3.
The Discourse on the Sambari Magic
269.
At Sāvatthī, etc.
The Blessed One said this:
"Once in the past, monks, Vepacitti, the lord of titans, was sick, afflicted, severely ill.
Then, monks, Sakka, the lord of the gods, approached Vepacitti, the lord of titans, to enquire about his illness.
Vepacitti, the lord of titans, monks, saw Sakka, the lord of the gods, coming from afar.
Having seen him, he said this to Sakka, the lord of the gods -
'Give me medical treatment, lord of the gods.'
'Teach me, Vepacitti, the Sambari magic.'
'I will not teach you until I, sir, consult the titans.'
Then, monks, Vepacitti, the lord of titans, consulted the titans -
'Shall I, sirs, teach Sakka, the lord of the gods, the Sambari magic?'
'Do not, sir, teach Sakka, the lord of the gods, the Sambari magic.'
Then, monks, Vepacitti, the lord of titans, addressed Sakka, the lord of the gods, in verse -
He goes to the terrible hell, like Sambara for a hundred years."