[131] Now at that time King Seniya Bimbisāra of Magadha was afflicted with a fistula (bhagandala). His garments were stained with blood. The women of the palace, seeing this, mocked him: "Now His Majesty is in his season! The flower has appeared for His Majesty! Before long His Majesty will give birth!" Because of this the king was abashed. Then King Seniya Bimbisāra of Magadha said this to Prince Abhaya: "I say, Abhaya, I have an affliction of such a kind that my garments are stained with blood, and the women of the palace, seeing it, mock me, saying: 'Now His Majesty is in his season! The flower has appeared for His Majesty! Before long His Majesty will give birth!' Come, I say, Abhaya, find out such a physician as might treat me."
"Sire, this Jīvaka of ours is a physician, young and capable. He will treat Your Majesty."
"Then, I say, Abhaya, give orders to the physician Jīvaka; he shall treat me."
Then Prince Abhaya gave orders to Jīvaka Komārabhacca: "Go, I say, Jīvaka, treat the king."
"Even so, sire," Jīvaka Komārabhacca assented to Prince Abhaya, and taking medicine on his fingernail he approached King Seniya Bimbisāra of Magadha. Having approached, he said this to King Seniya Bimbisāra of Magadha: "Sire, let me see your affliction." Then Jīvaka Komārabhacca drew out the fistula of King Seniya Bimbisāra of Magadha with a single application of ointment.
Then King Seniya Bimbisāra of Magadha, being restored to health, had five hundred women adorned with all their ornaments, then had the ornaments taken off and made into a heap, and said this to Jīvaka Komārabhacca: "I say, Jīvaka, let all these ornaments of the five hundred women be yours."
"Enough, sire. Let Your Majesty but remember my service."
"Then, I say, Jīvaka, attend upon me, upon the women's quarters, and upon the Saṅgha of bhikkhus with the Buddha at its head."
"Even so, sire," Jīvaka Komārabhacca assented to King Seniya Bimbisāra of Magadha.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.