Simhasanadvatrimshika 33.p3

33.p3

Hearing this story told by Parameśvara, Pārvatī was exceedingly pleased. Thus ends the Dvātriṃśatputtalikākhyāna. Again the statuette said to King Bhoja: "O King Bhoja, King Vikramāditya was such a man. Nor are you an ordinary man. Both of you are incarnations of Nara-Nārāyaṇa. In this present age there is no king other than you whose conduct is most pure, who is skilled in all the arts, and distinguished by qualities such as generosity. By your grace, the sin of us thirty-two statuettes has been removed; our release from the curse has also come about." Bhoja said: "How did your curse come about? Tell the original account of it." When this was said, the statuette related: "O King, listen. We thirty-two celestial maidens were companions of Pārvatī and objects of her supreme affection. Hear our individual names: Sukeśī 1, Prabhāvatī 2, Suprabhā 3, Indrasenā 4, Anaṅgajayā 5, Indumatī 6, Kuraṅganayanā 7, Lāvaṇyavatī 8, Kāmakārikā 9, Candrikā 10, Vidyādharī 11, Prabodhavatī 12, Nirupamā 13, Harimadhyā 14, Madanasundarī 15, Vilāsarasikā 16, Manmathajīvinī 17, Ratilīlā 18, Madanavatī 19, Citrarekhā 20, Suratagahvarā 21, Priyadarśanā 22, Kāmonmādinī 23, Candrarekhā 24, Haṃsaprabodhā 25, Kāmaśaronmādinī 26, Sukhasāgarā 27, Madanamohinī 28, Candramukhī 29, Lāvaṇyalaharī 30, Marālagamanā 31, Jaganmohinī 32. We were seated upon a priceless throne; Parameśvara cast his gaze upon us with love and amorous play. Seeing him, goddess Pārvatī cursed us angrily: