經律異相 11.43

11.43

爾時羂師。語大臣言。我不相殺。放汝及王。隨所樂去。獵師即解雁王。二雁俱去。共相謂言。是獵師作希有事。與我等命。我等資生當以厚報。獵師問言。汝是畜生。有何生具以用報我。二雁答言。波羅奈王名曰梵德。汝持我與獵師。持雁著兩肩上。到城巷中。是雁端正。眾人樂見。有與五錢十錢二十錢者。皆言莫殺。是人比至王宮。大得財物。獵師到王宮門。置雁于地。雁王語守門者曰。汝白梵德王。治國雁王今在門外。便往白王。王即聽入。與設金床。蘇摩大臣隨所應與共相問訊。然後就座。以偈問訊梵德王言。

Then the snare-master said to the minister, 'I will not kill you. I release both you and the king; go wherever you please.' The hunter then released the goose king. The two geese departed together, saying to one another: 'This hunter has done a rare thing: he has granted us life. We must richly repay him with livelihood.' The hunter asked, 'You are beasts; what means of living do you have to repay me?' The two geese replied, 'The king of Vārāṇasī is named Brahmadatta. Carry us and present us to him.' The hunter carried the geese on both shoulders into the city streets. These geese were shapely, and everyone took pleasure in seeing them; some gave five coins, some ten coins, some twenty coins, all saying, 'Do not kill them!' By the time this man reached the royal palace, he had gained immense wealth. The hunter arrived at the palace gates and set the geese on the ground. The goose king said to the gatekeeper, 'Report to King Brahmadatta: the goose king Zhiguo is now outside the gates.' He went and reported to the king. The king immediately permitted them to enter and set out a golden couch for them. Minister Soma exchanged greetings with him as was proper, and only then took his seat. He inquired after King Brahmadatta in verse: