法苑珠林 47.55

47.55

於是一切施王復語婆羅門子言。卿若不欲取頭者。便可截我鼻耳送之。亦可得賞。恐不中王故也。婆羅門子報王言。如我今日不忍為是。王復語婆羅門子言。若不爾者。便可縛我送往與之。亦可大有所得。婆羅門子能相知王還復為王不為彼害婆羅門子言。王審欲爾者可共俱還。臨至本國乃當相縛。於是王與婆羅門子便共相將俱還本國。二十餘里。王以欲至。便自反手語婆羅門子言。卿可縛我。婆羅門子遂乃縛王。一國人民皆聞知王一切施為他國婆羅門子見縛送。人民大小見王莫不啼哭。躄地崩絕劇喪父母。遂前詣宮門。諸臣即入白彼王。前所募亡去王一切施者。為婆羅門子所見縛送。今在宮門。彼王即言。便捉見之。一切施王便前入宮。彼王及臣與諸官屬。見一切施王無不躄地而啼泣者。彼劫人王亦復淚出。而問諸臣。汝輩何以皆啼。諸臣白言。我等見一切施王棄國與王。復持身施與婆羅門子。所作不悔。是故啼耳。彼劫人王聞諸臣各各說是。即便躄地而大啼泣。不能自勝。即問婆羅門子汝今那得是王。婆羅門子具答王本末因由。彼劫人王聞婆羅門子所說。即復躄地啼淚而言。告勅諸臣促解王縛。洗浴衣被著其印綬。還立為王。即還坐領國法如故。於是彼王即長跪叉手讚歎而說偈言。

Thereupon, King Sarvadā again said to the young brahmin: “If you do not wish to take my head, you may cut off my nose and ears and deliver them; you can also obtain the reward, though I fear it will not satisfy the king.”
The young brahmin replied to the king: “Today I cannot bear to do this.”
The king again said to the young brahmin: “If not so, you may bind me and take me to deliver to him; you can also gain greatly thereby.”
The young brahmin could tell that the king would return to being king and would not be harmed by him. The young brahmin said: “If the king truly wishes this, we may return together; only when we approach your native realm shall I bind you.”
Thereupon, the king and the young brahmin went together and returned to the native realm. When they were twenty-odd li away, as they were about to arrive, the king put his own hands behind his back and said to the young brahmin: “You may bind me.” The young brahmin then bound the king. The people throughout the realm all heard that King Sarvadā had been bound and was being delivered by a young brahmin from another state. When the people, old and young, saw the king, there was none who did not weep; throwing themselves to the ground, they grieved as if mourning their own parents.
They proceeded forward to the palace gate. The ministers immediately entered and reported to that king: “The former King Sarvadā who fled and was sought with a bounty has been bound and brought by a young brahmin; he is now at the palace gate.”
That king immediately said: “Bring him in so I may see him.”
King Sarvadā then stepped forward into the palace. When that king, his ministers, and all the officials saw King Sarvadā, there was none who did not throw themselves to the ground and weep. That usurping king also shed tears, and asked the ministers: “Why do you all weep?”
The ministers said: “We see that King Sarvadā abandoned his realm and gave it to the king, and now he offers his own person in charity to this young brahmin, doing so without regret; therefore we weep.”
When that usurping king heard each of the ministers speak thus, he immediately threw himself to the ground and wept bitterly, unable to control himself. He then asked the young brahmin: “How did you capture this king today?” The young brahmin answered the king fully concerning the origin and circumstances. When that usurping king heard what the young brahmin said, he again threw himself to the ground, weeping, and issued an order instructing the ministers to quickly untie the king’s bonds, bathe him, clothe him, invest him with his seal and sash, and re-establish him as king, having him immediately return to the throne to rule the state as before. Thereupon, that king knelt on both knees, joined his palms in praise, and spoke these verses: