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कदाचित् राज्ञः विक्रमादित्यस्य मनसि त्रयः प्रश्नाः उदिताः -’ईश्वरात् पूर्वं कः आसीत्?’, 'ईश्वरः कुत्र निवसति?’, 'ईश्वरः किं करोति?’ । 'सन्तोषप्रदानि उत्तराणि यः यच्छति तम् अर्धं राज्यं दास्यामि, असम्यक् उत्तरं यः ददाति तस्मै कठोरदण्डनम्' इति घोषणां कारितवान् । दण्डभयात् कः अपि जनः उत्तरं दातुं साहसं न कृतवान् । किन्तु कश्चन हलवाहकः आगत्य राज्ञः त्रयाणां प्रश्नानाम् उत्तरं निर्दर्शनेन प्रतिपाद्य राजानं सन्तोषयति । वचनानुसारेण राजा हलवाहकाय अर्धं राज्यं अयच्छत् ।
(“केन्द्रीयसंस्कृतविश्वविद्यालयस्य अष्टादशीयोजनान्तर्गततया एतासां कथानां ध्वनिप्रक्षेपणं क्रियते”)
Once, King Vikramaditya was pondering three profound questions: "Who existed before God?", "Where does God reside?", and "What does God do?" He proclaimed, "Whoever provides satisfactory answers to these questions will be rewarded with half my kingdom. However, anyone giving an unsatisfactory answer will face severe punishment. Out of fear of the punishment, no one dared to respond. However, a plowman came forward and through practical demonstrations, provided convincing answers to all three questions, thus satisfying the king. As promised, King Vikramaditya awarded the plowman half of his kingdom.
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