[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [Story collections and fables](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories) › [Simhasanadvatrimshika](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana) › 13.p4 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 13.p4 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 13.p4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [13.p4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.13.p4) tasmin samaye 'tibhayaṃkararūpaḥ kaścid brahmarākṣaso rājasamīpam āgataḥ. rājā 'pi taṃ dṛṣṭvā 'vadat: bho mahāpuruṣa, kas tvam? teno 'ktam: aham atrai 'va nagare brāhmaṇaḥ kaścit sarvadā duṣpratigrahajīvy ayājyayājakaś ca tathā vidyāgarvāt sarvān vṛddhān mahataḥ sādhūn dūṣayāmi. tatpātakavaśād asmin puraḥsthitāśvatthapādape brahmarākṣaso bhūtvā 'tyantaduḥkhito daśavarṣasahasraṃ tiṣṭhāmi. adya bhavator ubhayor goṣṭhīṃ śrutvā samāgato 'haṃ tavā 'ntikam. tarhi bhavān mahādruma iva sakalajagadupakārī. rājño 'ktam: kiṃ yācyate tvayā? teno 'ktam: idānīṃ brāhmaṇena yat sukṛtaṃ tubhyaṃ dattam, tan mama dīyatām. tena puṇyenā 'ham asmād ghorāt karmasāgarād uttīrṇo bhaviṣyāmi. rājā tadānīm eva tat puṇyaṃ tasmai dadau. so 'pi tena puṇyena tasmāt karmaṇo mukto divyarūpadharaḥ san rājānaṃ stutvā svargaṃ jagāma. rājā 'pi svanagaram agamat. iti kathāṃ kathayitvā puttalikā rājānam avadat: bho rājan, tvayy evam audāryaṃ paropakāro yadi vidyate, tarhy asmin siṃhāsana upaviśa. tac chrutvā rājā 'py adhomukho babhūva. > At that moment a brahman-rākṣasa \[a brahman of a former existence, incarnate as a demon\] of hideous form came into the king’s presence. And seeing him the king said: “Great sir, who are you?” And he said: “In this very city I once lived as a brahman. And I lived by always accepting forbidden gifts and sacrificing for unworthy persons; also in the pride of my learning I insulted all the venerable, great, and good (brahmans). As a result of this wickedness I became a brahman-rākṣasa in this pippal tree before you, and have remained here ten thousand years in great distress. Today I overheard the conversation between you two, and so I have come into your presence. Now your majesty is like a mighty tree, a benefactor of everybody.” The king said: “What is it that you seek?” The rākṣasa replied: “Give me the merit which the brahman has even now given to you. By means of this merit I shall be rescued from this terrible ocean of my evil deeds.” And immediately the king gave him that merit. By means of this merit he was releast from (the effect of) his deeds; and putting on a divine form he went to heaven, praising the king. And the king returned to his own city. Having told this tale the statue said to the king: “O king, if such magnanimity and benevolence are found in you, then mount upon this throne.” And hearing this the king hung his head. > — Franklin Edgerton 1926, Vikrama's Adventures, or The Thirty-two Tales of the Throne - [Previous: 13.p3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.13.p3) - [Next: 13.p5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.13.p5) - [Up: 13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.13) ## Translations (2) - [Vikrama's Adventures, or The Thirty-two Tales of the Throne](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-edgerton.13.p6) — Franklin Edgerton 1926, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.13.p4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.13.p4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.13.p4) · Pramāṇa