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

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are now mine, and whatever I shall bid you perform you
must agree to in all obedience," said the brahmin in reply.
"Yes, my lord," said she, "I can truly affirm henceforth
I am your slave, entirely disposed to comply with all your
wishes." The brahmin immediately came out of the vessel,
and declared to her the particular case of the unfortunate
Prince Duntsain,—that he had, during a period of twelve
years, practised religious austerities, in the hope of
conciliating the gods in his favor, in order to become pos-
sessed of her,—and that, therefore, she must of necessity
marry him. She, having already promised obedience to his
commands, after reflecting for a short time remembered
that she had done wrong in thus pledging her word. "I will,
however," said she aloud, "if you wish it, attend to the
request of Prince Duntsain; but you must first oblige me
in one respect, otherwise I shall not do so." "Do not
hesitate to make me acquainted with your wish," replied the
brahmin, "for I am ready to oblige you in any way you
can point out, so long as you agree to take the prince for
your future husband." She promised to explain in the
evening, and in the mean while asked him to partake of a
meal with her in her apartments, with which he complied.
When it was night, and they had partaken of the meal, they
seated themselves on a couch in deep conversation; after
some time had elapsed in this way, the brahmin asked her
to communicate to him what she had said in the morning
was to be the condition of her taking Prince Duntsain for
her future lord. "I do not wish to ask you for any favors,
or to put you to any inconvenience," said the princess, "all
I desire is, that you will make me laugh and speak four
different times successively; I will then do as you bid me.
Failing in this, however, I must give you distinctly to
understand that I will not accept of the prince for my
husband." The brahmin felt disconcerted at this pro-
position, but he immediately thought of Veytal, whom he
instantly summoned to the spot. He appeared to Vickrama-
detea, but remained invisible to all others. Vickramadetea