Simhasanadvatrimshika 7.p1

7.p1

punar api rājā śubhe muhūrte siṃhāsana upaveṣṭuṃ yāvat pravartate, tāvad anyā puttalikā vadati: bho rājan, yasya vikramasyau 'dāryaṃ dhairyaṃ bhavati, so 'smin siṃhāsana upaveṣṭuṃ yogyo bhavati. bhojeno 'ktam: tasyau 'dāryavṛttāntaṃ kathaya. sā 'bravīt: rājan, śṛṇu. vikramāditye rājyaṃ kurvati sati sarve 'pi janāḥ sukhenā 'san; loke durjanakaṇṭako nā 'sti. sadācāravantaḥ sarve janāḥ; brāhmaṇā vedaśāstrābhyāsasvadharmacaryāparāḥ ṣaṭkarmaniratā babhūvuḥ. sarvasyā 'pi varṇasya pāpād bhayaṃ yaśasi cā 'bhiratiḥ paropakāre vāsanā satye praṇayo lobhe dveṣaḥ parāpavāde 'nādaro jīvadayāyām anurāgaḥ parameśvare bhaktir dehe nirmalatā nityānityavastuvicāraḥ paratraviṣaye buddhir vāci satyam uktiparipālane dārḍhyaṃ hṛdaya audāryaguṇaḥ. evaṃ sarvo 'pi lokaḥ sadvāsanāvāsitaḥ pavitrībhūtāntaḥkaraṇo rājaprasādāt sukhena vartate. tasmin nagare dhanado nāma kaścid vaṇik. tasya saṃpadāṃ maryādā nā 'sti. yena yad vastu mṛgyate tad vastu tatrai 'va labhyate. evaṃ sakalasaṃpadām āśrayasya tasya cetasi sarvavastuṣv anityabuddhir utpannā:

When the king again in an auspicious moment approacht to mount upon the throne, another statue said: “O king, he is worthy to mount upon this throne who has the magnanimity and heroism of Vikrama.” Bhoja said: “Tell me a tale of his magnanimity.” She said: “O king, listen.

While Vikramāditya was king all people were happy, and the thorns of evil men did not exist in the world. All people were devoted to good conduct. The brahmans were interested only in the study of the Vedas and the lawbooks and in the performance of their duties, and were steadfast in the six religious acts (of studying and teaching the Veda, sacrificing for themselves and for others, giving and accepting gifts). All the castes showed fear of evil, love of fair fame, inclination to benevolence, devotion to truth, hatred of covetousness, abhorrence of slander, eagerness to show mercy to (all) creatures, devoted worship of the Supreme Lord, purity of body, reflection on good things as to whether they were transient or eternal, prudence with respect to the next world, truthfulness in speech, steadfastness in keeping their word; and the virtue of magnanimity was in their hearts. Thus the whole world, filled with right desires and purified at heart, dwelt in happiness thru the grace of the king. In this city there was a certain merchant named Dhanada. There was no limit to his wealth; all objects of value that any one might seek were to be found right in his house. Tho he was thus endowed with all good fortune, there arose in his heart a consciousness of the transiency of all goods: “How now! unprofitable is this round of existence, and the whole mass of objects of wealth is transient.