Buddhacarita by Ven Asvaghosa - Ancient Buddhist Texts

Buddha-carita, or Life of Buddha - 142
thyself, to deliver thy mind, to those who will destroy the enemies of
thy home.’
72. The king himself, folding his hands, with a sudden longing come
upon him, replied, ‘Thou art obtaining thy desire without hindrance;
when thou hast at last accomplished all that thou hast to do, thou shalt
show hereafter thy favour towards me.’
73. Having given his firm promise to the monarch, he proceeded to
the Vaiśvantara hermitage; and, after watching him with
astonishment, as he wandered on in his course, the king and his
courtiers returned to the mountain (of Rājagiri).
[Such is the eleventh chapter in the great poem Śri Buddhacarita,
written by Aśvaghosa, called The Passions Spurned]