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404. Then Vessantara said, "Do not go to his presence; To ask my father, The king is also powerless there." 405. "The Sivis, with uplifted voices, In the strength of their anger, Would strike him, desiring To kill the king because of me." 406. "If so, great king, May it be in the northern Jeta city; Here, rule the kingdom, Surrounded by the Jetas." 407. "This kingdom is prosperous and thriving, The region is great and flourishing; Make up your mind, O king, To the kingdom, the best of men." 408. "Enough of the pleasure of kingship for me, Banished from the kingdom; The Sivis were not satisfied, That they would anoint me to the kingdom again." 409. "Unfit to be reconciled, Utterly because of me; Quarreling with the Sivis has arisen, Strife is mine." Is not spoken. 410. What was received, what was given, Was made valuable to all; You have confined me, O king, Vaṅka, I go to the mountain. 411. In many ways, He was asked by the Jetaking; Unwilling, he refused, The kingdom in Jetaraṭṭha. 412. Having inspected the city, And set up a fence of spears; Having had it done in one night, He lay down with his wife and children. 413. Having eaten in the morning, Various excellent delicious foods; Having bidden farewell to the Jetaking, He departed, surrounded by them. 414. The Jetaking, fifteen Yojanas from Jetaraṭṭha; Having gone to the forest gate, Spoke these words to the path. 415. Esasela, great king, The mountain Gandhamādana; Where you with your sons, And with your wife will dwell. 416. The Jetas instructed him, With tearful eyes and weeping faces; From here, go, great king, Straight towards the north. 417. Then you will see, good sir, A mountain named Vepulla; Crowded with various trees, With cool shade, delightful. 418. Having passed that, good sir, Then you will see a river; A river named Ketumatī, Deep, a mountain cave. 419. Crowded with large fish, With a good landing place, great water; There bathe and drink, And refresh your children. 420. Then you will see, good sir, A banyan tree with sweet fruit; Grown on a lovely peak, With cool shade, delightful. 421. Then you will see, good sir, A mountain named Nāḷika; Crowded with various birds, A rock inhabited by Kinnaras. 422. To the north-east of that, Is a lake named Mucalinda; Covered with white lotuses, And fragrant white water lilies. 423. Golden, like a cloud, Always with green grass; Like a lion seeking prey, Enter the forest grove. 424. There Bindussarā, melodious, Various colored, many birds; Sing and resound, In trees blossoming in season. 425. Having gone to the mountain passes, And the sources of the rivers; He saw a pond, Filled with Karañca and Kakkudha. 426. Large fish. Shady, A fine ford, great water; Even, square, and pure, Sweet, without bad odor. 427. To its northeast, Build a leaf hut; Having built the leaf hut, Provide for the alms-seeker. 428. Thus did the victorious kings, Directly instruct; A clever, well-trained Son of Jeta they addressed. 429. "As he goes and as he goes, Protect him, huntsman; Having thus instructed, They stationed their son at the forest gate. 430. To dispel various fears, Of King Vessantara; Having placed you as guards, They went to their own city. 431. And Vessantara, going, To Mount Gandhamadana; With wife and children arrived, And rested there for a day. 432. Thence, facing north, He went to Mount Vepulla; Reaching its foot by the path, He arrived at the Ketumati River. 433. Sitting on the bank of the Tissa, Eating fine meat; Given by a hunter in one day, He bathed, drank, and rested. 434. Giving a golden needle To the hunter, then after that; Going to the southern banyan tree, Standing on the mountain peak. 435. Sitting at its root, Eating a few fruits; Then after that, going, He arrived at Mount Nalika. 436. Circumventing Nalika, Going to the great lake; He approached Mucalinda, Adorned with various lotuses. 437. To its northeast, Going by a small path; He saw a lovely great forest, Filled with fruits and flowers. 438. Passing beyond that, going, Gradually, the noble one; To a square pond, He arrived, with great water. 439. Vessantara and Maddi, And Jali and Kanhajina both; There they rested, Speaking pleasantly to each other. 440. Reflecting, then Sakka, Saw the divine elephant; The great being had entered The fearful and terrifying Himalayas. 441. Calling forth Vissakamma, the divine son, Thence he sent him; To Mount Vamka, For the purpose of building a hermitage. 442. 42. Vissakamma too, quickly, Descending from the world of gods; In the hollow of Mount Vaṅka, Built two hermitages. 443. Two walkways he made, For night and day; In fitting places, With trees flowered and fruited. 444. Having prepared completely, The requisites for ascetics; He also inscribed letters, On the hermitage wall thus. 445. "Those who wish to renounce, Let them take these; Having renounced, let them dwell, Happily in this hermitage." 446. Having written thus, that god, And non-humans, fearsome; Having driven away beasts and birds, Went to his own place. 447. Seeing then the one-track path, Vessantara thought; "This is a dwelling for renunciates, Come, let us go." 448. Having placed Maddi, And the children at the hermitage door; Entering the hermitage, He saw those letters. 449. "This was given by Sakka," Saying so, with a joyful mind; He entered the leaf hut, Alone, to renounce. 450. There, his bow and sword, And silken clothes removing; Taking off his fine garments, He put on bark robes. 451. Placing on his shoulder, The deer skin given by Sakka; He took the guise of a sage, Tying up his hair in a knot. 452. Taking a staff, going out, From the leaf hut to the walkway; Ascending, looking around, He walked back and forth. 453. Then to his children and wife, With senses restrained; He came, like an elder of sixty years, Descending from the walkway. 454. Maddi, seeing the great being, Lamented piteously; Falling at his feet, She mourned old times. 455. Then she, with the Bodhisatta, Entered the hermitage; Going to their leaf hut, They took the ways of sages. 456. Afterwards, the children too, They made ascetic youths; They dwelt in the hollow of Mount Vaṅka, Four royal persons. 457. Then Maddi asked a boon, Of the great being, the great sage; "Do not go, my lord, to the forest, Seeking fruits and berries. 458. Here, taking the children, You should live as you please." Food; I myself will fetch, Roots, tubers, and fruits. 459. Having asked for this boon, From the forest, fruits; Bringing them, she nourished, The ascetics, three leagues away. 460. The Bodhisatta also asked, A boon of Maddi, the well-behaved; Do not come, untimely one, Having set out to my presence. 461. Women and celibacy, Are not suitable, O wise one; They destroy celibates, Therefore, I ask this boon of you. 462. She agreed, "It is well," Maddi, the celibate; In their own places they lived, Cultivating loving-kindness. 464. By the power of loving-kindness, Of the great sage, three leagues away; They mutually loved, All beings everywhere. 464. Rising early in the morning, Maddi, Having prepared water; And food, And water for the mouth, she brought. 465. A tooth stick she gave, Then the hermitage courtyard; Having swept, the two sons, She placed near their father. 466. Taking the basket and spade, And also grasping the goad; For roots, tubers, and fruits, She entered the forest alone. 497. In the evening, the basket, With roots, tubers, and fruits; Having filled, she went, To the leaf hut from the forest. 468. Having put down the fruit basket, Having bathed herself and the sons; Having bathed, they ate, Rejoicing, the four people. 469. Having eaten, pleasant conversation, Having made, the two sons; Taking them, Maddi entered, Her own leaf hut. 470. In this manner, The four royal people; In the cave of Vanka mountain, They lived for seven months, it is said. 471. At that time, in the Kalinga kingdom, In a village, in a poor settlement; A brahmin named Jujaka, A beggar, unattractive. 472. Having obtained a hundred kahapanas, The brahmin by begging; In a brahmin family, Having placed them, he went again. 473. Not coming for a long time, The kahapanas of Jujaka, Were exhausted in the brahmin's house, Having spent them completely. 474. "Give me my kahapanas," Later Jujaka came; Because the kahapanas were exhausted, The brahmin was unable to give. 475. The brahmin's daughter, Named Amittatāpanā; Young and beautiful, Was given to Jūcaka. 476. In Vasittha's settlement, Taking Amittatāpanā, The old and wicked pauper, Jūcaka, lived by begging. 477. Amittatāpanā, indeed, Respecting the non-brahmin, Attended to him like Indra, Diligent in rising early. 478. Other young brahmins, Seeing Amittatāpanā, Endowed with wifely virtues, Were jealous of the old man. 479. "This old man, indeed, Is well attended by Jūcaka; Why do you neglect us, Young men, who are your husbands?" 480. The wives, not attending, Seeing Amittatāpanā, "If you do not attend, We will beat you severely." 481. Threatened, all the wives, With fearful minds towards their husbands, Sat together and plotted, Starting with Amittatāpanā. 482. "We will drive away the lady, From this settlement; Thus we will live happily, Without Jūcaka's mistress." 483. Having plotted thus, Going to the river for water, They gathered and gossiped, At the bathing place about Amittatāpanā. 484. "No mother loves you, No father loves you; That you serve the old man's feet, Being so young and mindful." 485. "Enemies, indeed, are your relatives, Plotting in secret; That you serve the old man's feet, Being so young and mindful." 486. "Unpleasant is the dwelling, With an old husband;