Vadhukā Sutta

When a young wife is first led home she is full of fear and bashfulness, not only towards her relations but also towards the servants. So is a monk who has just entered homelessness full of fear and bashfulness, even before novices of the monastery. As time goes on, this feeling, in both cases, gives place to boldness. But a monk should always be like a newly wed wife. A.ii.78f.

Dictionary of Pali Proper Names, G P Malalasekera (1899-1973), which is available as printed version from