Jātaka
Translators: sujato
Stories of Past Lives 52
Ekakanipāta
The Book of the Ones
Āsīsavagga
Hope
2. Cūḷajanakajātaka
A Short Tale of Janaka: a past life story
“Vāyametheva puriso,
A man should make an effort
na nibbindeyya paṇḍito;
the astute should not be disillusioned.
Passāmi vohaṁ attānaṁ,
Now I truly see myself,
udakā thalamubbhatan”ti.
lifted from the water to the shore.
Cūḷajanakajātakaṁ dutiyaṁ.