drum resounded and, as the gods rejoiced in heaven, so a festive tumult, the recitations of the bards and the songs of the dancers, filled Ahavamalla's palace.[१]
The child's marvellous lustre, which announced its future greatness, induced the king to call him Vikramaditya.[२] He throve and grew up a handsome and strong boy, the favourite of his father. Early he showed in his plays that he was destined to be a mighty warrior and conqueror. He loved to chase the royal swans, the Rajahamsas, and to tease the lionwhelps in their cages. Later he acquired the various Lipis or alphabets and the art of using the bow. "Sarasvati also, the giver of poetry and eloquence, kissed his lotus-mouth."[३] Not long after Vikrama, the third promised son was born. He received the name Jayasimha.[४]
After a while when havamalla saw that Vikramaditya, who had grown up to manhood, had acquired all 'sciences' and was auxious for the battle-feast, he conceived the plan of making him Yuvaraja and thus to designate him as his successor. But, as soon as he opened his mind to the prince, the latter, respectfully but firmly, refused the offered favour, alleging that the dignity of Yuvaraja belonged by right to his elder brother. In this refusal be persisted when his father represented to him that both S'iva's word and the decree of the stars pronounced him to be destined for the succession. Finding that Vikrama was not to be moved, the king raised Somes'vara
- ↑ II. 59-91.
- ↑ Bilhana uses the following vicarious forms for this name, Vikramånka, Vikramunkadeva, and Vikramalâuchhana. Elsewhere the forms Vikramadityadeva and Vikramarka occur. His Birudas are, Tribhuvanamalla (Bilhana, inscript.) Parmadi (Kalhana, iuscript. and Kumarapalach.), Kalivikrama (inscript.)
- ↑ III. 1-24.
- ↑ III. 25. The existence of the third son of Ahavamalla is not mentioned in the published inscriptions.
