Buddhacarita by Ven Asvaghosa - Ancient Buddhist Texts

Buddha-carita, or Life of Buddha - 23
earnestly in all kinds of ways, as if he were his son, to listen to the
sage’s words and ponder over them.
87. The monarch also, being well-pleased at the birth of a son, having
thrown off all those bonds called worldly objects, caused his son to go
through the usual birth-ceremonies in a manner worthy of the family.
88. When ten days were fulfilled after his son’s birth, with his
thoughts kept under restraint, and filled with excessive joy, he offered
for his son most elaborate sacrifices to the gods with muttered
prayers, oblations, and all kinds of auspicious ceremonies.
89. And he himself gave to the Brāhmans for his son’s welfare cows
full of milk, with no traces of infirmity, golden-horned and with
strong healthy calves, to the full number of a hundred thousand.
90. Then he, with his soul under strict restraint, having performed all
kinds of ceremonies which rejoiced his heart, on a fortunate day, in
an auspicious moment, gladly determined to enter his city.
91. Then the queen with her babe having worshipped the gods for
good fortune, occupied a costly palanquin made of elephants’ tusks,
filled with all kinds of white flowers, and blazing with gems.
92. Having made his wife with her child enter first into the city,
accompanied by the aged attendants, the king himself also advanced,
saluted by the hosts of the citizens, as Indra entering heaven, saluted
by the immortals.