法苑珠林 9.7

9.7

如佛本行經云。爾時菩薩聖母摩耶懷孕菩薩。將滿十月垂欲生時。時彼摩耶大夫人父善覺長者。即遣使人。詣迦毘羅淨飯王所。又云。夫人父名善智。奏大王言。如我所知。我女摩耶王大夫人。懷藏聖胎威德既大。若彼產出。我女命短。不久必終。我意欲迎我女摩耶。還我安止住於嵐毘尼中。共相娛樂盡父子情。唯願大王莫生留難。乞垂哀愍遣放女來。我家產訖即遣送還。時淨飯王聞善覺使作是言已。即勅有司。其迦毘羅城及提婆陀河。兩間之中平治道路。具辦幡華種種音樂。僕從人物不可稱計。送妃至家（自外云云）。

As the Sūtra on the Deeds of the Buddha's Past Lives says: At that time, the Bodhisattva's holy mother Māyā had been pregnant with the Bodhisattva for nearly ten months and was on the verge of giving birth. At that time, Elder Suprabuddha, the father of the Great Queen Māyā, sent a messenger to King Śuddhodana in Kapilavastu. (It is also said that the queen's father was named Subuddhi.) He addressed the Great King, saying: 'As I know, my daughter Queen Māyā conceals a holy fetus of great majestic virtue. If she gives birth, my daughter's life will be short and must soon end. I intend to welcome my daughter Māyā back to my abode to stay in Lumbinī, to take pleasure together and fulfill our feelings as father and child. I only pray that the Great King will create no impediment, but will deign to have pity and send my daughter here. As soon as the birth in my home is completed, I will send her back.' When King Śuddhodana heard Suprabuddha's messenger speak these words, he immediately ordered the officials to level and repair the road between the city of Kapilavastu and the Devadaha River, and to prepare banners, flowers, and various kinds of music, with servants and retinue beyond reckoning, to escort the queen home (and so on, as detailed elsewhere).