[436] "The elephant corps, the chariot corps,
the horses, the infantry, and the shield-bearers,
and delightful dwellings —
these, my son, I give to you.
The harem too I give you,
adorned with every ornament;
attend to them, my son —
you shall be our king.
Four women, skilled in dance and song
and well trained,
will make you delight in sensual pleasures;
what will you do in the forest?
I shall bring you maidens, adorned,
from rival kings;
when you have begotten sons upon them,
then afterwards you shall go forth.
Young you are and tender,
a stripling in the very first stage of life;
rule the kingdom, dear one —
what will you do in the forest?"
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.