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The king's name was Brahmadatta. His religious merit and in former births entailed on him the inheritance of a literary and military character that caused his name to be widely reverenced and feared. The whole of Jambudvīpa resounded with his fame, and the neighbouring provinces were filled with the knowledge of it. He had 1000 sons famed for wisdom and courage, and 100 daughters of singular grace and beauty. > — Samuel Beal 1884, Si-yu-ki: Buddhist Records of the Western World > At this time there was a Ṛṣi living on the border of the Ganges river, who, having entered a condition of ecstasy, by his spiritual power passed several myriads of years in this condition, until his form became like a decayed tree. Now it happened that some wandering birds having assembled in a flock near this spot, one of them let drop on the shoulder (of the Ṛṣi) a certain fruit, which grew up, and through summer and winter afforded him a welcome protection and shade. After a succession of years he awoke from his ecstasy. He rose and desired to get rid of the tree, but feared to injure the nests of the birds. extolling his virtue, called him "The great-tree (Mahâ-vriksha) Rishi." The Rishi gazing once on the river-bank as he wandered forth to behold the woods and trees, saw the daughters of the king following one another and gambolling together. Then the love of the world (the world of desire — Kâmadhâtu), which holds and pollutes the mind, was engendered in him. Immediately he went to Kusumapura for the purpose of paying his salutations to the king and asking (for his daughter). > — Samuel Beal 1884, Si-yu-ki: Buddhist Records of the Western World > The king, hearing of the arrival of the Rishi, went himself to meet and salute him, and thus addressed him graciously : " Great Rishi ! you were reposing in peace — what has disturbed you ? " The Rishi answered, " After having reposed in the forest many years, on awaking from my trance, in walking to and fro I saw the king's daughters ; a polluted and lustful heart was produced in me, and now I have come from far to request (one of your daughters in marriage). The king hearing this, and seeing no way to escape, said to the Rishi, " Go back to your place and rest, and let me beg you to await the happy period." The Rishi, hearing the mandate, returned to the forest. The king then asked his daughters in succession, but none of them consented to be given in marriage. The king, fearing the power of the Rishi, was much grieved and afflicted thereat. And now the youngest daughter of the king, watching an opportunity when the king was at liberty, with an engaging manner said, " The king, my father, has his thousand sons, and on every side his dependents are reverently obedient. Why, then, are you sad as if you were afraid of something ? " > — Samuel Beal 1884, Si-yu-ki: Buddhist Records of the Western World > The king replied, " The great-tree-Rishi has been pleased to look down on you to seek a marriage with one of you, and you have all turned away and not consented to comply with his request. Now this Rlshi possesses great power, and is able to bring either calamities or good fortune. If he is thwarted he will be exceedingly angry, and in his displeasure destroy my kingdom, and put an end to our religious worship, and bring disgrace on me and my ancestors. As I consider this unhappiness indeed I have much anxiety." The girl-daughter replied, "Dismiss your heavy grief; ours is the fault. Let me, I pray, in my poor person promote the prosperity of the country." The king, hearing her words, was overjoyed, and ordered his chariot to accompany her with gifts to her marriage. Having arrived at the hermitage of the Rlshi, he offered his respectful greetings and said, "Great Rlshi! since you condescended to fix your mind on external things and to regard the world with complacency, I venture to offer you my young daughter to cherish and provide for you and sweep)" The Rlshi, looking at her, was displeased, and said to the king, "You despise my old age, surely, in offering me this ungainly thing." The king said, "I asked all my daughters in succession, but they were unwilling to comply with your request: this little one alone offered to serve you." > — Samuel Beal 1884, Si-yu-ki: Buddhist Records of the Western World > The Rlshi was extremely angry, and uttered this curse (evil charm), saying, "Let the ninety-nine girls (who refused me) this moment become hump-backed; thus deformed, they will find no one to marry them in all the world." The king sent a messenger in haste, found that already they had become deformed. From this time the town had this name of the Kiu-niu-t'ing (Kanyakubja), that is, "city of the hump-backed women." the Vaisya caste. His name is Harshavardhana (Ho-li-sha-fa-t'an-na). A commission of officers hold the land. During two generations there have been three kings. (The king's) father was called Po-lo-kie-lo-fa-t'an-na (Prabhakaravardhana); his elder brother's name was Rajyavardhana (Ho-lo-she-fa-t'an-na). Rajyavardhana came to the throne as the elder brother, and ruled with virtue. At this time the king of Karnasuvarna (Kie-lo-na-su-fa-la-na), — a kingdom of Eastern India — whose name was Sasangka (She-shang-kia), frequently addressed his ministers in these words: "If a frontier country has a virtuous ruler, this is the unhappiness of the (mother) kingdom." On this they asked the king to a conference and murdered him. > — Samuel Beal 1884, Si-yu-ki: Buddhist Records of the Western World - [Previous: 5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2087.5.4) - [Next: 5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2087.5.6) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2087.5) ## Translations (1) - [Si-yu-ki: Buddhist Records of the Western World](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2087~en-beal.5.1.2) — Samuel Beal 1884, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2087.5.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2087.5.5) · Pramāṇa