Simhasanadvatrimshika 24.p8

24.p8

Then the king said: "O brahmin, where have you come from?" The brahmin said: "I have come from the city of Pratiṣṭhāna." The king said: "What do you say?" The brahmin said: "You are a wish-fulfilling jewel for supplicants, since you are able to grant whatever thing is thought of. Now I have a desire for one thing; if it will be given, then I shall speak." The king said: "Whatever you ask for, I will give." The brahmin said: "You must give me the jar of nectar." The king said: "By whom were you sent?" The brahmin said: "I was sent by Śālivāhana." Hearing this, the king reflected: "I have previously said to him, 'I will give it.' If it is not given now, there will be infamy and unrighteousness as well. Therefore it must certainly be given." The brahmin said: "O King, why do you hesitate? You are a good man; the word of a good man is not retracted. And thus it is said: