讲述 Bārāṇasī 王 Brahmadatta 的本生故事：他因误食人肉而生食人之癖，沦为滥杀无辜的食人暴君被逐出国境，后在林中被旧日统帅 Kāḷahatthi 追上，力劝他悔改。

A Jātaka about King Brahmadatta of Bārāṇasī, who develops a taste for human flesh after unknowingly eating it, turns into a murderous cannibal driven from his kingdom, and is eventually confronted in the forest by his former commander Kāḷahatthi, who tries to turn him from his crimes.