法苑珠林 8.95

8.95

爾時善覺語彼使言。善使仁者。為我諮啟大王言。我有八女。一名為意。乃至第八名為大慧。何故大王求最小者。大王且可待。我處分七女竟已。當與小女大慧作妃。時淨飯王。復更遣使語長者言。我今不待汝一一嫁七女訖。然後取於大慧作妃。汝八頭女。我盡皆取。時善覺釋報大王言。若如是者依大王命。隨意將去。時淨飯王。即遣使人一時迎取八女向宮至於宮已。即納二女自用為妃。其二女者。第一名為意。第八名大慧者。自餘六女分與三弟。一人與二。並妻為妃。時淨飯王。納意姊妹內於宮中。縱情嬉戲歡娛受樂。依諸王法治化四方。又菩薩本行經云。時甘蔗王。有第二妃。絕妙端正生於四子。一名炬面。二名金色。三名象眾。四名別成。其第一善賢妃。唯生一子。名為長壽。端正可喜世間少雙。然其骨相不堪作王。時善賢妃如是思惟。甘蔗種王有此四子。炬面等輩兄弟群強。我今唯有此之一子。雖極端正而無有雙。然其相分不堪為主。作何方便令我此子得紹王位。復作此念。是甘蔗王。今於我邊。無量敬愛。深心染著。縱情蕩意我今可窮極婦人莊飾之法。令王於我重生妉湎。若得如心。我於屏處。當乞求願。思惟是已。如上所說。莊嚴自身。令極殊絕。至於王邊。王見妃來生重愛敬。縱逸其心。見王生如是心已。二人眠臥。妃白王言。大王當知。我今從王乞求一願。願王與我。王言。大妃。隨意不逆。從心所欲。我當與妃。時妃重質王言。若與我願不得變悔。王言。一與妃願後若悔者。當令我頭破作七分。妃言。大王。王之四子炬面等輩。願擯出國。遣我生子長壽為王。時甘蔗即語妃言。我此四子無有過失。國境之內有何罪祥不聽其住。妃又白言。王已先立誓。我若悔者頭破七分。王告妃言。我如前言與妃所願。時甘蔗王過此夜後至明清旦。集聚四子而告勅言。汝四童子。今可出去我治化內。不得居住遠向他國。時四童子䠒跪合掌白父王言。大王當知。我等四人無有罪惡。無諸過咎。云何父王怱然擯我出於國界。王勅子言。我知汝等實無過失。此非我意驅擯於汝。此善賢大妃之意。彼妃乞願。我不違彼。令汝出國。時四王子所生之母。各求乞隨兒去。王報諸妃。隨汝意去。時妃眷屬及諸臣百姓等。各白王言。今遣此四子令出國者。我等諸臣亦求隨去。王言。任意。時甘蔗王勅諸王子。從今已去。若欲婚姻不得餘處取他外族。還於自家姓內。而莫令甘蔗種姓斷絕。彼諸王子。受父王教已。各各自將所生之母并及眷屬資財諸馱乘等。即向北方。到雪山下經少時住。有一大河名婆耆羅洟。渡於彼河上雪山頂游涉久停。見川寬平無諸坑坎𢈹阜。唯生軟細青草。清淨可愛。樹林華菓蔚茂敷榮。王子見已。共相謂言。可於此間造城治化。

At that time, Suprabuddha said to the envoy: 'Good envoy, worthy sir, say to the great king on my behalf: "I have eight daughters, the first named Yi, down to the eighth named Dayi (Great Wisdom). Why does the great king seek the youngest? May the great king wait for a while; after I have arranged marriages for the seven daughters, I will give the youngest daughter, Dayi, to be your consort."' King Śuddhodana again sent an envoy to say to the elder: 'I will not wait for you to marry off each of the seven daughters one by one before taking Dayi as consort. I shall take all eight of your daughters.' The Śākya Suprabuddha reported to the great king, saying: 'If so, I shall obey the great king's command; take them as you wish.' King Śuddhodana then sent envoys to bring all eight daughters to the palace at once. When they arrived at the palace, he took two of the daughters to be his own consorts; the two daughters were the first, named Yi, and the eighth, named Dayi. The remaining six daughters he distributed among his three younger brothers, giving two to each to be his wives and consorts. King Śuddhodana took the sisters Yi [and Dayi] into the inner palace, giving free rein to amusements, joy, and the enjoyment of pleasures, while governing the four quarters in accordance with royal laws. Furthermore, the Pusa benxing jing says: At that time, King Ikṣvāku had a second consort who was exquisitely upright and bore four sons: the first was named Jumiàn (Ulpyamukha / Torch Face), the second Jinse (Golden), the third Xiangzhong (Elephant Host), and the fourth Biecheng (Distinctly Perfected). His first consort, Shanxian, bore only one son, named Changshou (Dīrghāyus), upright and pleasing, with few peers in the world, yet his bodily marks and stature were unsuited for kingship. Consort Shanxian reflected thus: 'The king of the Ikṣvāku clan has these four sons—Jumiàn and his brothers form a strong cohort. I now have only this one son; though he is exceedingly upright and peerless, his destined marks are unsuited for rulership. By what expedient can my son inherit the royal throne?' She further reflected: 'This King Ikṣvāku now shows me boundless respect and love, being deeply attached to me and indulging his desires. I should now exhaust every method of feminine adornment to make the king re-indulge in doting infatuation with me. If I obtain what accords with my heart, I shall request a boon in privacy.' Having so reflected, as described above, she adorned herself to make herself exceedingly extraordinary, and went to the king's side. Seeing the consort arrive, the king felt deep love and respect, giving rein to his wanton mind. Seeing that the king had conceived such a mind, the two lay together. The consort addressed the king, saying: 'The great king should know: I now ask of the king one boon; may the king grant it to me.' The king said: 'Great Consort, as you wish, I shall not go against it; according to your heart's desire, I will grant it to the consort.' Then the consort pressed the king again, saying: 'If you grant me the boon, you must not change your mind or regret it.' The king said: 'Once granted to the consort, if I later regret it, may my head split into seven parts.' The consort said: 'Great King, may the king's four sons, Jumiàn and the others, be banished from the realm, and my born son Changshou be made king.' King Ikṣvāku said to the consort: 'These four sons of mine are without fault; within the realm, what crime or bad omen is there that they should not be allowed to stay?' The consort said again: 'The king has already sworn an oath: "If I regret it, my head shall split into seven parts."' The king said to the consort: 'As I spoke before, I grant the consort what she requested.' After that night passed, at dawn the next morning, King Ikṣvāku gathered his four sons and gave them this decree: 'You four boys must now leave my realm of governance; you may not dwell here, and must go far away to another land.' Then the four boys knelt on both knees, joined their palms, and addressed their father the king, saying: 'The great king should know: the four of us are without crime or evil, and have no faults. Why does our father the king suddenly banish us from the realm?' The king commanded his sons: 'I know that you are truly without fault. It is not my intention to drive you into exile; it is the wish of the great consort Shanxian. That consort asked for a boon, and I did not oppose her; therefore I send you out of the realm.' The birth mothers of the four princes each asked to follow their sons. The king replied to the consorts: 'Go as you wish.' Then the consorts' kinsmen, as well as the ministers and common people, each said to the king: 'Now that these four sons are sent into exile, we ministers also request to follow them.' The king said: 'As you will.' King Ikṣvāku then instructed the princes: 'From this day forth, if you wish to marry, you must not take from other outside clans; return to your own clan, and do not let the Ikṣvāku lineage be cut off.' Having received their father the king's instructions, the princes each took their birth mothers, along with their retinues, wealth, and pack animals, and headed north, arriving at the foot of the Snow Mountains (Himālaya) where they stayed for a short time. There was a great river named the Bhāgīrathī; they crossed that river, ascended the crest of the Snow Mountains, and roamed for a long time. They saw a vast, flat valley without pits, crags, or mounds, growing only soft, fine green grass, pure and delightful, with lush, blooming groves of trees, flowers, and fruits. Having seen it, the princes said to one another: 'We may build a city and rule here.'