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

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King Vickramadetea, it must be said, was an incarnation
of Virbhudru, son of the god Shiva.* It was in this wise :—
In Kailas† lived Shiva, who, with his consort Girja, was
once engaged in playing at chess. At the end of the game
Girja was the winner, but Shiva jestingly denied it, and
persisted, against all truth and reason, that the game was
his. For some time they warmly disputed the point, till at
length it was decided that they should play it over again in
the presence of a third person, and abide by the issue ;
Virbhudru was accordingly selected as the umpire. They
began the game, and fortune again favored Girja. Shiva
nevertheless stoutly maintained that he was the winner also
the second time, and so exasperated his consort that in a
fit of rage she appealed to Virbhudru, calling upon him to
declare the truth. Virbhudru seemed unwilling to give his
opinion, lest by so doing he should irritate his father Shiva,
and bring down his curse, whilst on the other hand he was
afraid that by siding with his father he should enrage his
mother, and provoke her to inflict some severe injury upon
him. However, after communing with himself, he came to
the conclusion that it would be safer to have the strongest
party on his side, and so, with an utter disregard to truth,
he faltered out to his mother that “ Shiva had won the
game.” Scarcely had he expressed himself thus than she
launched forth a curse upon him, exclaiming fiercely, “ Go,
wretch ! and be transformed to a mortal, and henceforth
live with mortals on the earth below !” Virbhudru on this
immediately began to entreat her, and with tears in his eyes
conjured his mother to recal her malediction, and to restore
him to his position. After some hours spent in supplica-
tion he made an impression on Girja, when her anger was
cooled down. Availing himself of this favorable turn in
his case he redoubled his entreaties and tears, until she was

• One of the three principal Hindoo gods, to whom the power
  of destruction is attributed. He is represented in different characters.
  † The paradise of Shiva.