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

66 such undeniable proofs. The king, with a small retinue, accompanied him a short distance out of the city, as a mark of deference. At the expiration of the usual time, the queen was delivered of a son, to the inexpressible joy of the king, who ordered sugar to be distributed throughout the whole city, in token of his joy at the event, and celebrated the happy occasion for twelve successive days, with all the pomp, and pageantry that united wealth and power could command. The child was beautiful in the extreme, and, after consulting with the astrologers, who had calculated its nativity, the king gave it the name of Soorsain, and caused it to be trained up under the especial care and instruction of his royal parents, availing himself, when the child attained a proper age, of the services of competent instructors, who contributed to the education of the youthful prince in the different branches of study,—the arts, sciences, and everything requisite for him, who was ultimately to reign in those realms, to know. The prince showed great aptitude for learning, and, under the guidance of his able and experienced preceptors, he made rapid progress in his education. He was soon master of those branches which are preliminary to the acquisition of a high standard of knowledge. As he advanced in years, he advanced apace in knowledge, nor were his morals neglected. In due time, as his physical powers became developed, he applied himself with diligence and assiduity to the various manual exercises then in vogue. In archery he became proficient, and there were but few who could enter the lists against him. In person he was handsome, of middling stature, combining elegance and physical strength. He was graceful in his bearing, and winning in his manners, and though he displayed much of that haughtiness in his inter- course with men that a consciousness of superiority begets, yet it was so mild, and so naturally displayed, that it became him well, and added to rather than detracted from his worth and merit. He was, in short, loved by all who knew him, and was the light of his parents' eyes. Such then, was the son and heir of the equally loved and esteemed King Bhudrasain.