Simhasanadvatrimshika 7.p10

7.p10

tato rājño haste kṛṣṇaprasādaṃ dattvo 'paviṣṭaḥ. tato rājā kṣemayātrāṃ pṛṣṭvā kamapy apūrvavṛttāntam apṛcchat. so 'pi samudramadhye sthitabhuvaneśvarīdevālayavṛttāntam avādīt. tac chrutvā savismayo rājā tena dhanadena saha tat sthānaṃ gataḥ; devālaye devatāvāmabhāge sthitaṃ kabandhayugalam apaśyat. tadanantaraṃ devatāṃ manasi smṛtvā khaḍgaṃ kaṇṭhe yāvatkaroti, tāvat kabandhadvayaṃ saśiraskaṃ sajīvam abhūt; devatā 'pi rājño hastāt khaḍgam ākṛṣyā 'bravīt: bho rājan, prasannā 'smi, varaṃ vṛṇīṣva. rājā 'bravīt: bho devi, yadi prasannā 'si, tarhy asya mithunasya rājyaṃ dehi. tato devyā tasya mithunasya rājyaṃ dattam. rājā 'pi dhanadena saha nijanagaram āgataḥ. iti kathāṃ kathayitvā puttalikā bhaṇati: bho rājan, tvayy evaṃ parākramo vidyate yadi, tarhy asmin siṃhāsana upaviśa. tac chrutvā rājā tūṣṇīṃ sthitaḥ. iti saptamākhyānam

So he gave to the king the favor of Kṛṣṇa and then sat down. Then the king inquired if his journey had been pleasant, and askt him to tell if he had seen any strange thing. And he told him the story of the shrine of the Queen of the Earth, situated in mid-ocean. Hearing this the king was amazed, and set out with Dhanada for that place. And in the shrine he beheld the two (headless) trunks lying at the goddess’s left hand. Straightway calling upon the goddess in his mind he put his sword to his throat; but then the two trunks became provided with heads and restored to life, while the goddess snatcht the sword from the king’s hand and said: “O king, I am satisfied; choose a wish.” The king replied: “O goddess, if you are graciously disposed, then give this pair a kingdom.” Then the goddess gave a kingdom to that pair, and the king returned with Dhanada to his own city.

Having told this story the statue said: “O king, if such courage is found in you, then mount upon this throne.” And hearing this the king was silent.

Here ends the seventh story