विक्रम चरित (उज्जैन सम्राट् विक्रमादित्य - पराक्रम, न्याय एवं ३२ पुतलियों की कथा सटीक)

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that had befallen them since they left the palace, and with
their present situation, as also with the nature of the oath
that had been exchanged between them, and which was the
cause of their elopement. King Soomunt immediately set
about doing as he was desired, and wrote the letter, in
which he dwelt at some length on the sufferings and hard-
ships both himself and Malattee had undergone ere they
had finally arrived at their present state of happiness, and
respectfully, but in very forcible terms, pleaded their youth
and the ardour of their love in extenuation of the indiscre-
tion they had committed in leaving the palace, at the same
time expressing deep regret for the consequent uneasiness
and alarm they had caused their respective parents; he also
affectionately and earnestly besought their forgiveness,
more particularly that of his mother. When Soomunt had
finished the letter, and sealed it, he despatched it by a
trusty officer, and directed him to use all haste in delivering
it to the king his uncle. When the officer arrived at the
city, he went directly to the palace, and, having disclosed
his mission, he was immediately taken before the king
(Malattee’s father). The officer prostrated himself before
the monarch in the usual manner, and, after a short speech
of deference and respect, presented the letter. The king
perused it, and was much pleased with the eloquent and
masterly style in which it was written; he immediately
sent for his sister, and read it over again to her. In doing
so, he paid a just compliment to her son by extolling his
qualifications and merit in the highest possible terms.
“The receipt of the intelligence contained in Soomunt’s
letter naturally enough caused much joy, and to none more
so than the widowed Shoodhamutty, whose happiness in
learning that her son was living and in the enjoyment of
good fortune and power, was indeed indescribable. So
great was also the king’s joy, that he ordered the intelligence
to be published abroad, lest he should be overpowered with
it by locking it up within his own bosom. ‘It would be too
much,’ thought he, ‘so I must even share it.’