Buddhacarita by Ven Asvaghosa - Ancient Buddhist Texts

Buddha-carita, or Life of Buddha - 78
31. ‘Surely thou wilt not abandon, O hero, that fond old king, so
devoted to his son, as a heretic might the true religion
32. ‘And her, thy second mother, worn with the care of bringing thee
up, – thou wilt not surely forget her, as an ingrate a benefit
33. ‘Thou wilt not surely abandon thy queen, endowed with all virtues,
illustrious for her family, devoted to her husband and with a young
son, as a coward the royal dignity within his reach
34. ‘Thou wilt not abandon the young son of Yaśodharā, worthy of all
praise, thou the best of the cherishers of religion and fame, as a
dissolute spendthrift his choicest glory
35. ‘Or even if thy mind be resolved to abandon thy kindred and thy
kingdom, thou wilt not, O master, abandon me, – thy feet are my only
refuge.
36. ‘I cannot go to the city with my soul thus burning, leaving thee
behind in the forest as Sumitra left the son of Raghu.
37. ‘What will the king say to me, returning to the city without thee
or what shall I say to thy queens by way of telling them good news
38. ‘As for what thou saidst, "thou must repeat my unworthiness to the
king" – how shall I speak what is false of thee as of a sage without a
fault