Simhasanadvatrimshika 21.p11

21.p11

rājā tasya vacanaṃ śrutvā tāny aṣṭau ratnāni dadau. sa vipro rājānaṃ stutvā nijanagaraṃ jagāma. rājā 'py ujjayinīm āgataḥ. imāṃ kathāṃ kathayitvā puttalikā rājānam avadat: bho rājan, tave 'dṛśaṃ dhairyam audāryaṃ bhavati cet, tarhy asmin siṅhāsana upaviśa. tac chrutvā rājā tūṣṇīṃ sthitaḥ. ity ekaviṃśopākhyānam

Hearing his words the king gave him the eight jewels. And the brahman went to his own city, praising the king. And the king came to Ujjayinī. Having told this tale the statue said to the king: “O king, if you have such heroism and magnanimity, then mount upon this throne.” And hearing this the king was silent.

Here ends the twenty-first story