Simhasanadvatrimshika 20.8

20.8

duradhigamaḥ parabhāgo yāvat puruṣeṇa pauruṣaṃ na kṛtam;
harati tulām adhirūḍho bhāsvān iva jaladapaṭalāni. || 8 ||

So the sun subdues the cloud-masses only when it has been exposed to hazard [literally, ‘mounted upon the balance;’ that is, when it has entered the constellation Libra, which the sun enters at the end of the rainy season].” Hearing the king’s words they said: “Great hero, tell us then what we must do.” The king said: “If you go to a distance of twelve leagues from this city, in the midst of the jungle there is a certain rugged mountain. Upon this mountain is a great ascetic named Trikālanātha [‘Lord of the Three Times,’ present, past, and future]. If one visits him, he will give everything desired. I am going there.” They said: “We will go too.” The king said: “Come, and welcome.” So they started out with the king. But when they saw the dense jungle and the very rough road, they said to the king: “Great hero, how far is it to the mountain?” The king answered: “It is eight leagues from here.” And they said: “Then we are going (back); the distance is great, and the road is very rough.” The king said: “Strangers, what is distance for the strenuous? And it is said: 9. What is an excessive load for the strong? What is distance for the strenuous? What country is foreign to the learned? Who is an enemy to those who speak kindly?”