When king Cuddhodana had heard these words he betook himself cheerful of mind, after stretching his body and rising from his magnificent throne, surrounded by councillors, citizens, attendants, and relations to where the a,coka-wood was situated; but when he was come there he became incapable of entering the a c, oka-wood. He seemed to have become too heavy. Pausing at the entrance he spoke after a moment's reflection, at this time, the following verse: "Never can I recollect, even when leading my soldiers, that ever I felt my body so heavy as now. I am not able to enter the abode of my own family; what will overtake me here and to whom can I turn for advice ?" (55: 16).

Out of the air some of the gods sons inform him that the cause thereof is the presence of the Bodhisattva in Maya's womb.

If the connection between text and reliefs was not so clear, no-one could have any idea that this and the next scene are placed in the ac,okawood, for there is not a tree to be seen. It looks much more likely that the queen is in a palace, the right hand of the relief is occupied by a building crowned with tri,cula motifs, in which the queen sits on a lofty throne; an attendant with a fan behind her, other women kneeling round. In the right lower corner a guard is seated, and there are two others on the left of the building in the adjoining courtyard that is closed by a gateway, more to the left. In front of the gateway we see a sitting and a standing person, belonging to the king's suite that takes up the left half of the relief; their rich garments make it probable they are the royal councillors or relations. It even looks as if they might be gods, who, though not from the air, are speaking to the king, but the respectful sembah of the front one is not becoming for a god. The king stands in a reflective attitude and is evidently depicted, musing over the strange occurrence. His suite sits on the left behind him and in the backgrond is his elephant, hung with bells, its driver on its back with the angkuc,a in his hand.