Simhasanadvatrimshika 4.p13

4.p13

anyac ca: mahāraṇye patitaṃ māṃ nagaraṃ nītavato mahopakāriṇas tava pratyupakārasahasrair apy anṛṇo na bhavāmī 'ti samāśvāsya vastrābharaṇādinā devadattaṃ saṃbhāvya visasarja. devadatto 'pi taṃ kumāram ānīya rājñe dadau. tataḥ savismayena rājñā bhaṇitam: bho devadatta, kim evaṃ kṛtam? teno 'ktam: bho rājan, śrūyatām. tvayā sabhāmadhye bahutaraṃ bhaṇitam: kim iti, devadattakṛtopakārāt katham aham uttīrṇo bhavāmi? iti tarhi tava cittanirīkṣaṇārthaṃ mayai 'vaṃ kṛtam; tvayi pratyayo dṛṣṭaḥ. rājño 'ktam: yaḥ kṛtam upakāraṃ vismarati, sa puruṣādhama eva. devadatteno 'ktam: bho rājan, kāraṇaṃ vinā 'pi sakalajagadupakārī bhavān; atas tvam eva sujano loke. tathā co 'ktam:

And moreover: You, who brought me when fallen into the great forest to the city, are a great benefactor, and even with a thousand return services I would not be free from debt to you." Having comforted him thus, he honoured Devadatta with clothes, ornaments, and the like, and dismissed him. Devadatta then brought that prince and gave him to the king. Then the king, astonished, said: "O Devadatta, why was this done?" He said: "O King, listen. You said repeatedly in the midst of the assembly: 'How can I be discharged from the service rendered by Devadatta?' So, in order to test your heart, this was done by me; the proof in you has been seen." The king said: "He who forgets a service rendered is indeed the lowest of men." Devadatta said: "O King, you are a benefactor of the entire world even without cause; therefore you alone are a good man in this world. And so it is said: