Simhasanadvatrimshika f3a: Frame-story IIIa: The treacherous ascetic and the winning of the vampire
Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā f3a
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Frame-story IIIa: The treacherous ascetic and the winning of the vampire
f3a.p1
tataḥ prāptarājyo vikramādityo devabrāhmaṇānāthapaṅgukubjādīnāṃ manorathān apūrayat, prajāḥ samyag apālayat, paricārakāṇāṃ saṃtoṣam utpādayām āsa, mantrisāmantādīnāṃ vacanaparipālanena
Then Vikramāditya, having obtained the kingdom, fulfilled the desires of gods, brahmins, the destitute, the lame, hunchbacks, and others, properly protected his subjects, caused satisfaction among his attendants, and, by keeping his word to ministers, feudatories, and others,
f3a.1
mānasam apy āharat. evaṃ nyāyānatilaṅghanena rājā rājyaṃ karoti
sma. tata ekadā kaścid digambaro rājasamīpam āgatya,
līlayā maṇḍalīkṛtya bhujaṃgān dhārayan haraḥ
deyād devo varāhaś ca tubhyam abhyadhikāṃ śriyam. || 1 ||
won their hearts as well. Thus, without transgressing justice, the king ruled the kingdom. Then one day a certain sky-clad ascetic approached the king, and [saying]:
"May Hara, who playfully coils and wears serpents,
and may the divine Boar grant you supreme prosperity!" || 1
f3a.p2
ity āśīrvādapūrvakaṃ rājño haste phalaṃ dattvā 'bravīt: bho rājan, ahaṃ kṛṣṇacaturdaśyāṃ mahāśmaśāne 'ghoramantreṇa havanaṃ kariṣyāmi. tatra tvayo 'ttarasādhakena bhavitavyam. rājñā ca pratijñātaṃ tasmai. evaṃ tābhyāṃ śmaśānaṃ gatam, tatra nṛpahavanam ārabhya svayam eva hutaḥ. tena prasaṅgena rājño vetālaḥ prasanno jātaḥ, aṣṭamahāsiddhayaś ca prāptāḥ.
having thus bestowed a blessing, placed a fruit in the king's hand and said: "O king, on the fourteenth day of the dark fortnight I will perform a fire sacrifice with the Aghora mantra in the great cremation ground. There you must be my assistant." And the king gave him his promise. Thus the two of them went to the cremation ground; there, having begun the sacrifice of the king, [the ascetic] was himself offered as oblation. On that occasion a vetāla became pleased with the king, and the eight great supernatural powers were obtained.
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Linked texts (2)
- Nalacampū Damayantikathā — Trivikramabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit
- Damayantīkathā campū — Trivikramabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit