Simhasanadvatrimshika 27.p11

27.p11

atas tvayā 'py etāni vyasanāni tyājyāni. teno 'ktam: bhoḥ svāmin mamai 'tad eva jīvanam; kathaṃ parityajyate? yadi tvaṃ mamo 'pari kṛpāṃ vidhāya kamapi dhanopārjanopāyaṃ kathayiṣyasi, tarhy ahaṃ dyūtaṃ tyajāmi. asminn avasare videśavāsinau dvau brāhmanāv āgatya devālayaikadeśe samupaviṣṭau, parasparaṃ mantrayantau; tatrai 'keno 'ktam: mayā ca sarvo 'pi piśācalipikalpo 'valokitaḥ. tatrai 'vaṃ likhitam asti: asya devālayasye 'śānabhāge pañcadhanuḥpramāṇe dīnārapūritaṃ ghaṭatrayaṃ sthāpitam asti. tatsamīpe bhairavasya pratimā 'sti. bhairavaṃ svaraktena secayitvā grāhyam iti. tadā rājā tasya vacanam ākarnya tatra gatvā svadeharaktena yāvad bhairavaṃ siñcati, tāvat prasannena bhairaveṇa bhaṇitam: bho rājan, prasanno 'smi, varaṃ vṛṇīṣva. rājño 'ktam: yadi mama prasanno 'si, tarhy asmai dyūtakārāya dīnārapūritaṃ ghaṭatrayaṃ dehi. tato bhairaveṇa tad dhanaṃ dyūtakārāya dattam.

Therefore you also should shun these vices." The gambler said: "My lord, this is my only means of livelihood; how can I give it up? If you will have compassion on me and tell me some means of obtaining wealth, then I will give up gambling." At this moment two brahmans, dwellers in another country, drew near and sat down in a part of the temple, conversing with one another. And one of them said: "I have read all the books of the goblin-writings, and in them it is written: 'In the Lord's [Çiva's] part [the northeast] of this temple, which is five cubits in extent, there are three jars filled with dīnāras [coins]; and near by is an image of Bhairava [Çiva]. By sprinkling (the image of) Bhāirava with one’s own blood a man may obtain them.’ ” Hearing his words the king went thither, and as he was about to sprinkle Bhāirava with blood from his own body, Bhāirava became propitiated and said: “O king, I am propitiated, choose a wish.” The king said: “If you are propitiated by me, then give this gambler the three jars filled with dīnāras.” So Bhāirava gave the treasure to the gambler, and the gambler went to his own place, praising the king. And King Vikrama returned to his own city.