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

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transported with ecstacy at the many and varied sources of
enjoyment and pleasure that were there to be met with.
The brahmin found that the Princess Pudmavuntty, the
mistress of all these rarities, was herself the rarest of all
rarities. She was so handsome that fancy could not
possibly picture a more perfect being. She was dressed in
the richest and costliest linen, and wore precious stones of
immense value and in great quantity. When she saw the
brahmin advancing towards her, she welcomed him in a very
courteous manner, and thus spoke to him :—" I have long
been expecting a person like yourself; your looks convince
me that you will soon become master of the art by which
alone any one can obtain my hand. I sincerely hope you
will not prove unworthy of the venture you have made, but
that, by a successful execution of your arduous task, you will
succeed in establishing a right to claim me in marriage."
The supposed brahmin replied that he would strive his
utmost to become capable of giving adequate proof of his
sincerity. He then approached the vessel, called to mind
the supreme power of God, and, before ascending in the
sinka, took a small portion of a peculiar description of grass,
and, having pronounced some words connected with a charm
over it, threw it into the oil which was boiling up, and
descended at once into it through the sinka that was
suspended. It is wonderful to relate that the oil suddenly
became cold and calm! He remained for a few moments
in it, turning from one side to another, and he sustained not
the slightest injury thereby. The princess, seeing this
success, came running with a garland of flowers in her hand
to encircle the neck of her future lord, as is usually the case
among princesses. She had herself witnessed the prodigy,
and there was no mistaking it. She requested him to
embrace the earliest opportunity for solemnising their
marriage ceremony; and, putting forth her hand, while
encircling his neck with the string of flowers, she said, "I
am fully satisfied with your might, and will irrevocably
become yours. Pray make haste and come out." "You