[8] In the kingdom of Paňcāla (sic), mighty and virtuous king Cakkiņa and queen Ańgī have a daughter they name Padumā.
One day, the king begins to have visions of a terrible fate that will befall their land: a duo of monsters will come to devour them and destroy the kingdom.
Cūlaṇi travels to the destroyed kingdom and finds a golden stag, which guides the monarch to the drum.
The god makes it that four devaputta reincarnate as Padumā's sons, but the first queen takes the children and casts them in the river, and replaces the boys for four puppies.
The four princes learn the whole truth and their mother, Padumā, is restored as queen, while Ańgī is made to herd the pigs.
When they are young, they are poisoned by the second queen and buried in the village, four champa trees sprouting on their graves.
[11] In another version, provided by Payungporn Nonthavisarut and Pathom Hongsuwan, the Champa Si Ton is preceded by a narrative about Chao Pho Pak Hueng (or Thao Khatanam), who visits Panjanakhorn and rescues princess Khamkong from the drum.
[12] In an Indian version of the story, the King of Panchala marries a second wife, Padma, who gives birth to four princes.
He saves a princess named Pathumma from inside a drum she was hiding in when some terrifying creatures attacked her kingdom, leaving her as the sole survivor.
The tale continues as the four princes are rescued from the water and buried in the garden, only to become champa trees and later regaining their human shapes.