Simhasanadvatrimshika f4.p1

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tadanantaraṃ varṣeṣu bahuṣu gateṣu pratiṣṭhananagare śālivāhanaḥ kanyakayām śeṣanagendrad utpannaḥ. ujjayinyāṃ bhukampadhūmaketudigdahadyutpatā rajñā janaiś ca dṛṣṭaḥ. tato vikramadityo daivajñān ākāryā 'prakṣīt. bho daivajnāḥ, kim eta utpataḥ pratidinaṃ bhavanti? eteṣāṃ kiṃ phalam? kasyā 'niṣṭaṃ kathayati? tair uktam: deva, ayaṃ bhūkampaḥ saṃdhyākāle jātaḥ; ato rājño 'niṣṭaṃ sūcayati. tathā ca nāradīye:

Thereafter, when many years had passed, Śālivāhana was born to a young maiden in the city of Pratiṣṭhāna from the serpent king Śeṣa. In Ujjayinī, portents such as an earthquake, comets, and the blazing of the quarters were seen by the king and the people. Then Vikramāditya summoned the astrologers and asked: “O astrologers, why do these portents occur every day? What is their fruit? Whose misfortune do they foretell?” They said: “Sire, this earthquake occurred at the twilight hour; therefore, it indicates misfortune for the king. And so it is said in the Nāradīya: