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

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juck usurped the throne, it was “as a roaring lion and a
raging bear” that this wicked ruler lorded it over the poor
people. Nothing but complaints of injustice and the most
iniquitous proceedings were to be heard on all sides; and
the distress of the people was heavy, increased as it was in
a great measure by the recollection of what they had been
accustomed to under the mild and just rule of the generous
Vickramadetea. But there was now to be an end of all
this: the tyrant had gone to his account, and the rightful
owner of the throne was once more amongst them!
One of the first acts of Vickramadetea, after he had
assumed the reins of government, was to reinstate all those
who had been unjustly ousted from their places, and to
restore the properties of all who had been deprived of them.
Vickramadetea was aware how his subjects had suffered
during his absence, and he hastened to do them the most
ample justice. He rewarded his tried friends and trusty
vassals in the most profuse manner, and his friend Somedut
came in for a handsome pension—handsomer far than his
most sanguine expectation could have pictured—after which
he retired, with the most profound feeling of gratitude, love,
and regard for the generous donor.