Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c35.931

v2.c35.931

Vikaṇṇaka Jātaka (No. 233).—The Bodhisatta was once king of Benares, and, one day, while dallying near a lake in his park, he noticed that fishes and tortoises flocked to him. He learnt, on enquiry, that these animals were attracted by his music, and ordered that they should be fed regularly. On finding that some of them failed to appear, he made arrangements for a drum to be sounded at the feeding-time. Later, finding that a crocodile came and ate some of the fish, the king ordered him to be harpooned. The crocodile escaped capture, but died soon after.