Dhammapada 1.3.p9

1.3.p9

Nāgarā aruṇe anuggacchante rājadvāraṃ gantvā, ‘‘deva, tayi rajjaṃ kārente aruṇo na uṭṭhahati, aruṇaṃ no uṭṭhāpehī’’ti kandiṃsu. Rājā attano kāyakammādīni olokento kiñci ayuttaṃ adisvā ‘‘kiṃ nu kho kāraṇa’’nti cintetvā ‘‘pabbajitānaṃ vivādena bhavitabba’’nti parisaṅkamāno ‘‘kacci imasmiṃ nagare pabbajitā atthī’’ti pucchi. ‘‘Hiyyo sāyaṃ kumbhakārasālāyaṃ āgatā atthi devā’’ti vutte taṃkhaṇaññeva rājā ukkāhi dhāriyamānāhi tattha gantvā nāradaṃ vanditvā ekamantaṃ nisinno āha –

When the sun failed to rise, the citizens assembled before the gate of the king's palace and wailed, "Your majesty, the sun has not risen, and you are king. Make the sun rise for us." The king surveyed his own deeds, words, and thoughts, and seeing no impropriety, thought to himself, "What can be the cause?" Suspecting that it might be because of a quarrel of the monks, he inquired, "Are there any monks in this city?" "Your majesty, last evening there were some arrivals at the potter's hall." The king immediately went there with torches carried before him, paid obeisance to Nārada, seated himself respectfully on one side, and said,