Simhasanadvatrimshika 14.p9

14.p9

iti sūryaṃ namaskṛtya ca yāvad grāmābhimukhaṃ gacchati, tāvad rājotpattinimittaṃ mantribhir muktā dhṛtamālā kariṇī rājānaṃ vilokya tasya kaṇṭhe mālāṃ nidhāya pṛṣṭham āropya rājabhavanaṃ nināya. tataḥ sarvair mantribhir militvā 'bhiṣekaṃ vidhāya rājaśekharo rājā rājye sthāpitah. ekadā sarve pratyarthinṛpāḥ saṃbhūya rājaśekharam unmūlayituṃ nagaram ājagmuḥ. tadā rājā svadevyā saha pāśakrīḍāṃ karoti. devyā bhaṇitam: bho nātha, bhavatā kiṃ tūṣṇīṃ sthīyate? pratyarthinṛpair nagarī veṣṭitā, prabhāte nagaram asmān api grahīṣyanti; tathā dṛśyate. anyaḥ ko 'pi yatnaḥ kriyatām. rājño 'ktam: bho mugdhe, kiṃ prayatnena? yadā daivam anukūlaṃ bhavati, tadā sarvam api kāryaṃ svayam eva bhavati; yadi pratikūlam, tadā svayam eva naśyati. tvayā nā 'nubhūtaṃ kim? ato vṛddhau kṣaye ca daivam eva paraṃ kāraṇam, nā 'nyat. uktaṃ ca:

Having thus bowed to the sun, as he was going towards the village, a she-elephant released by the ministers carrying a garland to determine the next king saw the king, placed the garland upon his neck, set him on her back, and led him to the royal palace. Then all the ministers assembled, performed the consecration, and established King Rājaśekhara on the throne. One day, all the rival kings joined together and came to the city to uproot Rājaśekhara. At that time, the king was playing dice with his queen. The queen said: "Lord, why do you sit silently? The city is surrounded by rival kings; at dawn they will seize the city and us too; so it appears. Let some other effort be made!" The king said: "My simple lady, what is the use of effort? When destiny is favourable, every task accomplishes itself; if it is hostile, it is destroyed of itself. Have you not experienced this? Therefore, in prosperity and in ruin, destiny alone is the supreme cause, nothing else. And it is said: