st of these was Hasd at Takshasila; the housand two hundred, had ninety descendf these had two thouhampa; the last of his dants, twenty-five in ese had twenty-five omit other names.] hakravarti monarchs ceived the reward of excellency of their ames of the different g),1 who reigned at rn), the merit of his t of this royal line, it and degradation. m O-keuh (Okaka?), scendant was called thought thus with he first white hair gdom, and after a d their heads, and then shall I select ent dignity and rekings? Again he shall lose all conled me." Having r the kingdom to st multitude of and put on the ered, and his shoulders bent, unable even far. At this time his disciples, anxious to the purpose of begging food, took some s having lined a basket therewith they put t and hung him up from a branch of a tree, wild beasts should come and hurt him in the they all went their ways, to beg their food. it so happened that a huntsman on his tou these desert mountains; at a distance he perc (hanging in his basket from the tree), and s great white bird he immediately shot him de Rishi having then been shot, two drops of bl wound fell down on the earth below, and t this time his disciples having begged their f to the spot, and beheld their old master just drops of blood on the ground. Then letting c the tree, and raising a mound of earth, having burnt the body of the king, and collecting his over them, and then offered every kind of sweet scented flowers before it, in honour of while, on the spot where these two drops of bl diately sprang up shoots of the sweet sugar c increased in size and height, till at last, ripene sun, both of the canes burst asunder, and f out a boy and from the other a girl, very bea comparable for grace. Then the disciples of t ing that their royal master in his life-time ha these two children as his legitimate offspring protected them, and acquainted all the late the extraordinary circumstance of their birth said ministers were greatly rejoiced, and goi respectfully conducted the two children back royal father, and had them properly instruct Then when they came to consult with the a mediately made Ikshwaku king, and Subhadrâ (the name g to the girl), the first of his queens. Now it so happened that the second wife of the king b extremely lovely had four sons, but Subhadrâ had only whose name was "long lived" (Janta), very graceful, of incomparable beauty, but his size and appearance of stren give no promise of his being king (literally, the bone-sign not favourable to his being king).1 Then Subhadrâ, his moth thought thus within herself, "the children of Ikshwaku four, viz., Torch-face (ulka mukha), etc., and these are lu and strong, but my son, and the only one I have, although v beautiful, is not so able-bodied as they, nor so fit for the place king, by what device then can I contrive to get this my son elect to the kingly office?" Again she thought “the king when he visits me overflows wi passionate love; what then? I will deck myself out in the choice attire, prepare my body according to the most approved metho by washing, perfuming and painting. I will adorn my hair wit the loveliest flowers, and by every wile and device in my power will enflame the heart of Ikshwaku to inordinate love, and then, if succeed in so doing, when we are together in secret, I will as him to comply with my desire." Having reflected thus, and adorned her person, as she intended, with the greatest care, she came forthwith to the presence of the king. The king, seeing his wife coming, was inflamed with excessive love towards her, which she perceived, and was glad to find her plan so successful. Then when the two were reposing together, the wife said “Great king! be it known to you that I should wish to ask a favour, if the king will grant it me." The king replied, "Great queen! whatever you ask I will give without grudge, with much joy.” The queen again said, with great earnestness, "Great monarch! without a rival (tsz-tsai), if you consent to give me what I ask, then there must be no change or repentance on your part; if you 1 No doubt it refers to strength of bones, i. e., manly vigour. hadrâ (the name given wife of the king being ubhadrâ had only one, a), very graceful, and I appearance of strength ally, the bone-sign was ■ Subhadrâ, his mother, dren of Ikshwaku are ., and these are lusty I have, although very r so fit for the place of get this my son elected sits me overflows with "Great king! e, with much joy." manly vigour. plied at once and said, my four sons hav of exile; if you can show me any wrong th dominions, then they shall not stop here, once." The queen answered, "Your maj you repent or recall your promise then y seven pieces." Then the king promise requested, and at early morn on the f his four sons and said, "My sons, you ha where you please, you cannot dwell any nions." Then the youths, with bent kn desired to know what wrong they had don broken, or what fault they had committe thus suddenly exiled and driven from the king said, "I know, my sons, that you are doing or wish to expel you thus, but it is the queen. She asked me to grant her her call my promise, and her request was that yo [The mother of the four youths now com if it be true that her sons are to be bar her it is true. Then the concubines, the n ficers, and men of all professions, come to go into exile with the four princes, the connected with them, on which the king g them all to go.] Being thus banished, the exiles proceedi at the Himatala mountains, where abiding crossed the Bhâghîrathî river and ascended above the river, and there abode for a long w dwelling there, in the mountain heights, by hunting, feeding on the game they going forwards, they arrived at a valley of the mountains, broad and level, withou locks; the lands fertile, and with no bram free from stones and grit. Nothing but th the Patra flower, the Palasa flower, the Kuranya flower, the 1 tara flower, the Danara Karaka flower, the Muchilinda flower Sumana flower, and so on. Some of these flowers were just opening and some falling-s in the bud and some burst from the bud; again there was e variety of fruit tree-such as the Amrapala, the Jambu, the gusa, the Panava, the Tinduka, the Amraka, and so on; s ripening, others ripe, others passing off. Besides this there great numbers of wild animals there-the Stag, the water Buff the white Elephant, the Lion, and so on. Again there were ma varieties of birds-such as the Parrot, the Peacock, the Ka bingka, the mountain Pheasant, the white Pheasant, and so Again there was every variety of pleasant lake, with flowers flo ing thereon-the Utpala, the Padma, the Kumuda, and so o and on the banks of the lakes every kind of flower growin overhanging the water—the water perfectly pure and brig neither deep nor shallow; and on the four sides, among the tre that surround the lakes, every kind of amphibious animal Turtles, Tortoises, etc., and every kind of aquatic bird, Duck Geese, etc. Now in the midst of this delightful vale, there was an old Risk living called Kapila. When, therefore, the princes beheld the spot they said one to another, "Here is a place where we can found city and establish our rule." Then it came to pass that the princes abiding here, remembered the injunction of the king their father, that in case they married not to marry wives except be longing to their own tribe, and rather than do so, to take their sisters and make them their wives; and so at first they desired to do, but on second thoughts they feared to pollute their race by such intermarriages. At this time, the Suryavansa Ikshwaku King summoned to his presence a great Brahman, a distinguished teacher (kwo sse), and spake thus to him: "Great Brahman! where now are my four sons dwelling?" He replied, "Mahârâja! your sons, with their Kuranya flower, the Kubiche Muchilinda flower, the g and some falling-some ; again there was every ala, the Jambu, the Linmraka, and so on; some Besides this there were - Stag, the water Buffalo, Again there were many the Peacock, the Kalae Pheasant, and so on. lake, with flowers floate Kumuda, and so on; Ind of flower growing, ctly pure and bright, sides, among the trees amphibious animal – f aquatic bird, Ducks, here was an old Rishi inces beheld the spot, where we can found a me to pass that the tion of the king their rry wives except bedo so, to take their at first they desired pollute their race by g summoned to his cher (kwo sse), and e now are my four ar sons, with their under tents made from branches of t Sikya.1 And because they lived in the F sided, their town was called Kapilavastu Now after three of the sons had d alone in Kapilavastu, and governed the called Kuru, he had a son called Gokuru. jaw (Sinhahanu), he had four sons, the f second Suklôdana, the third Tulodana, and one daughter called sweet-dew-tasteSinhahanu's eldest son, Sudhôdana, Kapilavastu. Now at this time, not far was a city called Tien-pi (Devadaho),2 member of the Sâkya family, a rich hous Su(pra) Buddha, abounding in wealth-h: ravana of the Northern region. This no ters, the first called Manasâ [or, it may was called Mahâprajâpatî. This Mahaprajâpatî was the youngest when she was born all the Brahman astı if she has a son, will be the mother of a dually they grew up, and became mar dana desired to have Mahâprajâpatî in ■ Supra Buddha, refused until the seven elon which Sudhôdana promised to prov Sudhôdana taking the eldest and young two to each of his brothers, the king rethe two, and lived according to the rules c over the four quarters. |