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5. The Chapter of Fives 1. The Chapter of Jewel Earrings 351. The Jewel Earring Birth Story (5-1-1) 1. You are deprived of your chariot and horses, of your jewel earrings, and likewise of your sons and wives; You are deprived of all your possessions, without exception; Why do you not grieve in this time of sorrow? 2. Possessions abandon mortals first, or the mortal abandons them earlier; Possessions are impermanent for those who desire them; Therefore, I do not grieve in this time of sorrow. 3. The moon rises, becomes full, and wanes; The sun shines and then sets; The worldly conditions, O Sattuka, are known to me; Therefore, I do not grieve in this time of sorrow. 4. A lazy householder who enjoys pleasures is not good; An unrestrained recluse is not good; A king who acts without deliberation is not good; A wise person who is angry is not good. 5. A warrior should act after deliberation, not without deliberation, O lord of the land; For a king who acts after deliberation, fame and glory increase. The Jewel Earring Birth Story, the first. 352. The Sujāta Birth Story (5-1-2) 6. Why do you, in such a hurry, having cut the green grass, keep saying, "Eat, eat," to the old ox whose life is gone? 7. Indeed, a dead ox will not rise with food and drink; You lament in vain, just as you are, foolish. 8. The head remains just as it was, and the hands, feet, and tail; The ears remain just as they were; I think the ox will rise. 9. Neither the grandfather's head nor his hands and feet are seen; Weeping at a mound of earth, are you not the foolish one? 10. Indeed, you extinguish all my pain, as if dousing with water me, who is burning, like a fire sprinkled with ghee. 11. Indeed, you have drawn out the dart for me, which was in my heart. This sorrow, lodged in the heart, Who, for me, overcome by sorrow, dispelled the sorrow of my father. I am one whose dart is drawn out, free from sorrow, undisturbed; I do not grieve, I do not weep, having heard you, young man. Thus do the wise act, those who are compassionate; They turn away from sorrow, just as Sujāta did for his father. This is not to be permanent, Brahmadatta, safety, abundance, and bodily comfort; When prosperity declines, do not be utterly bewildered, like a broken raft in the midst of the ocean. Whatever deeds a person does, those he sees in himself; The doer of good, good; the doer of evil, evil; As one sows the seed, so does one reap the fruit. This was the teacher's word, which Pārāsariya spoke; Do not do evil, which you will later regret having done. This is that Piṅgiya Venasākha, in whom I killed a thousand khattiyas; Adorned, anointed with heartwood sandalwood, that very suffering has returned to me. And Sāmā, with her body anointed with sandalwood, grown like a moringa tree branch; Not seeing her, I will die, O Ubbari, that will be more painful to me than this. Like a snake, having shed its old skin, goes forth with a new body; So, when the body is without enjoyment, and the departed one has passed away. Burning, he does not know the lamentation of his relatives; Therefore, I do not grieve for him, he has gone to whatever destiny is his. Uninvited he came from there, unpermitted he went from here; As he came, so he went, what lamentation is there in that? Burning, he does not know the lamentation of his relatives; Therefore, I do not grieve for him, he has gone... Oh, he has gone To whatever fate is his. 23. If I were to weep and become thin, What fruit would that be for me? For relatives, friends, and well-wishers, Our discontent would be more. 24. While being burnt, he does not know The lamentation of relatives. Therefore, I do not grieve for this; He has gone to whatever fate is his. 25. Just as a child Cries after the moon as it goes, Exactly like this is it For whoever grieves for the departed. 26. While being burnt, he does not know The lamentation of relatives. Therefore, I do not grieve for this; He has gone to whatever fate is his. 27. Just as a water pot, Broken, cannot be put together again, Exactly like this is it For whoever grieves for the departed. 28. While being burnt, he does not know The lamentation of relatives. Therefore, I do not grieve for this; He has gone to whatever fate is his. 29. Others grieve and weep, Others are people with tearful faces. You have a serene facial expression, Why, Ghata, do you not grieve? 30. Sorrow does not remove what has passed, Nor does it bring future happiness. Therefore, O Dhanka, I do not grieve; There is no benefit in sorrow. 31. Grieving, one becomes pale and thin, And food does not appeal to him. Enemies become joyful For one pierced by a dart, suffering. 32. Whether in a village or in a forest, Whether in a low place or on high ground, It will not come to me who stands firm; Thus am I, one who has seen the path. 33. For whom one's self alone is not enough, Even if bringing all desired pleasures, Even the whole earth Will not bring him happiness. 34. Alone in the forest, in a mountain cave, Lifting up, lifting up a rock, you throw it. Again and again, appearing to be in a hurry, O Koraṇḍiya, what indeed is your purpose here? 35. I indeed will make this (earth) Bordered by the ocean, level Just like the palm of my hand, Scattering both the peaks and the mountains. Therefore, I throw rocks into the chasm. 36. This earth does not deserve To be made level like the palm of a hand, (incomplete line) I am a man, one, to make. I think this one wishes to conquer the abyss, O Koraṇḍiya, you will abandon life. 37. If this earth cannot be made equal by one man, just so, O King, these men of various views, you will not make them equal. 38. In brief, your honor, for my sake, you have explained this, O Koraṇḍiya, thus it is: As it is not possible for a man to make the earth equal, so are men. The Koraṇḍiya Jataka, the Sixth. 39. I salute you, O elephant, sixty years old, forest-dwelling, glorious herd-leader. With my wings I make a gesture of joined palms to you, do not kill my children, I, the weak one. 40. I salute you, O elephant, solitary wanderer, forest-dwelling, roaming the mountain slopes. With my wings I make a gesture of joined palms to you, do not kill my children, I, the weak one. 41. I will vomit your little quail children. What will you do to me? You are weak. Even a hundred thousand of such as you I could crush with my left foot. 42. Not indeed everywhere is there need for strength; for strength indeed becomes the destruction of the foolish. I will do harm to you, O king of elephants, who killed my children, I, the weak one. 43. See the crow, and the little quail, the frog, the blue fly. These killed the elephant. See the enemy of the enemy. Therefore indeed one should not make enmity, even with anyone unloved. The Laṭukikā Jataka, the Seventh. 44. I myself am guilty, the murderer, of King Mahāpatāpa. Let him release this Dhammapāla. O king, cut off my hands. 45. I myself am guilty, the murderer, of King Mahāpatāpa. Let him release this Dhammapāla. O king, cut off my feet. 46. I myself am guilty, the murderer, of King Mahāpatāpa. Let him release this Dhammapāla. O king, cut off my head. 47. Not indeed Ah, alas for this king, His friends and ministers are not well-wishers; Who do not tell the king, "Do not kill your own son." 48. Indeed, alas for this king, His relatives and friends are not well-wishers; Who do not tell the king, "Do not kill your own son." 49. Anointed with sandalwood essence, The arms of Dhammapāla are being cut off; The heir to the earth, My life, O king, is being tormented. The Story of Cūḷadhammapāla, the Eighth. 359. The Story of the Golden Deer (5-1-9) 50. Strive, O deer-footed one, Strive, O great deer; Cut the leather thong snare, I will not rejoice alone in the forest. 51. I strive but cannot succeed, I tear the ground with force; The leather thong snare is strong, It cuts my foot. 52. Spread out the leaves, Draw your sword, hunter; First having killed me, Then kill the great deer. 53. I have neither heard nor seen A deer speaking human speech; May you, good lady, be happy, And so may this great deer. 54. So, hunter, may you rejoice, Together with all your relatives; Just as I rejoice today, Having seen the great deer freed. The Story of the Golden Deer, the Ninth. 360. The Story of Suyonandī (5-1-10) 55. The scent of darkness blows, And the ocean of grass is roaring; Far from here is Suyonandī, Lustful desires torment me. 56. How did you cross the ocean? How did you see Seruma? How did a heavenly union Come to be for her and you? 57. Of merchants seeking wealth, Who set out from Bharukaccha; Their ship was broken by crocodiles, I floated on a plank. 58. She me gently, softly, always fragrant with sandalwood; the good lady lifted with her body, like a mother her own son. 59. She with food and drink, with clothes and bedding; and even with her own self, O dull-eyed one, know this, O Tamba. The Suyonandi Jātaka, the tenth. The Chapter of the Jewel Earring, the first. Its summary – Then the best of conquerors, the green grass, then the broken raft, the snake, the pot; the cave, again the elephant, the slain, with the best of deer, the best of heavens, are ten. 2. The Chapter on Beauty and Ascent 361. The Vaṇṇāroha Jātaka (5-2-1) 60. By beauty and by birth, and by strength and prowess; Subāhu is not better than I, so you say, Sudāṭha. 61. By beauty and by birth, and by strength and prowess; Sudāṭha is not better than I, so you say, Subāhu. 62. If you, Subāhu, thus harm me while I live; then I will not desire to live with you. 63. Whoever believes the words of others as they are; quickly breaks with a friend, and produces much enmity. 64. He is not a friend who is always heedless, suspicious of division, always looking for faults; But he in whom one sleeps as a son on a breast, he is truly a friend, unbreakable by others. The Vaṇṇāroha Jātaka, the first. 362.