Simhasanadvatrimshika 6.p7

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6.p7

And likewise: ‘Having been a student of the Veda, one should become a householder; having been a householder, one should become a forest dweller; then, having been a forest dweller, one should renounce the world.’ Moreover: ‘I have told King Vikrama in a dream; he will fulfill your desire’—thus was spoken by the goddess in a dream. I have come to your presence.” In this way he spoke deceitful words before the king. Hearing that, the king thought to himself: “The deity did not speak in a dream; this man is surely telling a lie. Be that as it may, he is nevertheless distressed, and his desire must by all means be fulfilled. 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