Dighanikaya 24.28_2

24.28_2

Tatrāyaṃ anupubbikathā – ekadivasaṃ kira so sīho gocarato nivattamāno taṃ siṅgālaṃ bhayena palāyamānaṃ disvā kāruññajāto hutvā ‘‘vayasa, mā bhāyi, tiṭṭha ko nāma tva’’nti āha. Jambuko nāmāhaṃ sāmīti. Vayasa, jambuka, ito paṭṭhāya maṃ upaṭṭhātuṃ sakkhissasīti. Upaṭṭhahissāmīti. So tato paṭṭhāya upaṭṭhāti. Sīho gocarato āgacchanto mahantaṃ mahantaṃ maṃsakhaṇḍaṃ āharati. So taṃ khāditvā avidūre pāsāṇapiṭṭhe vasati. So katipāhaccayeneva thūlasarīro mahākhandho jāto. Atha naṃ sīho avoca – ‘‘vayasa, jambuka, mama vijambhanakāle avidūre ṭhatvā ‘viroca sāmī’ti vattuṃ sakkhissasī’’ti. Sakkomi sāmīti. So tassa vijambhanakāle tathā karoti. Tena sīhassa atireko asmimāno hoti.

In that regard, this is the story in sequence: One day, it is said, that lion, returning from foraging, saw that jackal fleeing in fear. Becoming compassionate, he said: "Friend, do not fear, stand still; what is your name?" "My name is Jambuka, master." "Friend Jambuka, from now on will you be able to attend on me?" "I will attend on you." From then on, he attended on him. The lion, returning from foraging, would bring a very large piece of meat. Having eaten it, he lived not far away on the surface of a rock. After only a few days, he became stout of body and large of shoulder. Then the lion said to him: "Friend Jambuka, at the time of my stretching, will you be able to stand not far away and say, ‘Shine forth, master!’?" "I can, master." At the time of his stretching, he did so. Thereby there was an increase in conceit for the lion.