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Ⅰ tatkAlaparyyanataM zaulaH prabhOH ziSyANAM prAtikUlyEna tAPanAbadhayOH kathAM niHsArayan mahAyAjakasya sannidhiM gatvA
Ⅱ striyaM puruSanjca tanmatagrAhiNaM yaM kanjcit pazyati tAn dhRtvA baddhvA yirUzAlamam AnayatItyAzayEna dammESaknagarIyaM dharmmasamAjAn prati patraM yAcitavAn|
Ⅲ gacchan tu dammESaknagaranikaTa upasthitavAn; tatO'kasmAd AkAzAt tasya caturdikSu tEjasaH prakAzanAt sa bhUmAvapatat|
Ⅳ pazcAt hE zaula hE zaula kutO mAM tAPayasi? svaM prati prOktam EtaM zabdaM zrutvA
Ⅴ sa pRSTavAn, hE prabhO bhavAn kaH? tadA prabhurakathayat yaM yIzuM tvaM tAPayasi sa EvAhaM; kaNTakasya mukhE padAghAtakaraNaM tava kaSTam|
Ⅵ tadA kampamAnO vismayApannazca sOvadat hE prabhO mayA kiM karttavyaM? bhavata icchA kA? tataH prabhurAjnjApayad utthAya nagaraM gaccha tatra tvayA yat karttavyaM tad vadiSyatE|
Ⅶ tasya sagginO lOkA api taM zabdaM zrutavantaH kintu kamapi na dRSTvA stabdhAH santaH sthitavantaH|
Ⅷ anantaraM zaulO bhUmita utthAya cakSuSI unmIlya kamapi na dRSTavAn| tadA lOkAstasya hastau dhRtvA dammESaknagaram Anayan|
Ⅸ tataH sa dinatrayaM yAvad andhO bhUtvA na bhuktavAn pItavAMzca|
Ⅹ tadanantaraM prabhustaddammESaknagaravAsina Ekasmai ziSyAya darzanaM datvA AhUtavAn hE ananiya| tataH sa pratyavAdIt, hE prabhO pazya zRNOmi|
Ⅺ tadA prabhustamAjnjApayat tvamutthAya saralanAmAnaM mArgaM gatvA yihUdAnivEzanE tArSanagarIyaM zaulanAmAnaM janaM gavESayan pRccha;
Ⅻ pazya sa prArthayatE, tathA ananiyanAmaka EkO janastasya samIpam Agatya tasya gAtrE hastArpaNaM kRtvA dRSTiM dadAtItthaM svapnE dRSTavAn|
ⅩⅢ tasmAd ananiyaH pratyavadat hE prabhO yirUzAlami pavitralOkAn prati sO'nEkahiMsAM kRtavAn;
ⅩⅣ atra sthAnE ca yE lOkAstava nAmni prArthayanti tAnapi baddhuM sa pradhAnayAjakEbhyaH zaktiM prAptavAn, imAM kathAm aham anEkESAM mukhEbhyaH zrutavAn|
ⅩⅤ kintu prabhurakathayat, yAhi bhinnadEzIyalOkAnAM bhUpatInAm isrAyEllOkAnAnjca nikaTE mama nAma pracArayituM sa janO mama manOnItapAtramAstE|
ⅩⅥ mama nAmanimittanjca tEna kiyAn mahAn klEzO bhOktavya Etat taM darzayiSyAmi|
ⅩⅦ tatO 'naniyO gatvA gRhaM pravizya tasya gAtrE hastArpraNaM kRtvA kathitavAn, hE bhrAtaH zaula tvaM yathA dRSTiM prApnOSi pavitrENAtmanA paripUrNO bhavasi ca, tadarthaM tavAgamanakAlE yaH prabhuyIzustubhyaM darzanam adadAt sa mAM prESitavAn|
ⅩⅧ ityuktamAtrE tasya cakSurbhyAm mInazalkavad vastuni nirgatE tatkSaNAt sa prasannacakSu rbhUtvA prOtthAya majjitO'bhavat bhuktvA pItvA sabalObhavacca|
ⅩⅨ tataH paraM zaulaH ziSyaiH saha katipayadivasAn tasmin dammESakanagarE sthitvA'vilambaM
ⅩⅩ sarvvabhajanabhavanAni gatvA yIzurIzvarasya putra imAM kathAM prAcArayat|
ⅩⅪ tasmAt sarvvE zrOtArazcamatkRtya kathitavantO yO yirUzAlamnagara EtannAmnA prArthayitRlOkAn vinAzitavAn Evam EtAdRzalOkAn baddhvA pradhAnayAjakanikaTaM nayatItyAzayA EtatsthAnamapyAgacchat saEva kimayaM na bhavati?
ⅩⅫ kintu zaulaH kramaza utsAhavAn bhUtvA yIzurIzvarENAbhiSiktO jana Etasmin pramANaM datvA dammESak-nivAsiyihUdIyalOkAn niruttarAn akarOt|
ⅩⅩⅢ itthaM bahutithE kAlE gatE yihUdIyalOkAstaM hantuM mantrayAmAsuH
ⅩⅩⅣ kintu zaulastESAmEtasyA mantraNAyA vArttAM prAptavAn| tE taM hantuM tu divAnizaM guptAH santO nagarasya dvArE'tiSThan;
ⅩⅩⅤ tasmAt ziSyAstaM nItvA rAtrau piTakE nidhAya prAcIrENAvArOhayan|
ⅩⅩⅥ tataH paraM zaulO yirUzAlamaM gatvA ziSyagaNEna sArddhaM sthAtum aihat, kintu sarvvE tasmAdabibhayuH sa ziSya iti ca na pratyayan|
ⅩⅩⅦ EtasmAd barNabbAstaM gRhItvA prEritAnAM samIpamAnIya mArgamadhyE prabhuH kathaM tasmai darzanaM dattavAn yAH kathAzca kathitavAn sa ca yathAkSObhaH san dammESaknagarE yIzO rnAma prAcArayat EtAn sarvvavRttAntAn tAn jnjApitavAn|
ⅩⅩⅧ tataH zaulastaiH saha yirUzAlami kAlaM yApayan nirbhayaM prabhO ryIzO rnAma prAcArayat|
ⅩⅩⅨ tasmAd anyadEzIyalOkaiH sArddhaM vivAdasyOpasthitatvAt tE taM hantum acESTanta|
ⅩⅩⅩ kintu bhrAtRgaNastajjnjAtvA taM kaisariyAnagaraM nItvA tArSanagaraM prESitavAn|
ⅩⅩⅪ itthaM sati yihUdiyAgAlIlzOmirONadEzIyAH sarvvA maNPalyO vizrAmaM prAptAstatastAsAM niSThAbhavat prabhO rbhiyA pavitrasyAtmanaH sAntvanayA ca kAlaM kSEpayitvA bahusaMkhyA abhavan|
ⅩⅩⅫ tataH paraM pitaraH sthAnE sthAnE bhramitvA zESE lOdnagaranivAsipavitralOkAnAM samIpE sthitavAn|
ⅩⅩⅩⅢ tadA tatra pakSAghAtavyAdhinASTau vatsarAn zayyAgatam ainEyanAmAnaM manuSyaM sAkSat prApya tamavadat,
ⅩⅩⅩⅣ hE ainEya yIzukhrISTastvAM svastham akArSIt, tvamutthAya svazayyAM nikSipa, ityuktamAtrE sa udatiSThat|
ⅩⅩⅩⅤ EtAdRzaM dRSTvA lOdzArONanivAsinO lOkAH prabhuM prati parAvarttanta|
ⅩⅩⅩⅥ aparanjca bhikSAdAnAdiSu nAnakriyAsu nityaM pravRttA yA yAphOnagaranivAsinI TAbithAnAmA ziSyA yAM darkkAM arthAd hariNImayuktvA Ahvayan sA nArI
ⅩⅩⅩⅦ tasmin samayE rugnA satI prANAn atyajat, tatO lOkAstAM prakSAlyOparisthaprakOSThE zAyayitvAsthApayan|
ⅩⅩⅩⅧ lOdnagaraM yAphOnagarasya samIpasthaM tasmAttatra pitara AstE, iti vArttAM zrutvA tUrNaM tasyAgamanArthaM tasmin vinayamuktvA ziSyagaNO dvau manujau prESitavAn|
ⅩⅩⅩⅨ tasmAt pitara utthAya tAbhyAM sArddham Agacchat, tatra tasmin upasthita uparisthaprakOSThaM samAnItE ca vidhavAH svAbhiH saha sthitikAlE darkkayA kRtAni yAnyuttarIyANi paridhEyAni ca tAni sarvvANi taM darzayitvA rudatyazcatasRSu dikSvatiSThan|
ⅩⅬ kintu pitarastAH sarvvA bahiH kRtvA jAnunI pAtayitvA prArthitavAn; pazcAt zavaM prati dRSTiM kRtvA kathitavAn, hE TAbIthE tvamuttiSTha, iti vAkya uktE sA strI cakSuSI prOnmIlya pitaram avalOkyOtthAyOpAvizat|
ⅩⅬⅠ tataH pitarastasyAH karau dhRtvA uttOlya pavitralOkAn vidhavAzcAhUya tESAM nikaTE sajIvAM tAM samArpayat|
ⅩⅬⅡ ESA kathA samastayAphOnagaraM vyAptA tasmAd anEkE lOkAH prabhau vyazvasan|
ⅩⅬⅢ aparanjca pitarastadyAphOnagarIyasya kasyacit zimOnnAmnazcarmmakArasya gRhE bahudinAni nyavasat|