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LALLTA-VISTARA. any disturbance of mind, thou didst depart for thy home with thy hands and feet entire. (19)
"Remember, again, that when in former times thon wast born the son of a ķishill and dwelt in penance in a wountain home, thou wast destroyed hy a poisoned arrow shot by a king; thou didst show thy mercy to the king, and didst not feel disturbed in niind (20)
“Iu former tines when thou, greatly endowed with merit, didst live as the lord of deer?? and ramble over bills, rivers and marshes, according to thy list, a barbarian entrapped thee, and tbou Jid.t Lollow him without being afllicted in heart on that account. (21)
“In former times when thou wast born a Brahman, a precious jewel of Uhine fell into the depths of the ocean and by thy superior powers thou didst recover it therefrom. (22)
" In former times when thou wast a noble Rishi, a bird approached theels and said, “ he thon my asylum." Thou didst reply, you are safe herc," and, for bis sake, thou didst give up thy own person, but never forsook the bird. (23)
“Hemember, again, that when formerly a Rishi asked thee to count the leaves of a tree uuder which he dwelt, thou didst count the leaves on the frre and never inade a inistake. (2 t)
“0, thou of white qualities, when thou didst live as a parrot on a tree, thou didst not, when the tree withered and died, for. sake it, knoring it to be thy home. When the king of the gols came to l' now of it, he recalled with delight thy qualities, and produced a worthy tree for thy home. (25)
“Thus, unrivalled are thy fasts and penances. Thou hast, owner of mumts, chic ved inany good deeds. This is the time for thce to renounce the earth with all its towns, and quickly to place the creation in the exerciso of the virtues of Jinas. (26)
“When the charming damsels with their persona decorated with oluaments and rich vestments, were singing in harmony with the accompaniment of excellent music, there aroge, through Jina merit, from the ton quarters of space, these Gáthás
