七佛八菩薩所說大陀羅尼神呪經 4.51

4.51

「我於過去世，曾於閻浮提，
婆羅門家生，聰明甚黠慧。
時有隣國王，送女以娉我，
此女不貞良，私共外人通。
我時伺捕得，斬之於都市，
我時惡賤彼，送之歸本國。
思惟欲穢惡，出家行正道，
復遇惡知識，不值好同學，
引置諸婬女。我時惋歎恨，
持刀自刎死，經歷三塗苦，
從是受龍身，甚苦不可言。」

“In a past life, in Jambudvīpa,
I was born into a brāhmaṇa family, intelligent and exceptionally clever.
At that time a neighbouring king sent his daughter in betrothal to me,
Yet this woman was unchaste and had secret relations with another man.
I waited and captured her, and had her beheaded in the city marketplace;
Despising and reviling her then, I sent her back to her native land.
Reflecting on the foulness of desire, I left household life to practice the true path,
Yet I again encountered bad companions and found no good fellow students,
Who led me into the company of courtesans. Sorrowful and full of resentment,
I slit my throat with a blade and passed through the suffering of the three bad destinies;
From this I received a nāga body, suffering agony beyond words.”