ນິທານຊາດົກ ເລື່ອງສຸວັນນະຄັນຄາກ ພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າໄດ້ຕັດເທສະໜາເລື່ອງອະດີດຕະຊາດຂອງພະອົງໃຫ້ແກ່ພິກຂຸທັງຫຼາຍຟັງ ທີ່ວັດເຊຕະວັນ ເມືອງສາວັດຖີ ປາງເມື່ອພະໂພທິສັດເຈົ້າໄດ້ເກີດເປັນຄັນຄາກ ເປັນໂອລົດຂອງພະຍາສຸທັດສະນະແລະພະນາງຈັນທະປັບພາແຫ່ງເມືອງອິນທະປັດຖະນະຄອນ. ເຫດທີ່ຊື່ວ່າ ສຸວັນນະຄັນຄາກ ເປັນເພາະເມື່ອປະສູດອອກມາເປັນກຸມມານນັ້ນ ມີຜີວເນື້ອແລະຮູບຮ່າງເໝືອນຄັນຄາກ. ເຖິງວ່າ ຈະມີຮູບຮ່າງອັບປະລັກ ແຕ່ສຸວັນນະຄັນຄາກກໍ່ມີບຸນຍາທິການຫຼາຍ ມີພະຍາອິນຄອຍຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອ ຈົນເປັນທີ່ເຄົາລົບນັບຖືຂອງຊາວເມືອງ ເປັນເຫດໃຫ້ຜູ້ຄົນລືມເຊັ້ນສວງບູຊາພະຍາແຖນ ເຮັດໃຫ້ພະຍາແຖນຄຽດແລະບໍ່ຍອມປ່ອຍນໍ້າຝົນໃຫ້ຕົກລົງມາຍັງໂລກມະນຸດ. ສຸວັນນະຄັນຄາກ ຈຶ່ງອາສານໍາເອົາໄພ່ພົນບັນດາສັດຕ່າງໆ ເຊັ່ນ ປວກ, ເຜີ້ງ, ຕໍ່, ແຕນ, ງູ, ຊ້າງ, ມ້າ, ງົວ, ຄວາຍ ຂຶ້ນໄປຮົບກັບພະຍາແຖນເທິງເມືອງຟ້າຈົນໄດ້ຮັບໄຊຊະນະ. ພະຍາແຖນຈຶ່ງຍອມປ່ອຍນໍ້າຝົນໃຫ້ຕົກລົງມາຍັງໂລກມະນຸດຕາມເດີມ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ່ ໒໖ ໜ້າ ໑: ສັງກາດໄດ້ ໑໒໓໗ ຕົວປີຮັບໃຄ້ ເດືອນ ໑໐ ແຮມ ໙ ຄໍ່າ ມື້ເປິກໃຈ້ ວັນ ໕ ຣິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມກອງງາຍ ໝາຍມີ ອົງສົມເດັດບໍຣົມມະບຸບພິດເປັນເຈົ້າ ຫໍຄໍາຝ່າຍໜ້າ ກັບທັງພະຣາຊະມານດາ ພະຣາຊະພັນທຸວົງສາ ມີພະຣາຊະສັດທາສ້າງ ລໍາສຸວັນນະຄັນຄາກ ໄວ້ກັບສະໜາພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າ ຕາບຕໍ່ເທົ້າ ໕໐໐໐ ວັດສາ ຂໍໃຫ້ໄດ້ດັ່ງຄໍາມັກຄໍາປາດຖະໜາຊູ່ເຍື່ອງຊູ່ປະການ ກໍຂ້າເທີ້ນ.
The Jataka of Suvanna Khankhan (a golden toad). The Buddha preached a sermon to his disciples on his previous life at the Jetavana monastery in Savatthi. When the Bodhisatta was born as a toad, son of King Suthatsana and Queen Chanthapappha of Inthapattha kingdom. The reason why he was named “Suvanna Khankhak” is because when he was born as a child, he has skin and physical body like a toad. Despite his ugly appearance but Suvanna Khankhak had a lot of merit and Indra to help. He was respected by the people of the city causing the people to forget to worship Phanya Thaen. This made Phanya Thaen angry and refused to let the rains fall onto the human world. Suvanna Khankhak therefore volunteered to bring his hosts of various animals such as termites, bees, wasps, hornets, snakes, elephants, horses, cows, and buffaloes to fight with Phanya Thaen in the sky until victory. Phanya Thaen allowed the rains fall onto the world as before. Colophon: Folio 26 on the recto side: Sangkat (CS) 1237, a hap khai year, the ninth day of the waning moon of the tenth lunar month, a poek chai day, the fifth day of the week (Thursday), the writing was accomplished at the time of kòng ngai (between 7.30–9.00 o’clock). The king who lived in the front golden palace, along with his mother and relatives sponsored the making of this manuscript [entitled] Lam suvannakhankhak, to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. May our wishes and desires come true.
Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 26 leaves.
Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.7 cm, width 55.5 cm, depth 1 cm.
Condition of original material: Good.
Alternative calendar and date: Lao, CS 1237, a hap khai year
Author(s)/Creator(s): Unidentified.
Scribe(s): Unidentified.
Original institution reference: Manuscript Box no. 7.
