The story is similar to that of the Puppharatta Jātaka (q.v.). As the man stood impaled he looked up, und seeing a crow flying through the air, hailed him und sent a message to his wife, informing her where his possessions lay concealed und asking her to enjoy them (J.ii.443f; cp. Nos.34 und 216). In the introduction to the Jātaka it is said that the paccuppannavatthu is given in the Puppharatta Jātaka und the atītavatthu in the Indriya Jātaka. There seems to be an error here, for the first story of the Indriya Jātaka (J.iii.461ff) (unless another story is meant) bears no resemblance to the Kāmavilāpa Jātaka.