3. Kururājacariyā

20. ‘‘Punāparaṃ yadā homi, indapatthe [indapatte (sī. ka.)] puruttame;

Rājā dhanañcayo nāma, kusale dasahupāgato.

21. ‘‘Kaliṅgaraṭṭhavisayā, brāhmaṇā upagañchu maṃ;

Āyācuṃ maṃ hatthināgaṃ, dhaññaṃ maṅgalasammataṃ.

22. ‘‘‘Avuṭṭhiko janapado, dubbhikkho chātako mahā;

Dadāhi pavaraṃ nāgaṃ, nīlaṃ añjanasavhayaṃ.

23. ‘‘‘Na me yācakamanuppatte, paṭikkhepo anucchavo;

Mā me bhijji samādānaṃ, dassāmi vipulaṃ gajaṃ’.

24. ‘‘Nāgaṃ gahetvā soṇḍāya, bhiṅgāre [bhiṅkāre (sī.)] ratanāmaye;

Jalaṃ hatthe ākiritvā, brāhmaṇānaṃ adaṃ gajaṃ.

25. ‘‘Tassa nāge padinnamhi, amaccā etadabravuṃ;

‘Kiṃ nu tuyhaṃ varaṃ nāgaṃ, yācakānaṃ padassasi.

26. ‘‘‘Dhaññaṃ maṅgalasampannaṃ, saṅgāmavijayuttamaṃ;

Tasmiṃ nāge padinnamhi, kiṃ te rajjaṃ karissati.

27. ‘‘‘Rajjampi me dade sabbaṃ, sarīraṃ dajjamattano;

Sabbaññutaṃ piyaṃ mayhaṃ, tasmā nāgaṃ adāsaha’’’nti.

Kururājacariyaṃ tatiyaṃ.