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Ⅰ tataH paraM sa dvAdazaziSyAnAhUya bhUtAn tyAjayituM rOgAn pratikarttunjca tEbhyaH zaktimAdhipatyanjca dadau|
Ⅱ aparanjca IzvarIyarAjyasya susaMvAdaM prakAzayitum rOgiNAmArOgyaM karttunjca prEraNakAlE tAn jagAda|
Ⅲ yAtrArthaM yaSTi rvastrapuTakaM bhakSyaM mudrA dvitIyavastram, ESAM kimapi mA gRhlIta|
Ⅳ yUyanjca yannivEzanaM pravizatha nagaratyAgaparyyanataM tannivEzanE tiSThata|
Ⅴ tatra yadi kasyacit purasya lOkA yuSmAkamAtithyaM na kurvvanti tarhi tasmAnnagarAd gamanakAlE tESAM viruddhaM sAkSyArthaM yuSmAkaM padadhUlIH sampAtayata|
Ⅵ atha tE prasthAya sarvvatra susaMvAdaM pracArayituM pIPitAn svasthAn karttunjca grAmESu bhramituM prArEbhirE|
Ⅶ Etarhi hErOd rAjA yIzOH sarvvakarmmaNAM vArttAM zrutvA bhRzamudvivijE
Ⅷ yataH kEcidUcuryOhan zmazAnAdudatiSThat| kEcidUcuH, EliyO darzanaM dattavAn; EvamanyalOkA UcuH pUrvvIyaH kazcid bhaviSyadvAdI samutthitaH|
Ⅸ kintu hErOduvAca yOhanaH zirO'hamachinadam idAnIM yasyEdRkkarmmaNAM vArttAM prApnOmi sa kaH? atha sa taM draSTum aicchat|
Ⅹ anantaraM prEritAH pratyAgatya yAni yAni karmmANi cakrustAni yIzavE kathayAmAsuH tataH sa tAn baitsaidAnAmakanagarasya vijanaM sthAnaM nItvA guptaM jagAma|
Ⅺ pazcAl lOkAstad viditvA tasya pazcAd yayuH; tataH sa tAn nayan IzvarIyarAjyasya prasaggamuktavAn, yESAM cikitsayA prayOjanam AsIt tAn svasthAn cakAra ca|
Ⅻ aparanjca divAvasannE sati dvAdazaziSyA yIzOrantikam Etya kathayAmAsuH, vayamatra prAntarasthAnE tiSThAmaH, tatO nagarANi grAmANi gatvA vAsasthAnAni prApya bhakSyadravyANi krEtuM jananivahaM bhavAn visRjatu|
ⅩⅢ tadA sa uvAca, yUyamEva tAn bhEjayadhvaM; tatastE prOcurasmAkaM nikaTE kEvalaM panjca pUpA dvau matsyau ca vidyantE, ataEva sthAnAntaram itvA nimittamEtESAM bhakSyadravyESu na krItESu na bhavati|
ⅩⅣ tatra prAyENa panjcasahasrANi puruSA Asan|
ⅩⅤ tadA sa ziSyAn jagAda panjcAzat panjcAzajjanaiH paMktIkRtya tAnupavEzayata, tasmAt tE tadanusArENa sarvvalOkAnupavEzayApAsuH|
ⅩⅥ tataH sa tAn panjca pUpAn mInadvayanjca gRhItvA svargaM vilOkyEzvaraguNAn kIrttayAnjcakrE bhagktA ca lOkEbhyaH parivESaNArthaM ziSyESu samarpayAmbabhUva|
ⅩⅦ tataH sarvvE bhuktvA tRptiM gatA avaziSTAnAnjca dvAdaza PallakAn saMjagRhuH|
ⅩⅧ athaikadA nirjanE ziSyaiH saha prArthanAkAlE tAn papraccha, lOkA mAM kaM vadanti?
ⅩⅨ tatastE prAcuH, tvAM yOhanmajjakaM vadanti; kEcit tvAm EliyaM vadanti, pUrvvakAlikaH kazcid bhaviSyadvAdI zmazAnAd udatiSThad ityapi kEcid vadanti|
ⅩⅩ tadA sa uvAca, yUyaM mAM kaM vadatha? tataH pitara uktavAn tvam IzvarAbhiSiktaH puruSaH|
ⅩⅪ tadA sa tAn dRPhamAdidEza, kathAmEtAM kasmaicidapi mA kathayata|
ⅩⅫ sa punaruvAca, manuSyaputrENa vahuyAtanA bhOktavyAH prAcInalOkaiH pradhAnayAjakairadhyApakaizca sOvajnjAya hantavyaH kintu tRtIyadivasE zmazAnAt tEnOtthAtavyam|
ⅩⅩⅢ aparaM sa sarvvAnuvAca, kazcid yadi mama pazcAd gantuM vAnjchati tarhi sa svaM dAmyatu, dinE dinE kruzaM gRhItvA ca mama pazcAdAgacchatu|
ⅩⅩⅣ yatO yaH kazcit svaprANAn rirakSiSati sa tAn hArayiSyati, yaH kazcin madarthaM prANAn hArayiSyati sa tAn rakSiSyati|
ⅩⅩⅤ kazcid yadi sarvvaM jagat prApnOti kintu svaprANAn hArayati svayaM vinazyati ca tarhi tasya kO lAbhaH?
ⅩⅩⅥ puna ryaH kazcin mAM mama vAkyaM vA lajjAspadaM jAnAti manuSyaputrO yadA svasya pituzca pavitrANAM dUtAnAnjca tEjObhiH parivESTita AgamiSyati tadA sOpi taM lajjAspadaM jnjAsyati|
ⅩⅩⅦ kintu yuSmAnahaM yathArthaM vadAmi, IzvarIyarAjatvaM na dRSTavA mRtyuM nAsvAdiSyantE, EtAdRzAH kiyantO lOkA atra sthanE'pi daNPAyamAnAH santi|
ⅩⅩⅧ EtadAkhyAnakathanAt paraM prAyENASTasu dinESu gatESu sa pitaraM yOhanaM yAkUbanjca gRhItvA prArthayituM parvvatamEkaM samArurOha|
ⅩⅩⅨ atha tasya prArthanakAlE tasya mukhAkRtiranyarUpA jAtA, tadIyaM vastramujjvalazuklaM jAtaM|
ⅩⅩⅩ aparanjca mUsA EliyazcObhau tEjasvinau dRSTau
ⅩⅩⅪ tau tEna yirUzAlampurE yO mRtyuH sAdhiSyatE tadIyAM kathAM tEna sArddhaM kathayitum ArEbhAtE|
ⅩⅩⅫ tadA pitarAdayaH svasya sagginO nidrayAkRSTA Asan kintu jAgaritvA tasya tEjastEna sArddham uttiSThantau janau ca dadRzuH|
ⅩⅩⅩⅢ atha tayOrubhayO rgamanakAlE pitarO yIzuM babhASE, hE gurO'smAkaM sthAnE'smin sthitiH zubhA, tata EkA tvadarthA, EkA mUsArthA, EkA EliyArthA, iti tisraH kuTyOsmAbhi rnirmmIyantAM, imAM kathAM sa na vivicya kathayAmAsa|
ⅩⅩⅩⅣ aparanjca tadvAkyavadanakAlE payOda Eka Agatya tESAmupari chAyAM cakAra, tatastanmadhyE tayOH pravEzAt tE zazagkirE|
ⅩⅩⅩⅤ tadA tasmAt payOdAd iyamAkAzIyA vANI nirjagAma, mamAyaM priyaH putra Etasya kathAyAM manO nidhatta|
ⅩⅩⅩⅥ iti zabdE jAtE tE yIzumEkAkinaM dadRzuH kintu tE tadAnIM tasya darzanasya vAcamEkAmapi nOktvA manaHsu sthApayAmAsuH|
ⅩⅩⅩⅦ parE'hani tESu tasmAcchailAd avarUPhESu taM sAkSAt karttuM bahavO lOkA AjagmuH|
ⅩⅩⅩⅧ tESAM madhyAd EkO jana uccairuvAca, hE gurO ahaM vinayaM karOmi mama putraM prati kRpAdRSTiM karOtu, mama sa EvaikaH putraH|
ⅩⅩⅩⅨ bhUtEna dhRtaH san saM prasabhaM cIcchabdaM karOti tanmukhAt phENA nirgacchanti ca, bhUta itthaM vidAryya kliSTvA prAyazastaM na tyajati|
ⅩⅬ tasmAt taM bhUtaM tyAjayituM tava ziSyasamIpE nyavEdayaM kintu tE na zEkuH|
ⅩⅬⅠ tadA yIzuravAdIt, rE AvizvAsin vipathagAmin vaMza katikAlAn yuSmAbhiH saha sthAsyAmyahaM yuSmAkam AcaraNAni ca sahiSyE? tava putramihAnaya|
ⅩⅬⅡ tatastasminnAgatamAtrE bhUtastaM bhUmau pAtayitvA vidadAra; tadA yIzustamamEdhyaM bhUtaM tarjayitvA bAlakaM svasthaM kRtvA tasya pitari samarpayAmAsa|
ⅩⅬⅢ Izvarasya mahAzaktim imAM vilOkya sarvvE camaccakruH; itthaM yIzOH sarvvAbhiH kriyAbhiH sarvvairlOkairAzcaryyE manyamAnE sati sa ziSyAn babhASE,
ⅩⅬⅣ kathEyaM yuSmAkaM karNESu pravizatu, manuSyaputrO manuSyANAM karESu samarpayiSyatE|
ⅩⅬⅤ kintu tE tAM kathAM na bubudhirE, spaSTatvAbhAvAt tasyA abhiprAyastESAM bOdhagamyO na babhUva; tasyA AzayaH ka ityapi tE bhayAt praSTuM na zEkuH|
ⅩⅬⅥ tadanantaraM tESAM madhyE kaH zrESThaH kathAmEtAM gRhItvA tE mithO vivAdaM cakruH|
ⅩⅬⅦ tatO yIzustESAM manObhiprAyaM viditvA bAlakamEkaM gRhItvA svasya nikaTE sthApayitvA tAn jagAda,
ⅩⅬⅧ yO janO mama nAmnAsya bAlAsyAtithyaM vidadhAti sa mamAtithyaM vidadhAti, yazca mamAtithyaM vidadhAti sa mama prErakasyAtithyaM vidadhAti, yuSmAkaM madhyEyaH svaM sarvvasmAt kSudraM jAnItE sa Eva zrESThO bhaviSyati|
ⅩⅬⅨ aparanjca yOhan vyAjahAra hE prabhEा tava nAmnA bhUtAn tyAjayantaM mAnuSam EkaM dRSTavantO vayaM, kintvasmAkam apazcAd gAmitvAt taM nyaSEdhAm| tadAnIM yIzuruvAca,
Ⅼ taM mA niSEdhata, yatO yO janOsmAkaM na vipakSaH sa EvAsmAkaM sapakSO bhavati|
ⅬⅠ anantaraM tasyArOhaNasamaya upasthitE sa sthiracEtA yirUzAlamaM prati yAtrAM karttuM nizcityAgrE dUtAn prESayAmAsa|
ⅬⅡ tasmAt tE gatvA tasya prayOjanIyadravyANi saMgrahItuM zOmirONIyAnAM grAmaM pravivizuH|
ⅬⅢ kintu sa yirUzAlamaM nagaraM yAti tatO hEtO rlOkAstasyAtithyaM na cakruH|
ⅬⅣ ataEva yAkUbyOhanau tasya ziSyau tad dRSTvA jagadatuH, hE prabhO EliyO yathA cakAra tathA vayamapi kiM gagaNAd Agantum EtAn bhasmIkarttunjca vahnimAjnjApayAmaH? bhavAn kimicchati?
ⅬⅤ kintu sa mukhaM parAvartya tAn tarjayitvA gaditavAn yuSmAkaM manObhAvaH kaH, iti yUyaM na jAnItha|
ⅬⅥ manujasutO manujAnAM prANAn nAzayituM nAgacchat, kintu rakSitum Agacchat| pazcAd itaragrAmaM tE yayuH|
ⅬⅦ tadanantaraM pathi gamanakAlE jana EkastaM babhASE, hE prabhO bhavAn yatra yAti bhavatA sahAhamapi tatra yAsyAmi|
ⅬⅧ tadAnIM yIzustamuvAca, gOmAyUnAM garttA AsatE, vihAyasIyavihagAाnAM nIPAni ca santi, kintu mAnavatanayasya ziraH sthApayituM sthAnaM nAsti|
ⅬⅨ tataH paraM sa itarajanaM jagAda, tvaM mama pazcAd Ehi; tataH sa uvAca, hE prabhO pUrvvaM pitaraM zmazAnE sthApayituM mAmAdizatu|
ⅬⅩ tadA yIzuruvAca, mRtA mRtAn zmazAnE sthApayantu kintu tvaM gatvEzvarIyarAjyasya kathAM pracAraya|
ⅬⅪ tatOnyaH kathayAmAsa, hE prabhO mayApi bhavataH pazcAd gaMsyatE, kintu pUrvvaM mama nivEzanasya parijanAnAm anumatiM grahItum ahamAdizyai bhavatA|
ⅬⅫ tadAnIM yIzustaM prOktavAn, yO janO lAggalE karamarpayitvA pazcAt pazyati sa IzvarIyarAjyaM nArhati|