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Now, a young woman named 顿丑补苍测腻, whose family had perished, came to 艢膩ligr膩ma, (a suburb) of 搁腻箩补驳峁沨补. She brought with her her son, a child named Sa峁単amaka. For it is hard to abandon the offspring of the womb even in misfortune. The boy herded the small calves of the townsmen there. For that is an easy livelihood suitable for poor boys.

One day a certain festival took place there and Sa峁単ama saw rice pudding eaten in every house. When he had gone home, he asked his mother for rice pudding. She said: 鈥淚 am poor. How would there be rice pudding in my house?鈥� Begged again and again by the boy from ignorance, she wept aloud, remembering her former prosperity. Her neighbors, their hearts pierced as it were by the pain of her crying, asked her the reason for her grief. She told them in stammering words the reason for her grief. They gave her milk, et cetera and then she cooked a rice pudding. She carried a dish of molasses, gh墨, and rice pudding, and gave it to the boy; and went into the house on some task.

Just then a muni, who had fasted for a month, came for alms to break his fast. He was a boat to him (the boy) for crossing the ocean of births. He reflected: 鈥淟ike a sentient thought-gem, like a living wish-granting tree, like a cow of plenty that is not an animal, the great 蝉腻诲丑耻 has come very fortunately because of my past merit. Otherwise, how would I, wretched, meet such a worthy person? Because of some maturing of past merit today my wish, goods, and a suitable person happened. Indeed, this meeting is a trive峁嚹�.^[1]

With this thought he picked up the dish and gave the rice pudding to the 蝉腻诲丑耻. The muni, compassionate, took it as a favor to him. The muni went away and 顿丑补苍测腻 came from the house. 鈥淚 think he ate that,鈥� and she gave him rice pudding again. Insatiable, he ate rice pudding until he was full. During the night, thinking of the 蝉腻诲丑耻, he died from indigestion from the pudding.

From the power of the gift he came into existence in the womb of 叠丑补诲谤腻, the wife of Gobhadra, a rich man in the city 搁腻箩补驳峁沨补. Then she saw a well-ripened field of rice in a dream and related it to her husband. He explained that she would have a son. She had a pregnancy-whim, 鈥淚 wish that I might perform pious acts of liberality,鈥� and Gobhadra, fair-minded, fulfilled it. When the time was completed, the sky ablaze with light, 叠丑补诲谤腻 bore a son like the ground of Mt. Vid奴ra bearing a jewel.

Because of the dream that was seen, on an auspicious day the parents gave their son an auspicious name, 艢膩libhadra. Tended by five nurses,^[2] he gradually grew up and was taught the arts by his father, when he was slightly under eight years of age. When he was grown, dear to young women, he sported with friends of his own age, like another Pradyumna (碍腻尘补诲别惫补). The sheths of the city came and offered to give 叠丑补诲谤腻鈥檚 husband thirty-two of their daughters in marriage to 艢膩libhadra. Delighted, Gobhadra eagerly married the girls endowed with all the favorable marks to 艢膩libhadra. 艢膩libhadra, like the lord of the gods, amused himself with them in a beautiful palace that was like a palace in heaven. Immersed in joy, he distinguished neither day nor night; his parents themselves supplied him with the means of pleasure.

Gobhadra took the vow at 艢r墨 V墨ra鈥檚 feet and, having fasted according to rule, went to heaven. Knowing by clairvoyance that 艢膩libhadra was his son, overcome by his merit, he became absorbed in affection for his son. The god gave him and his wives divine clothes, finery, et cetera daily, like a wishing-tree. Any task that was suitable for humans, 叠丑补诲谤腻 performed that. From the power of his former gift, he enjoyed pleasures only.

One day 艢谤别峁噄办补 was approached by some merchants who had obtained jeweled blankets and 艢谤别峁噄办补 did not take them because of their high price. Then the merchants went to 艢膩libhadra鈥檚 house and 叠丑补诲谤腻 took the jeweled blankets at the price asked. At that time Queen 颁别濒补峁嚹� said to King 艢谤别峁噄办补, 鈥淭ake one blanket suitable for me at a high price.鈥� The king asked the merchants for one blanket at the price and they said, 鈥湹�丑补诲谤�� took all the blankets.鈥� Then 艢谤别峁噄办补 sent a clever man to 叠丑补诲谤腻 to get a blanket by paying the price.

叠丑补诲谤腻, when he asked her, said: 鈥淎fter cutting up the jeweled blankets, I made foot-cleansers for 艢膩libhadra鈥檚 wives. If any thing can be done with worn-out jeweled blankets, after going and asking the king, come and take them.鈥� He went and told the king this. Queen 颁别濒补峁嚹� said, 鈥淟ook! Between me and merchants there is a difference like that between brass and gold.鈥� When 艢膩libhadra had been invited by 艢谤别峁噄办补 who sent the same man from curiosity, 叠丑补诲谤腻 came and explained: 鈥淢y son truly does not go outside, king. Do me a favor, Your Majesty, by coming to his house.鈥� From curiosity 艢谤别峁噄办补 agreed to that. She went ahead to her house, awaiting the moment (of his coming). She decorated the markets with varied cloths, jewels, and tiger-skins from her house to the palace.

Summoned by her, the king went to 艢膩libhadra鈥檚 house, observing the decoration of its markets that looked like it had been made suddenly by the gods. The house had swinging festoons of sapphire on top of golden pillars; the ground at the door was uneven with rows of pearl-svastikas; it had awnings made of divine cloth; it was filled with incense from fragrant substances, like a duplicate of heavenly palaces that had been placed on the earth. The king entered it, wide-eyed from astonishment, and sat down on a lion-throne in the fourth story.

叠丑补诲谤腻 went to the seventh story and said to 艢膩libhadra: 鈥溑毎�别峁噄办补 has come here. Come at once to see him.鈥� He said to 叠丑补诲谤腻: 鈥淢other, attend to the business which you know yourself. What have I to do with that?鈥� Then 叠丑补诲谤腻 said, 鈥淭his is not goods to be bought; but he is lord of all the people and of you also.鈥� Hearing that, 艢膩libhadra thought despondently: 鈥淥ut upon this lordship in worldly existence since there is another lord of even me. Henceforth, enough of these pleasures of mine like coils of a serpent; I shall take initiation at 艢r墨 V墨ra鈥檚 feet very soon.鈥�

So filled with desire for emancipation, at his mother鈥檚 insistence, he went with his wives and bowed respectfully to the king. 艢谤别峁噄办补 embraced him and set him on his lap, like a son. When his head was smelled from affection, he shed tears at once. 叠丑补诲谤腻 said: 鈥淵our Majesty, let him go, since, although a mortal, he suffers from the scent of garlands of mortals. The sheth became a god and daily brings him and his wives divine finery, garments, unguents, et cetera.鈥�

Then dismissed by the king, he went to the seventh story.

叠丑补诲谤腻 informed the king, 鈥淵ou must dine here,鈥� and the king agreed to that from courtesy to 叠丑补诲谤腻. She arranged everything at once. What does not succeed with the wealthy? Then the king bathed quickly with oil, water, and powder suitable for the bath; and a ring fell from his finger into the house-tank. While the king was searching for it here and there, 叠丑补诲谤腻 instructed the slave-girl, 鈥淒raw off the tank-water to another place.鈥� When she had done so, the king was astonished to see his ring like a charcoal in the midst of bright, divine ornaments. The slave-girl, asked by the king, 鈥淲hat is this?鈥� said, 鈥淓very day what has been worn the day before by 艢膩libhadra and his wives is thrown here.鈥� The king reflected, 鈥淗e is certainly very rich and now I am rich in whose realm there are such people.鈥� Then the chief of kings and his attendants dined and, honored with various ornaments, garments, et cetera, went home.

While 艢膩libhadra was wishing for release from worldly existence, a friend in religion came and told him, 鈥淎 muni named Dharmagho峁�a, like dharma embodied, who has four kinds of knowledge, honored by gods and asuras, has come to the garden.鈥� Then 艢膩libhadra joyfully got into his chariot and went there. After paying homage to the 腻肠腻谤测补 and the 蝉腻诲丑耻s, he sat down before them.

As the 蝉奴谤颈 was giving instruction, he bowed and asked, 鈥淏lessed sir, by what act is one born a lord and not something else?鈥� The Blessed One said, 鈥淎ll the people of the whole world, who take initiation, share in lordship.鈥� 鈥淚f that is so, lord, I shall take the vow, after I have gone and taken leave of my mother,鈥� 艢膩libhadra declared. Told by the 蝉奴谤颈, 鈥淒o not be negligent,鈥� 艢膩libhadra went home, bowed to 叠丑补诲谤腻, and said:

鈥淭oday I have heard dharma, which has become the means of release from all pain, from the lotus-mouth of 艢r墨 Dharmagho峁�a S奴ri.鈥� Joyfully 叠丑补诲谤腻 praised 艢膩libhadra: 鈥淵ou did well, son. You are your father鈥檚 son.鈥� He said: 鈥淚f this is so, mother, favor me. I want to take the vow. I am indeed my father鈥檚 son.鈥�

She said: 鈥淪on, this striving for the vow is suitable for you. But in that case red chick-peas must be eaten constantly. How would you, delicate by nature and nourished by divine food, observe the vow, like a young calf pulling a chariot?鈥� 艢膩libhadra said, 鈥淢en, nourished by (divine) food, are unable to endure the hardships of the vow, only if they are weak, not others.鈥�

She said: 鈥淎bandon luxuries gradually. Endure the scent of garlands on humans. After such practice take the vow, son.鈥� Then 艢膩libhadra agreed to 叠丑补诲谤腻鈥檚 proposal and day by day gives up one wife and one mattress.

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[1]:

The meeting-place of the 3 rivers: the Ga峁単膩, the Yamun膩, and the Sarasvat墨.

[2]:

One who nurses, one who bathes, one who adorns, one who holds, and one who plays with him. PE, s.v. pa峁璫adh膩墨.