Sāketajātaka
“The man thy mind rests on.”—This story was told by the Master, while at Anjanavana, about a certain brahmin. Tradition says that when the Blessed One with his disciples was entering the city of Saketa, an old brahmin of that place, who was going out, met him in the gateway. Falling at the Buddha’s feet, and clasping him by the ankles, the old man cried, “Son, is it not the duty of children to cherish the old age of their parents? Why have you not let us see you all this long time? At last I have seen you; come, let your mother see you too.” So saying, he took the Master with him to his house; and there the Master sat upon the seat prepared for him, with his disciples around him. Then came the brahmin’s wife, and she too fell at the feet of the Blessed One, crying, “My son, where have you been all this time? Is it not the duty of children to comfort their parents in their old age?” Hereon, she called to her sons and daughters that their brother was come, and made them salute the Buddha. And in their joy the aged pair shewed great hospitality to their guests. After his meal, the Master recited to the old people the Sutta concerning old-age; and, when he had ended, both husband and wife won fruition of the Second Path. Then rising up from his seat, the Master went back to Anjanavana.
Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral
1.1PTS 1.309Yasmiṁ mano nivisati,In whom the mind settles,11.2cittañcāpi pasīdati;and the heart too is confident—1.3Adiṭṭhapubbake pose,gladly one would trust in1.4kāmaṁ tasmimpi vissase”ti.that man not seen before.
2.1Sāketajātakaṁ aṭṭhamaṁ.
This only refers to events of the past, with no proper story. In the present, an old couple dotes on the Buddha as their son, and he confirms that they were his parents in many past lives.
The remaining stories of this chapter do not concern women.
