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14. Miscellaneous Collection 484. The Sālī-Field Jātaka (1) 1. The ripe sālī-field, parrots eat, O Kosiya; I report to you, brahmin, I cannot stop them. 2. And there is one bird there, who is the most beautiful of them all; Having eaten sālī as he wishes, he takes it away in his beak. 3. Set up snares, so that bird may be caught; And having seized him alive, bring him to me. 4. These birds, having eaten and drunk, depart; I am caught in a snare, what evil have I done? 5. Surely the belly of others, O parrot, your belly is too big; Having eaten sālī as you wish, you take it away in your beak. 6. Do you fill a granary there, O parrot, do you bear ill will towards me? Asked by me, friend, tell me, where do you store the sālī? 7. I have no ill will towards you, I have no granary; I pay a debt, I give a debt, I have reached Koṭasimbali; I also deposit a treasure there, know this, O Kosiya. 8. What kind of debt-giving is yours, and what kind of debt-release? Tell me about the treasure-depositing, then you will be freed from the snare. 9. My young children, O Kosiya, whose wings have not grown; They will support me when I am supported, therefore I give them a debt. 10. My mother and father are old, aged, past their youth; By carrying with my beak, I release the debt done previously. 11. Other birds are there, whose wings are worn, very weak; To them, seeking merit, I give, that the wise call a treasure. 12. Such is my debt-giving, and such is my debt-release; I tell you about the treasure-depositing, know this, O Kosiya. 13. Indeed, this bird is good, a bird of supreme righteousness; Among some humans Oh, this teaching does not exist. 14. Eat rice as you wish, with all your relatives; May we see the parrot again, dear is your sight to me. 15. Having eaten and drunk in your hermitage, and rested, Kosiya, in your presence; Give gifts to those who have laid down their rods, and support your aged parents. 16. Indeed, good fortune has arisen for me today, for I have seen the best of birds; Having heard the parrot's good words, I will perform many merits. 17. So Kosiya, delighted and overjoyed, having prepared food and drink; With a mind pleased by food and drink, he satisfied recluses and brahmins. The Sālikedāra Jātaka, first. 485. The Candakinnarī Jātaka (2) 18. I think this is brought near, O Moon, by the blood-stained one; Today I give up life, my breaths, O Moon, cease. 19. My sorrowful heart sinks, it burns, I am utterly exhausted; Grieving for you, O Moon, not by any other sorrows. 20. Like grass, like a forest, I wither, like an incomplete river, I dry up; Grieving for you, O Moon, not by any other sorrows. 21. Like rain on a mountain foot, these tears fall from me; Grieving for you, O Moon, not by any other sorrows. 22. You are evil, O prince, who my desired husband, poor wretch, You pierce in the forest... pierced by a dart, lies on the ground. 23. May your mother, O prince, release this sorrow from my heart; This sorrow in my heart, as I look upon the Kimpurisa. 24. May your wife, O prince, release this sorrow from my heart; This sorrow in my heart, as I look upon the Kimpurisa. 25. May your mother, O prince, never see her son, never her husband; You who killed the Kimpurisa, the innocent one, for my sake. 26. May your wife, O prince, never see her son, never her husband; You who killed the Kimpurisa, the innocent one, for my sake. 27. Do not weep, O fair one, do not grieve, O dark-eyed one of the forest; You shall be my wife, honored by women in the royal household. 28. Indeed, I would rather die, I shall not be yours, O prince; You who killed the Kimpurisa, the innocent one, for my sake. 29. O timid Kimpurisi, O one who wishes to live, go to the Himalayas; Other deer will delight you, those who feed on forty kinds of herbs. 30. Those mountains, those caves, and those mountain grottoes remain just as they are; Not seeing you there, O Kimpurisa, what shall I do? 31. Those delightful beds of leaves, frequented by wild beasts; Not seeing you there, O Kimpurisa, what shall I do? 32. Those delightful beds of flowers, frequented by wild beasts; Not seeing you there, O Kimpurisa, what shall I do? 33. Clear mountain forest rivers flow, their streams strewn with flowers; Not seeing you there, O Kimpurisa, what shall I do? 34. The blue peaks of the Himalaya mountain, are beautiful to behold; Not seeing you there, O Kimpurisa, what shall I do? 35. Yellow of the Himālaya mountain, the peaks are beautiful; Not seeing you there, O Kimpurisa, what shall I do? 36. Reddish of the Himālaya mountain, the peaks are beautiful; Not seeing you there, O Kimpurisa, what shall I do? 37. High of the Himālaya mountain, the peaks are beautiful; Not seeing you there, O Kimpurisa, what shall I do? 38. White of the Himālaya mountain, the peaks are beautiful; Not seeing you there, O Kimpurisa, what shall I do? 39. Variegated of the Himālaya mountain, the peaks are beautiful; Not seeing you there, O Kimpurisa, what shall I do? 40. On Gandhamādana, served by hosts of Yakkhas, covered with herbs; Not seeing you there, O Kimpurisa, what shall I do? 41. On Gandhamādana, served by Kimpurisas, covered with herbs; Not seeing you there, O Kimpurisa, what shall I do? 42. I salute you, noble Brahma, who for this poor wretch, my desired husband, anointed with ambrosia, I am reunited with my beloved. 43. Now let us wander through mountains, forests, and rivers, whose streams are strewn with flowers; inhabited by various trees, speaking sweetly to each other. 44. Torches, Mlecchas bind on the island, people desire to eat me; Speak, Senaka, as a friend and helper, tell of the calamity of the birds to our kin. 45. O bird, you are the chief of birds, O King Ukkusa, we come to you for refuge; People desire to eat me, hunters, Mlecchas, be for my well-being. 46. Friend, s And the wise do this, seeking happiness in due time and out of due time; I will do this for you, Senaka, for a noble one does what is proper for a noble one. 47. What is proper for one who feels compassion, that has been done by a noble one for a noble one; Be a protector of yourself, do not be burned, we shall get sons while you are alive. 48. Making myself your protection and shield, I do not tremble even at the breaking of my body; For some friends do this for friends, giving up their lives, this is the custom of the good. 49. A very difficult deed was done, by the bird born from an egg; For the sake of the curlew's sons, when half the night had not yet come. 50. Even those who have fallen, stumbled by their own deeds, stand firm through compassion for friends; For the sake of my sons I have come to this state, attend to my welfare, O water-dweller. 51. With wealth, with grain, and with oneself, the wise make a friend and companion; I will do this for you, Senaka, for a noble one does what is proper for a noble one. 52. Sit down, my dear, without anxiety, a son performs service for his father's welfare; I will perform this service for you, protecting Senaka's sons. 53. Indeed, my dear, this is the custom of the good, that a son should perform service for his father's welfare; Perhaps seeing my grown body, Senaka's sons will not harm me. 54. Animals, humans, O best of brave beasts, afflicted by fear, approach the best; For the sake of my sons I have come to this state, you are our king, be for my happiness. 55. I will do this for you, Senaka, I will come to that direction for your destruction; How indeed can a wise and discerning person, not strive for the protection of their own people? 56. And one should make a friend, a good friend and a good heart, and a friend's house, you should make for the coming of happiness. Having struck them with arrows, like a hunter, we rejoice, being united with our children. 57. By the deed of one's friend, of a companion who does not flee, they chirp back to the chirping, the hairy ones, dear to the heart. 58. Having gained a wise friend, a companion, he enjoys children, cattle, or wealth. And I, my children, and my husband, are united by the compassion of friends. 59. Royal power and valorous power, these belong to one with accomplished friends. He, having friends, having fame, of exalted spirit, rejoices in this world, desiring what he wishes. 60. Friends should be made, even by the poor, Senaka. See, by the compassion of friends, we are united with our relatives. 61. He who makes friends, O brahmin, with the brave and the strong, he becomes happy thus, as I and you, Senaka. The Great Owl Jātaka, the third. 487. The Uddālaka Jātaka (4) 62. Those with rough deer-skins, with matted hair, with dirty teeth, of unseemly appearance, who chant mantras; Have they, by those human practices, come to know this, and are they free from states of woe? 63. If one, O king, performs evil deeds, even if he is learned, if he does not practice the Dhamma; Even one who knows a thousand Vedas, by that, will not be freed from suffering, not having attained good conduct. 64. Even one who knows a thousand Vedas, by that, will not be freed from suffering, not having attained good conduct. I think the Vedas are fruitless; self-restrained conduct alone is true. 65. Indeed, the Vedas are not fruitless, self-restrained conduct alone is true. For one attains fame by learning the Vedas, and attains peace, tamed by good conduct. 66. Servants, mother, father, relatives, By whom he was born, he is that same. I am Uddālaka, sirs, of a family of learned brahmins. 67. How, sirs, is one a brahmin? How does one become perfect? And how is one fully extinguished? How is one called righteous? 68. Having cast off fire, taking it, a brahmin, sprinkling water, sacrificing, raises a sacrificial post; One who acts thus is a brahmin, secure; they declared him established in Dhamma. 69. There is no purity by sprinkling, nor is a brahmin perfect;