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

184 then proceeded into the city, amid the cheers of those assembled. The king conducted them to his palace, where Hurridass took leave of the prince and the now aged king, and wended his steps, together with his father, to the pater- nal mansion. There he was met by his mother and relatives, who all by turns lavished on him their affectionate caresses. In like manner was the prince received at the palace. “The day following, the aged monarch declared before his assembled courtiers that, being worn out with age and the infirmities attendant thereon, he had resolved on placing the crown on the head of Prince Sewdass, his son, and on nominating Hurridass prime minister, in place of his father. The assembled gentry and the officers of the court heard the resolution with great and unfeigned joy, for they knew that the successors to the king and to the minister were worthy of that distinction, and would acquit themselves in a manner worthy of their rank and position. Accordingly, the king, having seated Prince Sewdass on the throne with all due form and ceremony, invested Hurridass with the robe of the prime minister. Rejoicings and displays befitting the occasion were celebrated in and around the palace, and the populace shouted with one voice their wishes for long life and prosperity to the newly-created sovereign and his minis- ter. Thus did Prince Sewdass and his friend enter at an early age into the administration of state affairs, but they never- theless conducted themselves with so much dignity and judgment that they gained the applause of all who witnessed their bearing and conduct, as well as universal respect and esteem.” The peacock, having concluded the above relation, flew from the chowrung on which he had been seated, and was instantly lost to view in the design upon the wall.