Simhasanadvatrimshika 17.p1

English (machine translation) 17.p1

Language: English

17.p1

Again, as the king was about to sit upon the throne, another statuette said: "O King, only he who possesses generosity and other virtues of Vikrama is fit to sit upon this throne." The king said: "O statuette, tell the story of his generosity." She said: "Listen, O King. There is no one equal to Vikrama in the virtues of generosity and the like. Through that virtue of generosity, his fame spread across the three worlds. Every petitioner praises that king alone. Moreover, the benedictions of petitioners are for the delight of donors alone, not for warriors. And it is said:

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Vikrama's Adventures, or The Thirty-two Tales of the Throne — Franklin Edgerton 1926, English

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Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā — Sanskrit