經律異相 47.145

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佛言。迦蘭陀者是山鼠名。時毘舍離王。將諸伎女入山遊戲。王時疲惓眠一樹下。伎女左右四散走戲。時樹下窟中有大毒蛇。聞王酒氣出欲螫王。樹上有鼠從上來下鳴喚覺王。蛇即還縮。王覺已復眠。蛇又更出。鼠復鳴喚下來覺王。王起見大毒蛇。即生驚怖。求諸伎女又復不見。王自念言。我今得活。由鼠之恩。思惟欲報。時山邊有村。即命村中。自今以後我之祿限悉迴供鼠。因此鼠故即號此村迦蘭陀也。是時村中有一長者。有金錢四十億。王即賜長者位。因此村名故號迦蘭陀長者（出善見律毘婆沙第六卷）。

The Buddha said, “Kalandaka is the name of a mountain rat.” At that time, the king of Vaiśālī took singing girls and entered the mountains to amuse himself. The king became fatigued and fell asleep under a tree. The singing girls scattered in all four directions, running and playing. In a cave under the tree, there was a great poisonous snake that smelled the king's alcoholic breath and came out wishing to bite the king. A rat up in the tree came down from above and squeaked to wake the king. The snake then retreated. After the king woke, he fell asleep again. The snake emerged once more. The rat again squeaked and came down to wake the king. The king arose, saw the great poisonous snake, and was terrified. He looked for the singing girls, but they were not to be seen. The king thought to himself, “That I am alive today is due to the grace of the rat.” He contemplated repaying it. At that time, there was a village near the mountain. He immediately decreed to the village, “From this day forward, the whole quota of my revenue shall be redirected to provide for the rats.” Because of this rat, this village was named Kalandaka. At that time, there was an elder in the village who possessed four billion gold coins. The king thereupon bestowed on him the rank of elder; because of the name of this village, he was called the Elder Kalandaka. (Extracted from the sixth fascicle of the Samantapāsādikā-vibhāṣā.)