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

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then proceeded into the city, amid the cheers of those
assembled. The king conducted them to his palace, where
Hurridass took leave of the prince and the now aged king,
and wended his steps, together with his father, to the pater-
nal mansion. There he was met by his mother and relatives,
who all by turns lavished on him their affectionate caresses.
In like manner was the prince received at the palace.
“The day following, the aged monarch declared before
his assembled courtiers that, being worn out with age and
the infirmities attendant thereon, he had resolved on placing
the crown on the head of Prince Sewdass, his son, and on
nominating Hurridass prime minister, in place of his father.
The assembled gentry and the officers of the court heard the
resolution with great and unfeigned joy, for they knew that
the successors to the king and to the minister were worthy
of that distinction, and would acquit themselves in a manner
worthy of their rank and position. Accordingly, the king,
having seated Prince Sewdass on the throne with all due
form and ceremony, invested Hurridass with the robe of the
prime minister. Rejoicings and displays befitting the
occasion were celebrated in and around the palace, and the
populace shouted with one voice their wishes for long life
and prosperity to the newly-created sovereign and his minis-
ter. Thus did Prince Sewdass and his friend enter at an early
age into the administration of state affairs, but they never-
theless conducted themselves with so much dignity and
judgment that they gained the applause of all who witnessed
their bearing and conduct, as well as universal respect
and esteem.”
The peacock, having concluded the above relation, flew
from the chowrung on which he had been seated, and was
instantly lost to view in the design upon the wall.