and went to the residence of Uggaha, the grandson of Meṇḍaka; having arrived, he sat down on the seat that had been prepared. Then Uggaha, the grandson of Meṇḍaka, with his own hand served and satisfied the Blessed One with excellent hard and soft food. Then, when the Blessed One had finished eating and had withdrawn his hand from the bowl, Uggaha, the grandson of Meṇḍaka, sat down to one side. Sitting to one side, Uggaha, the grandson of Meṇḍaka, said to the Blessed One: "Venerable sir, these girls of mine will be going to their husbands' families. Let the Blessed One exhort them, venerable sir; let the Blessed One instruct them, venerable sir, in what will be for their welfare and happiness for a long time."
Then the Blessed One said to those girls: "Therefore, girls, you should train yourselves thus: 'To whatever husband our mother and father give us—desiring our good, seeking our welfare, sympathetic, out of compassion—for him we will rise before him, retire after him, comply with whatever he asks to be done, be agreeable in conduct, and pleasant in speech.' Thus indeed, girls, should you train yourselves.
"Therefore, girls, you should train yourselves thus: 'Those whom our husband respects—whether mother, or father, or ascetics and brahmins—we will honor, respect, esteem, and venerate them, and when they arrive we will receive them with a seat and water.' Thus indeed, girls, should you train yourselves.
"Therefore, girls, you should train yourselves thus: 'Whatever are our husband's domestic tasks—whether with wool or with cotton—in these we will be skillful and not lazy, possessed of the investigation (vīmaṃsā) that is the proper means to them, able to do and able to arrange.' Thus indeed, girls, should you train yourselves.
"Therefore, girls, you should train yourselves thus: 'Regarding our husband's domestic help within the house—whether slaves, messengers, or workers—we will know of what has been done by them that it has been done, and of what has been left undone that it has been left undone; we will know the strength and weakness of those who are ill; and we will distribute to them hard and soft food, each according to a suitable portion.' Thus indeed, girls, should you train yourselves.
"Therefore, girls, you should train yourselves thus: 'Whatever wealth, or grain, or silver, or gold our husband brings home, we will keep it secure by guarding and protecting it; and with regard to it we will not be dissolute, not thieves, not drunkards, not squanderers.' Thus indeed, girls, should you train yourselves.
"Possessing these five qualities, girls, a woman, with the breakup of the body, after death, is reborn in companionship with the devas of the agreeable host (manāpakāyikā)."
She does not despise her husband,
the man who supports her at all times,
constantly ardent and eager,
who brings her all that she desires.
Nor does a good woman provoke her husband
by conduct born of jealousy;
the wise woman venerates
all those whom her husband respects.
Rising early, not lazy,
looking after the household staff,
she behaves agreeably toward her husband
and safeguards what he has earned.
The woman who conducts herself thus,
following the sway of her husband's wishes,
is reborn among those devas
who are called "the Agreeable."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.