So ekasmiṃ divase attano sahāyassa nhāyantassa pamādena anolokentassa nivāsanavatthaṃ kīḷādhippāyena apanidhāya taṃ dukkhāpetvā adāsi. Bhāgineyyo panassa corikāya paragehato bhaṇḍaṃ āharitvā tasseva āpaṇe nikkhipi. Bhaṇḍasāmikā vīmaṃsantā bhaṇḍena saddhiṃ tassa bhāgineyyaṃ tañca rañño dassesuṃ. Rājā "imassa sīsaṃ chindatha, bhāgineyyaṃ panassa sūle āropethā"ti āṇāpesi. Rājapurisā tathā akaṃsu. So kālaṃ katvā bhummadevesu uppajji. So gosīsena setuno katattā setavaṇṇaṃ dibbaṃ manojavaṃ assājānīyaṃ paṭilabhi, guṇavantānaṃ vaṇṇakathanena tassa gattato dibbagandho vāyati, sāṭakassa pana apanihitattā naggo ahosi. So attanā pubbe katakammaṃ olokento tadanusārena attano bhāgineyyaṃ sūle āropitaṃ disvā karuṇāya codiyamāno manojavaṃ assaṃ abhiruhitvā aḍḍharattisamaye tassa sūlāropitaṭṭhānaṃ gantvā avidūre ṭhito "jīva bho, jīvitameva seyyo"ti divase divase vadati.

Tena ca samayena ambasakkharo rājā hatthikkhandhavaragato nagaraṃ padakkhiṇaṃ karonto aññatarasmiṃ gehe vātapānaṃ vivaritvā rājavibhūtiṃ passantiṃ ekaṃ itthiṃ disvā paṭibaddhacitto hutvā pacchāsane nisinnassa purisassa "imaṃ gharaṃ imañca itthiṃ upadhārehī"ti saññaṃ datvā anukkamena attano rājagehaṃ paviṭṭho taṃ purisaṃ pesesi "gaccha bhaṇe tassā itthiyā sasāmikabhāvaṃ vā asāmikabhāvaṃ vā jānāhī"ti. So gantvā tassā sasāmikabhāvaṃ ñatvā rañño ārocesi. Rājā tassā itthiyā pariggahaṇūpāyaṃ cintento tassā sāmikaṃ pakkosāpetvā "ehi bhaṇe maṃ upaṭṭhāhī"ti āha. So anicchantopi "rājā attano vacanaṃ akaronte mayi rājadaṇḍaṃ kareyyā"ti bhayena rājupaṭṭhānaṃ sampaṭicchitvā divase divase rājupaṭṭhānaṃ gacchati. Rājāpi tassa bhattavetanaṃ dāpetvā katipayadivasātikkamena pātova upaṭṭhānaṃ āgataṃ evamāha "gaccha bhaṇe amumhi ṭhāne ekā pokkharaṇī atthi, tato aruṇavaṇṇamattikaṃ rattuppalāni ca ānehi, sace ajjeva nāgaccheyyāsi, jīvitaṃ te natthī"ti. Tasmiṃ ca gate dvārapālaṃ āha "ajja anatthaṅgate eva sūriye sabbadvārāni thaketabbānī"ti.