Bhojaprabandha 26_102

26_102

And the wise Vatsarāja, with a bow of reverence, said to him: 'Learned man, father, be seated. Bring Prince Jayanta from the schoolroom.' When Prince Jayanta arrived, he questioned him on something he had studied and sent him away. Again he said to the learned man: 'Brahmin, bring Prince Bhoja.' Then Bhoja, having learned of the situation, furious, blazing as it were, his eyes blood-red, approached and said: 'Ah, villain! What power do you have to bring me, the chief prince of the king, alone out of the royal palace?' Thus speaking, Bhoja struck Vatsarāja on the palate with the wooden sandal from his left foot. Then Vatsarāja said: 'Bhoja, we are simply carrying out the king's command.' Placing the boy in the chariot and unsheathing his sword, he went swiftly to the temple of Mahāmāyā.