Dighanikaya 31.261

31.261

Pamattaṃ rakkhatīti majjaṃ pivitvā gāmamajjhe vā gāmadvāre vā magge vā nipannaṃ disvā ‘‘evaṃnipannassa kocideva nivāsanapārupanampi hareyyā’’ti samīpe nisīditvā pabuddhakāle gahetvā gacchati. Pamattassa sāpateyyanti sahāyo bahigato vā hoti suraṃ pivitvā vā pamatto, gehaṃ anārakkhaṃ ‘‘kocideva yaṃkiñci hareyyā’’ti gehaṃ pavisitvā tassa dhanaṃ rakkhati. Bhītassāti kismiñcideva bhaye uppanne ‘‘mā bhāyi, mādise sahāye ṭhite kiṃ bhāyasī’’ti taṃ bhayaṃ haranto paṭisaraṇaṃ hoti. Taddiguṇaṃ bhoganti kiccakaraṇīye uppanne sahāyaṃ attano santikaṃ āgataṃ disvā vadati ‘‘kasmā āgatosī’’ti? Rājakule kammaṃ atthīti. Kiṃ laddhuṃ vaṭṭatīti? Eko kahāpaṇoti. ‘‘Nagare kammaṃ nāma na ekakahāpaṇena nipphajjati, dve gaṇhāhī’’ti evaṃ yattakaṃ vadati, tato diguṇaṃ deti.

"He protects the heedless" means having seen him drunk from liquor, lying down in the middle of the village, at the village gate, or on the road, he thinks: "Someone might even take the inner and outer clothing of one lying down like this," and sitting near him, takes him and goes when he wakes up. "The property of the heedless" means the friend has gone outside or is heedless, having drunk liquor; the house being unprotected, he thinks: "Someone might take just anything," and having entered the house, he protects his property. "Of the frightened" means when some fear has arisen, he is a refuge, removing that fear, saying: "Do not fear; when a friend like me is present, why do you fear?" "Double the wealth" means when some business to be done has arisen, having seen his friend who has come into his presence, he says: "Why have you come?" "There is business at the royal court." "What is needed to be obtained?" "One kahāpaṇa." Saying: "Business in the city is not accomplished with just one kahāpaṇa, take two!"—whatever amount he mentions, he gives twice that.