Simhasanadvatrimshika f2.p7

f2.p7

tatas taṃ brāhmaṇam āhūyā 'vādīt: bho brāhmaṇa, tvayā yat phalaṃ dattaṃ tādṛśam anyat phalam asti kim? brāhmaṇeno 'ktam: bho rājan, tat phalaṃ devatāvaraprasādalabdhaṃ divyam; tādṛśaṃ phalaṃ bhūloke nā 'sti. anyac ca: raja nama sākṣād īśvaraḥ, tasya purato 'nṛtaṃ na vācyam. sa devavan nirīkṣaṇīyaḥ. tathā co 'ktam:

Then, having summoned that brahmin, he said: ‘O brahmin, is there another fruit like the one given by you?’ The brahmin said: ‘O king, that fruit was divine, obtained by the grace of a deity’s boon; there is no such fruit in the mortal world. Moreover, a king is indeed God manifest; falsehood must not be spoken before him. He should be looked upon like a god. And so it is said: