Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.2270

v2.c31.2270

Mahāsuka Jātaka (No. 429).—The Bodhisatta was once king of the parrots and lived in a fig-tree grove in the Himālaya. After some time the fruits of the trees on which he lived came to an end, but he still lived on there, eating bark or shoots or whatever else he could find. Sakka's throne was heated, and Sakka, assuming the form of a goose and accompanied by Sujā, visited the parrot and asked why he did not go elsewhere. The parrot answered that he did not wish to forsake old friends, and Sakka, pleased with this answer, promised him a boon. The parrot asked that the fig-tree be made fruitful again, and this Sakka did.