Kaṭṭhahārijātaka
“Your son am I.”—This story was told by the Master while at Jetavana about the story of Vasabha-Khattiya, which will be found in the Twelfth Book in the Bhaddasala-jataka.
Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral
1.1PTS 1.135“Putto tyāhaṁ mahārāja,I am your son, Great King!11.2tvaṁ maṁ posa janādhipa;Provide for me, ruler of the people.1.3Aññepi devo poseti,The king provides for others,1.4kiñca devo sakaṁ pajan”ti.what then of his own offspring?
2.1Kaṭṭhahārijātakaṁ sattamaṁ.
The story tells of a king who visited a park. Spying a simple country girl gathering wood, he became enamoured and they had sex. Knowing that she had conceived, she told the king, who gave her a signet ring. Later, she presented herself with the child at court, but the king denied them, even when the ring was shown. Not until the child was thrown in the air did the king relent.
