Simhasanadvatrimshika 33.p4

33.p4

bhavatyo nirjīvāḥ puttalikā bhūtve 'ndrasiṃhāsane lagantu. tato 'smābhiḥ praṇipatya śāpāvasānaṃ yācitam. sā devī kṛpārasārdracittā satī samavadat: yadā vikramādityena tat siṃhāsanaṃ bhūmau nītaṃ bhaviṣyati, tasmin siṃhāsane bahūni varṣāṇi rājyaṃ kṛtvā tasmin mṛte sati kasmiṃścit pavitrasthale tat siṃhāsanaṃ nikṣiptaṃ bhaviṣyati; tataḥ paścād bhojarājahastagataṃ bhaviṣyati. tannagaram nītvā pratiṣṭāpyā 'roḍhum sa yatamāno bhavatībhiḥ saha saṃvādaṃ kariṣyati, tadā vikramārkacaritaṃ bhojāya bhavatībhir nirūpyate ca, tadā śāpāvasānaṃ prāpyata iti. tarhi tava prasannāḥ smaḥ, varaṃ vṛṇīṣva. bhojarājo vadati: mama kiṃ nyūnam asti? sakalam api vastujātaṃ vidyate. tathā 'pi paropakārārthaṃ kimapi prārthyate. ye martyā vikramārkacaritaṃ śṛṇvanti kathayanti ca, teṣāṃ prauḍhatvapratāpakīrtidhairyaudāryādikaṃ vardhatām; etac caritam ākalpam avichinnaṃ mahītale tiṣṭhatu; śrotṝṇāṃ bhūtapretapiśācaśakinīdākinīmārīrākṣasādibhyo bhayaṃ na syāt; teṣāṃ sarpādibhyo bhayaṃ na syāt. puttalikābhir bhaṇitam: bho bhojarāja, tvayā yad yatho 'cyate tat tathā 'stu. iti varaṃ dattvā tāḥ sarvāḥ svanilayaṃ gataḥ. tato bhojarājas tasmin siṃhāsane vicitrahāṭakānarghanavaratnakhacitaprāsādoparisthāpite tadupari maheśvaraṃ nidhāya ṣodaśopacārair devaṃ siṃhāsanaṃ ca pūjayan varṇāśramāṇi ca svadharmeṇa paripālayan mahiṃ śaśāsa.

"May you become lifeless statuettes attached to Indra's throne!" Then, prostrating ourselves, we begged for an end of the curse. That goddess, her heart softened with the juice of compassion, said: "When that throne is taken down to the earth by Vikramāditya, and having reigned on that throne for many years, when he dies, that throne will be buried in some sacred place; thereafter, it will come into the hands of King Bhoja. Having brought it to his city and consecrated it, as he strives to ascend it, he will hold conversation with you; when the life of Vikramārka is explained by you to Bhoja, then the end of the curse will be attained." Therefore we are pleased with you; choose a boon." King Bhoja said: "What do I lack? All manner of things are present. Even so, I ask for something for the sake of benevolence towards others. May the maturity, prowess, fame, courage, generosity, and other virtues of those mortals who hear and recite the life of Vikramārka increase; may this life remain unbroken on earth until the end of the aeon; may the listeners have no fear of spirits, ghosts, fiends, witches, sorceresses, pestilence, demons, and the like; may they have no fear of snakes and the like." The statuettes said: "O King Bhoja, let it be just as you say." Having granted this boon, they all went to their own abode. Then King Bhoja, having placed Maheśvara upon that throne installed atop a palace studded with wondrous gold and priceless nine gems, worshipping the god and the throne with the sixteen modes of worship, and protecting the castes and life stages according to one's own duty, ruled the earth.