Simhasanadvatrimshika 33.p2

33.p2

‘Becoming lifeless statuettes, attach yourselves to Indra's throne.’ Then, bowing down, we begged for an end of the curse. That goddess, her heart softening with compassion, spoke: ‘When that throne is brought to earth by Vikramāditya, and having ruled for many years upon that throne, when he dies, that throne will be deposited in some holy place; thereafter, it will pass into the hand of King Bhoja. Having taken it to his city and installed it, as he strives to mount it, he will hold converse with you, and when the deeds of Vikramārka are related by you to Bhoja, then an end of the curse will be attained.’ So, we are pleased with you; choose a boon. King Bhoja says: ‘What do I lack? Every kind of thing is present. Even so, something is requested for the sake of benevolence towards others. May the maturity, prowess, fame, fortitude, generosity, and other virtues of those mortals who hear and recite the deeds of Vikramārka increase; let this chronicle remain uninterrupted upon the surface of the earth until the end of the aeon; let there be no fear for listeners from spirits, ghosts, fiends, witches, sorceresses, pestilence, demons, and the like; let there be no fear for them from snakes and the like.’ The statuettes said: ‘O King Bhoja, let it be just as you say.’ Having granted this boon, they all went to their own abode. Then King Bhoja, having Maheśvara installed upon that throne that had been set up atop a palace studded with wondrous gold and priceless nine gems, worshiping the god and the throne with the sixteen modes of worship, and protecting the castes and life stages according to one's own duty, ruled the earth.