सिंहासन बत्तीसी अट्ठाईस

ek bar vikramadity se kisi ne kaha ki patal mean bali nam ka bahut b da raja hai. itana sunakar raja ne apane viroan ko bulaya aur patal pahuancha. raja bali ko khabar bhijavaee to usane milane se iankar kar diya. is par raja vikramadity ne dukhi hokar apana sir kat dala. bali ko maloom hua to usane amrit chhi dakavakar raja ko jianda karaya aur kahalaya ki shivaratri ko ana.

raja ne kaha: nahian, maian abhi darshan karuanga.

bali ke adamiyoan ne mana kiya to usane phir apana sir kat dala. bali ne phir zinda karaya aur usake prem ko dekhakar prasann ho, usase mila.

bola: he rajanh! yah lal-mooanga lo aur apane desh jao. is mooange se jo maangoge, vahi milega.

mooanga lekar raja vikramadity apane nagar ko lauta. raste mean use ek stri mili. usaka adami mar gaya tha aur vah bilakh-bilakhakar ro rahi thi. raja ne use chup kiya aur gun batakar mooanga use de diya.

putali boli: hai rajanh! jo itana dani aur praja ki bhalaee karane vala ho, vah sianhasan par baithe.

is tarah atthaees din nikal gaye. agale din vaidehi nam ki unattisavian putali ne rokakar apani gatha sunayi:

panne ki pragati avastha

adhar

prarambhik

madhyamik

poornata

shodh