祭りで見かけた龍王の壮麗さに憧れた貧しい男が、その龍王自身として生まれ変わり、蛇使いに捕らえられ見世物にされるも、忠実な王妃スマナーに探し出され救出されるチャンペーヤ（菩薩）のジャータカ

A Jātaka about Campeyya, a poor man who longed for the splendour of a Nāga king he glimpsed at a festival and was reborn as that very Nāga king, only to be captured and exhibited by a snake-charmer until his devoted queen Sumanā secured his release.