386 Kharaputta Jātaka (JTA 146) The Secret Charm Ashin Sarana:
Yamona’s drawing A bhikkhu was attached to a woman and wanted to be lay. When the Buddha heard this he told the bhikkhu that long ago she wanted you to die in a fire. The Buddha told the story of the past. Long ago a snake king was getting beaten by children .The human king saved the snake. The king and the snake became friends. When the snake couldn’t watch over the king, he asked a snake maiden to watch the king on his behalf. The snake taught the king a charm to recite if he didn’t see the maiden. One day, the maiden saw a water snake and wanted to marry him so she went to her snake form and left the king. The king recited the charm and the maiden and the water snake appeared together. As a punishment he beaten the maiden lightly with a stick and the maiden vanished into the snake realm. The snake king was mad and told 5 snakes to kill the king . When those snakes found out that the snake maiden was making it sound worse they reported to the snake king. The snake king apologized and taught the king a charm that can let him know what animals are saying. The snake said that if the king told another person the charm he would die in a fire. The king heard funny things that the animals said and laughed The queen insisted to tell her what the king was laughing about . When the Sakka heard that the king was about to break his promise to the snake , he saved the king by telling the king to have the queen get whipped on the back 100 times in order to know the charm . After three whips on the back, the queen gave up. So the king escape from the fire. The king was the bhikkhu and the queen was the women.Zwezarni Htun’s drawing The Buddha cautions a bhikkhu against his longing for his lay life wife, emphasizing that she hinders his spiritual path. The Buddha recounts a tale of King Senaka and a grateful snake. The king saves the snake’s life, and they become friends. When the snake’s attempts to meet the king fail, he sends a maiden, but a misunderstanding leads to conflict. The snake’s anger escalates, and he sends snakes to kill the king. After clarifying the situation, the king and the snake reconcile. The king possesses a charm to understand animals’ voices, but it comes with a dangerous condition: sharing it will result in flames. Despite warnings, the queen insists on learning the charm. A divine being intervenes, advising the king to insist on a beating as a requirement. The queen, determined yet regretful, endures the ordeal, highlighting the consequences of her desire for the charm.Kids’ drawing
