讲述龙王 Campeyya（菩萨）的本生故事：他前世为贫民，因艳羡节庆上所见龙王的威仪而发愿，死后即投生为该龙王，后被弄蛇人捕获展演，幸赖忠贞的王后 Sumanā 寻访相救。

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.