Simhasanadvatrimshika 19.p2

19.p2

vikrameṇo 'ktam: bho rājan, tvaṃ pavitrībhūtāntaḥkaraṇaḥ, tavai 'va janma ślāghyam; sākṣād vaikuṇṭhakaṇṭhīravo nārāyaṇas tava mandiram āyāto 'rthitvena; asmādṛśāḥ ke? balino 'ktam: svāmin, kim āgamanakāraṇam? vikrameṇo 'ktam: bho dānavendra, ahaṃ tvaddarśanārtham eva samāgato 'smi, nā 'nyat kāraṇam. balino 'ktam: yadi mayi maitrīm vidhāya svāminā samāgatam, tarhi mayi kṛpāṃ vidhāya kimapi vastu yācanīyam. vikrameṇo 'ktam: mama kimapi nyūnaṃ nā 'sti; aham api tvatprasādāt sarvārthaiḥ saṃpūrṇo 'smi. balinā bhaṇitam: bhoḥ svāmin, bhavatāṃ nyūnam iti mayo 'cyate kim? maitrīm uddiśya bhaṇitam; yato mitralakṣaṇam evaṃ vadanti. uktaṃ ca:

Vikrama said: "O king, your heart is purified, and your lineage is truly blessed, because the Lion of Vaikuṇṭha, Nārāyaṇa [Viṣṇu], came to your house in person with a request. What is such a one as I?" Bali said: "My lord, what was your purpose in coming?" Vikrama said: "O prince of the Dānavas, I came simply to see you; I had no other reason." Bali said: "If my lord has come here disposed towards friendship with me, then do me the kindness of asking some favor of me." Vikrama said: "I am in need of nothing; by your grace I am completely supplied with everything I wish." Bali said: "My lord, did I say that your majesty was in need of anything? What I said was as a sign of friendship. For thus they describe the marks of friendship. And it is said: