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Ⅰ aparaM yirUzAlamnagarIyAH katipayA adhyApakAH phirUzinazca yIzoH samIpamAgatya kathayAmAsuH,
Ⅱ tava ziSyAH kimartham aprakSAlitakarai rbhakSitvA paramparAgataM prAcInAnAM vyavahAraM laGvante?
Ⅲ tato yIzuH pratyuvAca, yUyaM paramparAgatAcAreNa kuta IzvarAjJAM laGvadhve|
Ⅳ Izvara ityAjJApayat, tvaM nijapitarau saMmanyethAH, yena ca nijapitarau nindyete, sa nizcitaM mriyeta;
Ⅴ kintu yUyaM vadatha, yaH svajanakaM svajananIM vA vAkyamidaM vadati, yuvAM matto yallabhethe, tat nyavidyata,
Ⅵ sa nijapitarau puna rna saMmaMsyate| itthaM yUyaM paramparAgatena sveSAmAcAreNezvarIyAjJAM lumpatha|
Ⅶ re kapaTinaH sarvve yizayiyo yuSmAnadhi bhaviSyadvacanAnyetAni samyag uktavAn|
Ⅷ vadanai rmanujA ete samAyAnti madantikaM| tathAdharai rmadIyaJca mAnaM kurvvanti te narAH|
Ⅸ kintu teSAM mano matto vidUraeva tiSThati| zikSayanto vidhIn nrAjJA bhajante mAM mudhaiva te|
Ⅹ tato yIzu rlokAn AhUya proktavAn, yUyaM zrutvA budhyadhbaM|
Ⅺ yanmukhaM pravizati, tat manujam amedhyaM na karoti, kintu yadAsyAt nirgacchati, tadeva mAnuSamamedhyI karotI|
Ⅻ tadAnIM ziSyA Agatya tasmai kathayAJcakruH, etAM kathAM zrutvA phirUzino vyarajyanta, tat kiM bhavatA jJAyate?
ⅩⅢ sa pratyavadat, mama svargasthaH pitA yaM kaJcidaGkuraM nAropayat, sa utpAvdyate|
ⅩⅣ te tiSThantu, te andhamanujAnAm andhamArgadarzakA eva; yadyandho'ndhaM panthAnaM darzayati, tarhyubhau gartte patataH|
ⅩⅤ tadA pitarastaM pratyavadat, dRSTAntamimamasmAn bodhayatu|
ⅩⅥ yIzunA proktaM, yUyamadya yAvat kimabodhAH stha?
ⅩⅦ kathAmimAM kiM na budhyadhbe ? yadAsyaM previzati, tad udare patan bahirniryAti,
ⅩⅧ kintvAsyAd yanniryAti, tad antaHkaraNAt niryAtatvAt manujamamedhyaM karoti|
ⅩⅨ yato'ntaHkaraNAt kucintA badhaH pAradArikatA vezyAgamanaM cairyyaM mithyAsAkSyam IzvaranindA caitAni sarvvANi niryyAnti|
ⅩⅩ etAni manuSyamapavitrI kurvvanti kintvaprakSAlitakareNa bhojanaM manujamamedhyaM na karoti|
ⅩⅪ anantaraM yIzustasmAt sthAnAt prasthAya sorasIdonnagarayoH sImAmupatasyau|
ⅩⅫ tadA tatsImAtaH kAcit kinAnIyA yoSid Agatya tamuccairuvAca, he prabho dAyUdaH santAna, mamaikA duhitAste sA bhUtagrastA satI mahAklezaM prApnoti mama dayasva|
ⅩⅩⅢ kintu yIzustAM kimapi noktavAn, tataH ziSyA Agatya taM nivedayAmAsuH, eSA yoSid asmAkaM pazcAd uccairAhUyAgacchati, enAM visRjatu|
ⅩⅩⅣ tadA sa pratyavadat, isrAyelgotrasya hAritameSAn vinA kasyApyanyasya samIpaM nAhaM preSitosmi|
ⅩⅩⅤ tataH sA nArIsamAgatya taM praNamya jagAda, he prabho mAmupakuru|
ⅩⅩⅥ sa uktavAn, bAlakAnAM bhakSyamAdAya sArameyebhyo dAnaM nocitaM|
ⅩⅩⅦ tadA sA babhASe, he prabho, tat satyaM, tathApi prabho rbhaJcAd yaducchiSTaM patati, tat sArameyAH khAdanti|
ⅩⅩⅧ tato yIzuH pratyavadat, he yoSit, tava vizvAso mahAn tasmAt tava manobhilaSitaM sidyyatu, tena tasyAH kanyA tasminneva daNDe nirAmayAbhavat|
ⅩⅩⅨ anantaraM yIzastasmAt sthAnAt prasthAya gAlIlsAgarasya sannidhimAgatya dharAdharamAruhya tatropaviveza|
ⅩⅩⅩ pazcAt jananivaho bahUn khaJcAndhamUkazuSkakaramAnuSAn AdAya yIzoH samIpamAgatya taccaraNAntike sthApayAmAsuH, tataH sA tAn nirAmayAn akarot|
ⅩⅩⅪ itthaM mUkA vAkyaM vadanti, zuSkakarAH svAsthyamAyAnti, paGgavo gacchanti, andhA vIkSante, iti vilokya lokA vismayaM manyamAnA isrAyela IzvaraM dhanyaM babhASire|
ⅩⅩⅫ tadAnIM yIzuH svaziSyAn AhUya gaditavAn, etajjananivaheSu mama dayA jAyate, ete dinatrayaM mayA sAkaM santi, eSAM bhakSyavastu ca kaJcidapi nAsti, tasmAdahametAnakRtAhArAn na visrakSyAmi, tathAtve vartmamadhye klAmyeSuH|
ⅩⅩⅩⅢ tadA ziSyA UcuH, etasmin prAntaramadhya etAvato martyAn tarpayituM vayaM kutra pUpAn prApsyAmaH?
ⅩⅩⅩⅣ yIzurapRcchat, yuSmAkaM nikaTe kati pUpA Asate? ta UcuH, saptapUpA alpAH kSudramInAzca santi|
ⅩⅩⅩⅤ tadAnIM sa lokanivahaM bhUmAvupaveSTum Adizya
ⅩⅩⅩⅥ tAn saptapUpAn mInAMzca gRhlan IzvarIyaguNAn anUdya bhaMktvA ziSyebhyo dadau, ziSyA lokebhyo daduH|
ⅩⅩⅩⅦ tataH sarvve bhuktvA tRptavantaH; tadavaziSTabhakSyeNa saptaDalakAn paripUryya saMjagRhuH|
ⅩⅩⅩⅧ te bhoktAro yoSito bAlakAMzca vihAya prAyeNa catuHsahasrANi puruSA Asan|
ⅩⅩⅩⅨ tataH paraM sa jananivahaM visRjya tarimAruhya magdalApradezaM gatavAn|