[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) › f7.p20 # Simhasanadvatrimshika f7.p20 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā f7.p20 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [f7.p20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f7.p20) tad vacanaṃ śrutvā rājā sāścaryo bhūtvā yāvad yavanikām apakarṣati, tāvac chāradānandanaḥ pratyakṣeṇa dṛṣṭaḥ; rājaprabhṛtibhiḥ sarvair namaskrṭaḥ. tadā mantrinā pūrvavṛttāntaḥ kathitaḥ. tato rājā bahuśrutaṃ mantriṇam uvāca: bho mantrin, tava saṃsargeṇa mamā 'pakṛtir durgatiś ca gatā. ataḥ puruṣeṇa satāṃ saṃsargo vidheyaḥ; teno 'bhayam api prayojanaṃ bhavati. tathā hi: vārayati vartamānām āpadam āgāminīṃ ca satsevā, tṛṣṇāṃ ca harati pītaṃ gaṅgāyā durgatiṃ cā 'mbhaḥ. 20 anyac ca: mahataḥ kaṣṭāc ca mama putro rakṣitaḥ. rājñā satāṃ mahākulīnānāṃ bhavādṛśāṃ saṃgrahaḥ kartavyaḥ. uktaṃ ca: saṃgrahaṃ nākulīnasya sarpasye 'va karoti yaḥ, sa eva ślāghyate rājā samyaggārūḍiko yathā. 21 iti nānāprakāraiḥ stutikadambakair mantriṇaṃ stutvā vastrādinā saṃbhāvya rājā rājyam akarot. > Hearing that speech, the king was filled with wonder, and as he drew aside the curtain, Śāradānandana was seen in person; he was bowed to by all, beginning with the king. Then the minister related the previous story. Thereupon the king said to the learned minister: 'O minister, through association with you my misfortune and distress have vanished. Therefore a man should cultivate association with the good; through that, both purposes are achieved. For indeed: Service to the good wards off present and future misfortune, and the water of the Gaṅgā, when drunk, removes thirst and distress. 20 And furthermore: My son has been protected from great calamity. A king should make an alliance with good men of high birth like you. And it is said: He who associates with one not of noble birth \[is\] as \[one who associates\] with a snake; only that king is praised who is like a proper master of snake-lore. 21' Having thus praised the minister with various collections of praises and honoured him with garments and other gifts, the king ruled his kingdom. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: f7.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f7.19) - [Next: f8.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f8.p1) - [Up: f7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.f7.p20) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f7.p20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f7.p20) · Pramāṇa