Simhasanadvatrimshika 2.p6

2.p6

rājā 'bravīt: he devi, yadi mama prasannā jātā 'si, tarhy asya brāhmaṇasya manorathaṃ pūraya. devatayo 'ktam: bho rājan, bhavān paropakārī mahādruma iva; svadehakaṣṭaṃ sahitvā paraśramachedaṃ karoṣi. uktaṃ ca:

The king said: 'O goddess, if you are pleased with me, then fulfill this brahmin's desire.' The deity said: 'O king, you are benevolent towards others, like a great tree; bearing bodily suffering yourself, you remove the toil of others. And it is said: