Simhasanadvatrimshika 20.p10

20.p10

tataḥ prasannena yoginā rājñe ghuṭikā yogadaṇḍaḥ kanthā ca dattāḥ, uktaṃ ca: bho rājan, anayā ghuṭikayā bhūmau yāvatyo rekhā likhyante, tāvanti yojanāny ekasmin dine gantuṃ śakyate. amuṃ yogadaṇḍaṃ dakṣiṇahaste dhṛtvā spṛśyate yadi, tarhi mṛtaṃ sainyaṃ sajīvaṃ bhūtvo 'ttiṣṭhati; vāmahaste dhṛtvā vairisainyaṃ spṛśyate yadi, tadā sarvasyā 'pi vairisainyasya nāśo bhavati. iyaṃ kanthā 'pī 'psitaṃ vastu dadāti. rājā tāni gṛhītvā yoginaṃ namaskṛtyā 'nujñāṃ labdhvā yāvad āgacchati, tāvan mārge kaścid rājakumāraḥ samīpe 'gniṃ saṃsthāpya kāṣṭhāni saṃcinoti. rājā tam apṛcchat: bhoḥ saumya, kim etat kriyate? teno 'ktam: ahaṃ kasyacid rājñaḥ kumāraḥ; mama rājyaṃ dāyādair apahṛtam. daridro 'haṃ jīvitaṃ dhārayitum akṣamaḥ sann agnipraveśaṃ kartuṃ kāṣṭhāni samcinomi. tato rājā tasyā 'bhayaṃ ghuṭikāṃ yogadaṇḍaṃ kanthāṃ ca dattvā teṣāṃ guṇān akathayat. tadanantaraṃ saṃtuṣṭo rājakumāro rājānaṃ praṇamya svadeśam agamat. rājā vikramo 'py ujjayinīm agamat.

Then the ascetic was pleased, and gave the king a piece of chalk, and a magic wand, and a cloth, and said: “O king, as many lines as are drawn on the earth with this chalk, so many leagues can be traverst in one day. A dead army, if toucht with that magic wand held in the right hand, will come to life again and stand up; and if a hostile army is toucht by the wand holding it in the left hand, then the whole army of the enemy is destroyed. And this cloth gives whatever good things are desired." The king accepted these presents and took leave of the ascetic with an obeisance. And as he was returning, on the road he saw a certain king's son who had built a fire near by and was collecting fagots. The king askt him: "My friend, why are you doing that?" He replied: "I am the son of a certain king, and my kingdom has been taken away by kinsmen. Being poor and unable to support life, I am gathering fagots to enter the fire." Then the king reassured him, and gave him the chalk, the magic wand, and the cloth, and told him their powers. Thereupon the king's son was greatly pleased, and made obeisance to the king and went to his own country. And King Vikrama returned to Ujjayinī.