經律異相 33.65

33.65

使人將鳩那羅及其婦至宮中。時王見鳩那羅。風日曝露以草弊帛雜為衣裳。形容改異不復可識。時王心疑而語之言。汝是鳩那羅不。答言是。王悶絕墮地。傍人見王。而說偈言。

The messenger brought Kuṇāla and his wife into the palace. When the king saw Kuṇāla, he had been weathered by wind and sun, wearing ragged scraps of grass and torn cloth pieced together as garments; his appearance was transformed so that he was no longer recognizable. The king felt doubt in his heart and said to him, "Are you Kuṇāla or not?" He replied, "I am." The king fainted and fell to the ground. Those beside him saw the king and spoke a verse: