From Nagarjuna's Treatise on the Great Perfection of Wisdom
(Dharmamitra Translation)

This situation is analogous to that of the man who constantly made offerings to a god. As this man was poverty-stricken, for twelve full years he single-mindedly made offerings seeking to gain wealth and nobility. The god felt pity for this man, manifest himself before him and asks, "What is it that you seek?"

The man replied, "I'm seeking for wealth and nobility. I desire to have it that I get whatever I wish for."

The god then gave him a vessel known as "the vase of virtue" and told the man, "Everything you need will come forth from this vase."

After the man got it there was nothing which he wished for that he did not gain. After he acquired the ability to get anything he wished for he built a fine house with elephants, horses and carriages and came to possess an abundance of the seven kinds of jewels. He gave generously to all of his guests so that they were never wanting in any respect.

One of his guests inquired of him, "You used to be poverty-stricken. How is it that now you have come by such wealth as this?"

The man replied, "I received this celestial vase. The vase is able to put forth all of these different kinds of things. Hence I have gained such wealth."

The guest asked, "Would you show me the vase and something which it has put forth?"

And so he immediately brought out the vase. From within the vase he drew forth all manner of objects. Then, in prideful carelessness he began to dance about on the top of the vase. The vase was immediately shattered. At the very same time all of the different sorts of things which it had produced simultaneously disappeared.

One who upholds the precepts is just like this. He receives all manner of marvelous bliss and there is no wish which he does not realize. If, however, a person breaks the precepts, if he becomes pridefully careless and gives free reign to willfulness, he will be just like this man who broke the vase and lost everything.