THE wife makes a vow to secure her husband’s
return to his village; what merit is there in
her action? She makes a vow for her own benefit,—
that her children may grow up, and she may have
a house full of wealth and food. To expect merit
in such a case, would be to demand flint for the
magic stone, or to spend money in buying arsenic,
says Tuka.
return to his village; what merit is there in
her action? She makes a vow for her own benefit,—
that her children may grow up, and she may have
a house full of wealth and food. To expect merit
in such a case, would be to demand flint for the
magic stone, or to spend money in buying arsenic,
says Tuka.