ལས་བརྒྱ་ཐམ་པ་པ 28.18

28.18

he reached out, saying, ‘Take me into your arms.’ When the king saw this, he immediately took up a sharp sword to slay the sage.

“Seeing this, the young woman said to the sage, ‘Preceptor, what is this? Perhaps you are confused because of some secret, pressing need, and now you are reaching your arms out?’

“King Brahmadatta thought, ‘I believe that is the case. This sage must be confused,’ and quickly offered him something to drink. Then they offered him food and sat before him to listen to the Dharma.

“Now the sage Son of Fire, who was living in a forest devoted to austerities, wondered, ‘Why has the sage Tongue of Fire still not returned?’ He looked out and saw that he was spending his time indulging his desires. ‘He may now lose his life,’ he thought, so he traveled through the sky to the royal palace.

“King Brahmadatta took the sage from the sky into his lap and placed him on his seat, then sat before him to listen to the Dharma. After he had explained just a little Dharma, he brought his younger brother back with him through the sky and returned him to the forest devoted to austerities. There he gave him instructions for contemplation such that he was again able to generate the four meditative states and the five superknowledges.

“King Brahmadatta’s retinue of queens thought, ‘This young woman has committed such unfortunate deeds. If we do not apprise him, we too will come to regret this.’ With this in mind they told the king. When he heard what they had to say King Brahmadatta was immediately overcome with great hatred. He arrayed the four divisions of his army and set out to where the sages lived.

“The sage Tongue of Fire saw that King Brahmadatta had set out with the four divisions of his army and that they were on their way.