Simhasanadvatrimshika 29.p1

29.p1

punar api rājā yāvat siṃhāsana upaviśati, tāvad anyayā puttalikayā bhaṇitam: bho rājan, yasya vikramasyau 'dāryādayo guṇā vidyante, sa evā 'tra siṃhāsana upaveṣṭuṃ kṣamaḥ, nā 'nyaḥ. bhojeno 'ktam: bhoḥ puttalike, kathaya tasyau 'dāryādiguṇavṛttāntam. sā 'bravīt: śrūyatāṃ rājan. ekadā vikramārko rājā rājanyakumārair upāsyamānaḥ sabhāyām upaviṣṭo 'bhūt. tadā kaścit stutipāṭhakaḥ samāgatya: yāvad vīcītaraṃgān vahati suranadī jāhnavī puṇyatoyā,

When the king again approacht the throne, another statue said: "O king, only he is able to ascend this throne who has the magnanimity and other virtues of Vikrama; no other." Bhoja said: "O statue, tell me a tale of his magnanimity and other virtues." And she said: "O king, listen.

Once King Vikramārka, attended by the princes, was seated in his assembly, when a certain panegyrist came in, and recited a blessing: 1. "As long as the Ganges, the divine river of holy water, sweeps along with its rippling waves; and as long as the Sun, the light-giving protector of the earth, burns in his course thru the heavenly path; and as long as the peak of Mount Meru lasts, with the diamond and sapphire and crystal gems of which it is formed; so long, O king, enjoy your kingdom, surrounded by your family of children and children’s children.”