[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [Story collections and fables](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories) › [Simhasanadvatrimshika](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana) › f3b.p1 # Simhasanadvatrimshika f3b.p1 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā f3b.p1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [f3b.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f3b.p1) bhūtale vikramasādṛśyaṃ na ko 'pi rājā babhāra. tribhuvane 'sya kīrtir anargalā gaṅge 'va pravahati sma. atrāntare suraloke devendro viśvāmitratapobhaṅgakāraṇāya rambhām urvaśīṃ cā 'hūyā 'vādīt: bhavatyor ubhayor madhye yā nṛtye gīte cā 'tipravīṇā, sā viśvāmitratapobhaṅgakāraṇāya tattapovanaṃ gacchatu. viśvamitrasya tapasi vināśite sati, tasyai pāritoṣikam ahaṃ dāsyāmi. tac chrutvā rambhayā bhaṇitam: bho devarāja, ahaṃ nṛtye 'tipravīṇā. tata urvaśyā bhaṇitam: deva, ahaṃ yathāśāstraṃ nṛtyaṃ jānāmī 'ti tayor ubhayor vivāde sati, nirṇayārthaṃ devasabho 'paviṣṭā. prathamaṃ rambhānṛtyam abhūt. dvitīyadivasa urvaśy api nṛtyam akārṣīt. tataḥ sarvo 'pi devagaṇa ubhayor nṛtyaṃ dṛṣṭvā saṃtoṣam agamat, param iyam atyantaṃ nṛtye kuśale 'ti na kaścin nirṇayaṃ cakāra. tasminn eva samaye nāradeno 'ktam: bho devarāja, bhūtale vikramādityo nāma rājā 'sti; sa sakalakalābhijño viśeṣataḥ saṃgītavidyāvicakṣaṇaḥ; sa etayor vivādanirṇayaṃ kariṣyati. tato mahendreṇa vikramādityākāraṇārtham ujjayinīṃ prati mātaliḥ preṣitah. vikramo 'pi tenā 'hūto mantriṇā vetālena sahā 'marāvatīṃ samagatye 'ndraṃ namaskṛtya tena sammanapūrvakam upaveśitaḥ. tadanantaraṃ nṛtyasyā 'vasaro maṇḍitaḥ. prathamaṃ rambhā raṅge sthitā nṛtyam akārṣīt; dvitīyadivasa urvaśī raṅgam adhiṣṭhitā yathāśāstraṃ nṛtyam akarot. tato vikramādityeno 'rvaśī praśaṃsitā, jayo 'pi dattaḥ. > On the face of the earth, no king equalled Vikrama. In the three worlds his fame flowed unhindered like the Gaṅgā. Meanwhile, in the world of the gods, Indra summoned Rambhā and Urvaśī to cause a break in the asceticism of Viśvāmitra, and said: "Whichever of you two is more skilled in dance and song, let her go to Viśvāmitra's penance grove to disrupt his austerities. When Viśvāmitra's asceticism has been destroyed, I will give her a reward." Hearing that, Rambhā said: "O King of the Gods, I am exceedingly skilled in dance." Then Urvaśī said: "Lord, I know dance according to the treatises." As a dispute arose between the two of them, the assembly of gods sat to make a judgment. First was Rambhā's dance. On the second day Urvaśī also danced. Then the entire host of gods, having seen the dancing of both, was delighted, but no one could make a determination, saying, "This one is exceedingly skilled in dance." At that very moment Nārada said: "O King of the Gods, on the surface of the earth there is a king named Vikramāditya; he is an expert in all the arts, and especially proficient in the science of music. He will decide their dispute." Then Mahendra dispatched Mātali to Ujjayinī to summon Vikramāditya. Vikrama too, summoned by him, went to Amarāvatī together with his minister and the vetāla, and having bowed to Indra, was seated with honor by him. Thereafter the occasion for dancing was arranged. First Rambhā took the stage and danced; on the second day Urvaśī mounted the stage and danced according to the treatises. Then Vikramāditya praised Urvaśī and awarded her the victory. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: f3a.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f3a.p2) - [Next: f3b.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f3b.p2) - [Up: f3b](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f3b) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.f3b.p1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f3b.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f3b.p1) · Pramāṇa