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Bhallātiyajātaka

“Was a king Bhallatiya”—This story the Master told while dwelling at Jetavana about Mallika, the Jessamine Bride. One day we are told there was a quarrel between her and the king about conjugal rights. The king was angry and would not look at her. “I suppose,” she thought, “the Tathagata does not know that the king is wroth with me.” When the Master learnt of it, next day, he sought alms in Benares, accompanied by the Brethren, and then repaired to the gate of the king’s palace. The king came to meet him, and relieved him of his bowl, took him up on the terrace, set the Brethren down in due order, gave them the water of welcome, offered them excellent food; after the meal he sat down on one side. “Why,” asked the Master, “why does not Mallika appear?” He said, “’Tis her own foolish pride in her prosperity.” The Master said, “O great king! long, long ago when you were a fairy, you kept apart for one night from your mate, and then went mourning for seven hundred years.” Then at his request, he told a story of the past.

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  • 0.1Jātaka
  • 0.2Vīsatinipāta
  • 0.3Mātaṅgavagga

0.48. Bhallātiyajātaka

1.1PTS 4.438Bhallātiyo nāma ahosi rājā,1.2Raṭṭhaṁ pahāya migavaṁ acāri so;1.3Agamā girivaraṁ gandhamādanaṁ,1.4Supupphitaṁ kimpurisānuciṇṇaṁ.

2.1Sāḷūrasaṅghañca nisedhayitvā,2.2Dhanuṁ kalāpañca so nikkhipitvā;2.3Upāgami vacanaṁ vattukāmo,2.4Yatthaṭṭhitā kimpurisā ahesuṁ.

3.1“Himaccaye hemavatāya tīre,3.2Kimidhaṭṭhitā mantayavho abhiṇhaṁ;3.3Pucchāmi vo mānusadehavaṇṇe,3.4Kathaṁ vo jānanti manussaloke”.

4.1PTS 4.439“Mallaṁ giriṁ paṇḍarakaṁ tikūṭaṁ,4.2Sītodakā anuvicarāma najjo;4.3Migā manussāva nibhāsavaṇṇā,4.4Jānanti no kimpurisāti ludda”.

5.1“Sukiccharūpaṁ paridevayavho,5.2Āliṅgito cāsi piyo piyāya;5.3Pucchāmi vo mānusadehavaṇṇe,5.4Kimidha vane rodatha appatītā.

6.1Sukiccharūpaṁ paridevayavho,6.2Āliṅgito cāsi piyo piyāya;6.3Pucchāmi vo mānusadehavaṇṇe,6.4Kimidha vane vilapatha appatītā.

7.1Sukiccharūpaṁ paridevayavho,7.2Āliṅgito cāsi piyo piyāya;7.3Pucchāmi vo mānusadehavaṇṇe,7.4Kimidha vane socatha appatītā”.

8.1“Mayekarattaṁ vippavasimha ludda,8.2Akāmakā aññamaññaṁ sarantā;8.3Tamekarattaṁ anutappamānā,8.4Socāma ‘sā ratti punaṁ na hessati’”.

9.1PTS 4.440“Yamekarattaṁ anutappathetaṁ,9.2Dhanaṁ va naṭṭhaṁ pitaraṁ va petaṁ;9.3Pucchāmi vo mānusadehavaṇṇe,9.4Kathaṁ vinā vāsamakappayittha”.

10.1“Yamimaṁ nadiṁ passasi sīghasotaṁ,10.2Nānādumacchādanaṁ selakūlaṁ;10.3Taṁ me piyo uttari vassakāle,10.4Mamañca maññaṁ anubandhatīti.

11.1Ahañca aṅkolakamocināmi,11.2Atimuttakaṁ sattaliyothikañca;11.3‘Piyo ca me hehiti mālabhārī,11.4Ahañca naṁ mālinī ajjhupessaṁ’.

12.1Ahañcidaṁ kuravakamocināmi,12.2Uddālakā pāṭalisindhuvārakā;12.3‘Piyo ca me hehiti mālabhārī,12.4Ahañca naṁ mālinī ajjhupessaṁ’.

13.1Ahañca sālassa supupphitassa,13.2Oceyya pupphāni karomi mālaṁ;13.3‘Piyo ca me hehiti mālabhārī,13.4Ahañca naṁ mālinī ajjhupessaṁ’.

14.1Ahañca sālassa supupphitassa,14.2Oceyya pupphāni karomi bhāraṁ;14.3Idañca no hehiti santharatthaṁ,14.4Yatthajjimaṁ viharissāma rattiṁ.

15.1Ahañca kho agaḷuṁ candanañca,15.2Silāya piṁsāmi pamattarūpā;15.3‘Piyo ca me hehiti rositaṅgo,15.4Ahañca naṁ rositā ajjhupessaṁ’.

16.1PTS 4.441Athāgamā salilaṁ sīghasotaṁ,16.2Nudaṁ sāle salaḷe kaṇṇikāre;16.3Āpūratha tena muhuttakena,16.4Sāyaṁ nadī āsi mayā suduttarā.

17.1Ubhosu tīresu mayaṁ tadā ṭhitā,17.2Sampassantā ubhayo aññamaññaṁ;17.3Sakimpi rodāma sakiṁ hasāma,17.4Kicchena no āgamā saṁvarī sā.

18.1Pātova kho uggate sūriyamhi,18.2Catukkaṁ nadiṁ uttariyāna ludda;18.3Āliṅgiyā aññamaññaṁ mayaṁ ubho,18.4Sakimpi rodāma sakiṁ hasāma.

19.1Tīhūnakaṁ sattasatāni ludda,19.2Yamidha mayaṁ vippavasimha pubbe;19.3Vassekimaṁ jīvitaṁ bhūmipāla,19.4Ko nīdha kantāya vinā vaseyya”.

20.1“Āyuñca vo kīvatako nu samma,20.2Sacepi jānātha vadetha āyuṁ;20.3Anussavā vuḍḍhato āgamā vā,20.4Akkhātha me taṁ avikampamānā”.

21.1“Āyuñca no vassasahassaṁ ludda,21.2Na cantarā pāpako atthi rogo;21.3Appañca dukkhaṁ sukhameva bhiyyo,21.4Avītarāgā vijahāma jīvitaṁ”.

22.1PTS 4.443“Idañca sutvāna amānusānaṁ,22.2Bhallātiyo ittara jīvitanti;22.3Nivattatha na migavaṁ acari,22.4Adāsi dānāni abhuñji bhoge.

23.1Idañca sutvāna amānusānaṁ,23.2Sammodatha mā kalahaṁ akattha;23.3Mā vo tapī attakammāparādho,23.4Yathāpi te kimpurisekarattaṁ.

24.1Idañca sutvāna amānusānaṁ,24.2Sammodatha mā vivādaṁ akattha;24.3Mā vo tapī attakammāparādho,24.4Yathāpi te kimpurisekarattaṁ”.

25.1“Vividhaṁ adhimanā suṇomahaṁ,25.2Vacanapathaṁ tava atthasaṁhitaṁ;25.3Muñcaṁ giraṁ nudaseva me daraṁ,25.4Samaṇa sukhāvaha jīva me ciran”ti.

26.1Bhallātiyajātakaṁ aṭṭhamaṁ.