Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c35.1666

v2.c35.1666

Vīraka Jātaka (No. 204).—The Bodhisatta was once born as a marsh crow, named Vīraka, and lived near a pool. There was a drought in Kāsi, and a crow, named Saviṭṭhaka, finding no food, went with his wife to where Vīraka lived, and, becoming his servant, ate of the fishes which Vīraka caught in the pool. Later, Saviṭṭhaka, in spite of Vīraka’s warning, tried to catch fish himself and was drowned.