Vikramarkacaritra 4.5

4.5

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evaṃ pakṣiṇāṃ saṃlāpaṃ śrutvā vikramastaṃ parvatamayāsīt | tatra ca vadhyaśilāṃ
nirīkṣya tatsamīpasthitasarovare snātvā vadhyaśilāyāmupaviveśa | tatrāntare
rākṣaso'pi samāgatya prahasitavadanamāsīnaṃ rājānaṃ dṛṣṭvā vismitaḥ papraccha
'bho mahāsattva ko bhavān ? kutaḥ samā jagāma ? | yaḥ punaratra śilāyāmupaviśati sa māmadṛṣṭvaiva bhayāntriyeta | tvaṃ punarmahādhairyasaṃpannaḥ smerānano haśyase | anyacca, yasya maraṇakālaḥ saṃnidhatte sa mlāniṃ bhajate | tvaṃ punaradhikāṃ kāntiṃ prāpya hasasi' iti | rājā 'sakhe tava kimanena vicāreṇa ?
mayā parārthameva śarīraṃ dīyate | tadātmanaḥ samīhitaṃ kuru' ityavadat | niśācarastu rājñaḥ saujanyamālokya 'bho mahāpuruṣa yataḥ 'parārthaṃ śarīraṃ prayacchasi tatastavaiva jīvitaṃ ślāghyam | athavā bhavādṛśāṃ paropakāriṇāṃ naitaccitram | uktaṃ ca -
kimatra citraṃ yatsantaḥ parānugrahatatparāḥ
na hi svadehaśaityārthaṃ jāyante candanadrumāḥ