tataH paraM mahAyAjakaH pRSTavAn, eSA kathAM kiM satyA?
tataH sa pratyavadat, he pitaro he bhrAtaraH sarvve lAkA manAMsi nidhaddhvaM|asmAkaM pUrvvapuruSa ibrAhIm hAraNnagare vAsakaraNAt pUrvvaM yadA arAm-naharayimadeze AsIt tadA tejomaya Izvaro darzanaM datvA
tamavadat tvaM svadezajJAtimitrANi parityajya yaM dezamahaM darzayiSyAmi taM dezaM vraja|
ataH sa kasdIyadezaM vihAya hAraNnagare nyavasat, tadanantaraM tasya pitari mRte yatra deze yUyaM nivasatha sa enaM dezamAgacchat|
kintvIzvarastasmai kamapyadhikAram arthAd ekapadaparimitAM bhUmimapi nAdadAt; tadA tasya kopi santAno nAsIt tathApi santAnaiH sArddham etasya dezasyAdhikArI tvaM bhaviSyasIti tampratyaGgIkRtavAn|
Izvara ittham aparamapi kathitavAn tava santAnAH paradeze nivatsyanti tatastaddezIyalokAzcatuHzatavatsarAn yAvat tAn dAsatve sthApayitvA tAn prati kuvyavahAraM kariSyanti|
aparam Izvara enAM kathAmapi kathitavAn, ye lokAstAn dAsatve sthApayiSyanti tAllokAn ahaM daNDayiSyAmi, tataH paraM te bahirgatAH santo mAm atra sthAne seviSyante|
pazcAt sa tasmai tvakchedasya niyamaM dattavAn, ata ishAkanAmni ibrAhIma ekaputre jAte, aSTamadine tasya tvakchedam akarot| tasya ishAkaH putro yAkUb, tatastasya yAkUbo'smAkaM dvAdaza pUrvvapuruSA ajAyanta|
te pUrvvapuruSA IrSyayA paripUrNA misaradezaM preSayituM yUSaphaM vyakrINan|
kintvIzvarastasya sahAyo bhUtvA sarvvasyA durgate rakSitvA tasmai buddhiM dattvA misaradezasya rAjJaH phirauNaH priyapAtraM kRtavAn tato rAjA misaradezasya svIyasarvvaparivArasya ca zAsanapadaM tasmai dattavAn|
tasmin samaye misara-kinAnadezayo rdurbhikSahetoratikliSTatvAt naH pUrvvapuruSA bhakSyadravyaM nAlabhanta|
kintu misaradeze zasyAni santi, yAkUb imAM vArttAM zrutvA prathamam asmAkaM pUrvvapuruSAn misaraM preSitavAn|
ⅩⅢtato dvitIyavAragamane yUSaph svabhrAtRbhiH paricito'bhavat; yUSapho bhrAtaraH phirauN rAjena paricitA abhavan|
ⅩⅣanantaraM yUSaph bhrAtRgaNaM preSya nijapitaraM yAkUbaM nijAn paJcAdhikasaptatisaMkhyakAn jJAtijanAMzca samAhUtavAn|
ⅩⅤtasmAd yAkUb misaradezaM gatvA svayam asmAkaM pUrvvapuruSAzca tasmin sthAne'mriyanta|
ⅩⅥtataste zikhimaM nItA yat zmazAnam ibrAhIm mudrAdatvA zikhimaH pitu rhamoraH putrebhyaH krItavAn tatzmazAne sthApayAJcakrire|
ⅩⅦtataH param Izvara ibrAhImaH sannidhau zapathaM kRtvA yAM pratijJAM kRtavAn tasyAH pratijJAyAH phalanasamaye nikaTe sati isrAyellokA simaradeze varddhamAnA bahusaMkhyA abhavan|
ⅩⅧzeSe yUSaphaM yo na paricinoti tAdRza eko narapatirupasthAya
ⅩⅨasmAkaM jJAtibhiH sArddhaM dhUrttatAM vidhAya pUrvvapuruSAn prati kuvyavaharaNapUrvvakaM teSAM vaMzanAzanAya teSAM navajAtAn zizUn bahi rnirakSepayat|
ⅩⅩetasmin samaye mUsA jajJe, sa tu paramasundaro'bhavat tathA pitRgRhe mAsatrayaparyyantaM pAlito'bhavat|
ⅩⅪkintu tasmin bahirnikSipte sati phirauNarAjasya kanyA tam uttolya nItvA dattakaputraM kRtvA pAlitavatI|
ⅩⅫtasmAt sa mUsA misaradezIyAyAH sarvvavidyAyAH pAradRSvA san vAkye kriyAyAJca zaktimAn abhavat|
ⅩⅩⅢsa sampUrNacatvAriMzadvatsaravayasko bhUtvA isrAyelIyavaMzanijabhrAtRn sAkSAt kartuM matiM cakre|
ⅩⅩⅣteSAM janamekaM hiMsitaM dRSTvA tasya sapakSaH san hiMsitajanam upakRtya misarIyajanaM jaghAna|
ⅩⅩⅤtasya hastenezvarastAn uddhariSyati tasya bhrAtRgaNa iti jJAsyati sa ityanumAnaM cakAra, kintu te na bubudhire|
ⅩⅩⅥtatpare 'hani teSAm ubhayo rjanayo rvAkkalaha upasthite sati mUsAH samIpaM gatvA tayo rmelanaM karttuM matiM kRtvA kathayAmAsa, he mahAzayau yuvAM bhrAtarau parasparam anyAyaM kutaH kuruthaH?
ⅩⅩⅦtataH samIpavAsinaM prati yo jano'nyAyaM cakAra sa taM dUrIkRtya kathayAmAsa, asmAkamupari zAstRtvavicArayitRtvapadayoH kastvAM niyuktavAn?
ⅩⅩⅧhyo yathA misarIyaM hatavAn tathA kiM mAmapi haniSyasi?
ⅩⅩⅨtadA mUsA etAdRzIM kathAM zrutvA palAyanaM cakre, tato midiyanadezaM gatvA pravAsI san tasthau, tatastatra dvau putrau jajJAte|
ⅩⅩⅩanantaraM catvAriMzadvatsareSu gateSu sInayaparvvatasya prAntare prajvalitastambasya vahnizikhAyAM paramezvaradUtastasmai darzanaM dadau|
ⅩⅩⅪmUsAstasmin darzane vismayaM matvA vizeSaM jJAtuM nikaTaM gacchati,
ⅩⅩⅫetasmin samaye, ahaM tava pUrvvapuruSANAm Izvaro'rthAd ibrAhIma Izvara ishAka Izvaro yAkUba Izvarazca, mUsAmuddizya paramezvarasyaitAdRzI vihAyasIyA vANI babhUva, tataH sa kampAnvitaH san puna rnirIkSituM pragalbho na babhUva|
ⅩⅩⅩⅢparamezvarastaM jagAda, tava pAdayoH pAduke mocaya yatra tiSThasi sA pavitrabhUmiH|
ⅩⅩⅩⅣahaM misaradezasthAnAM nijalokAnAM durddazAM nitAntam apazyaM, teSAM kAtaryyoktiJca zrutavAn tasmAt tAn uddharttum avaruhyAgamam; idAnIm Agaccha misaradezaM tvAM preSayAmi|
ⅩⅩⅩⅤkastvAM zAstRtvavicArayitRtvapadayo rniyuktavAn, iti vAkyamuktvA tai ryo mUsA avajJAtastameva IzvaraH stambamadhye darzanadAtrA tena dUtena zAstAraM muktidAtAraJca kRtvA preSayAmAsa|
ⅩⅩⅩⅥsa ca misaradeze sUphnAmni samudre ca pazcAt catvAriMzadvatsarAn yAvat mahAprAntare nAnAprakArANyadbhutAni karmmANi lakSaNAni ca darzayitvA tAn bahiH kRtvA samAninAya|
ⅩⅩⅩⅦprabhuH paramezvaro yuSmAkaM bhrAtRgaNasya madhye mAdRzam ekaM bhaviSyadvaktAram utpAdayiSyati tasya kathAyAM yUyaM mano nidhAsyatha, yo jana isrAyelaH santAnebhya enAM kathAM kathayAmAsa sa eSa mUsAH|
ⅩⅩⅩⅧmahAprAntarasthamaNDalImadhye'pi sa eva sInayaparvvatopari tena sArddhaM saMlApino dUtasya cAsmatpitRgaNasya madhyasthaH san asmabhyaM dAtavyani jIvanadAyakAni vAkyAni lebhe|
ⅩⅩⅩⅨasmAkaM pUrvvapuruSAstam amAnyaM katvA svebhyo dUrIkRtya misaradezaM parAvRtya gantuM manobhirabhilaSya hAroNaM jagaduH,
ⅩⅬasmAkam agre'gre gantuुm asmadarthaM devagaNaM nirmmAhi yato yo mUsA asmAn misaradezAd bahiH kRtvAnItavAn tasya kiM jAtaM tadasmAbhi rna jJAyate|
ⅩⅬⅠtasmin samaye te govatsAkRtiM pratimAM nirmmAya tAmuddizya naivedyamutmRjya svahastakRtavastunA AnanditavantaH|
ⅩⅬⅡtasmAd IzvarasteSAM prati vimukhaH san AkAzasthaM jyotirgaNaM pUjayituM tebhyo'numatiM dadau, yAdRzaM bhaviSyadvAdinAM grantheSu likhitamAste, yathA, isrAyelIyavaMzA re catvAriMzatsamAn purA| mahati prAntare saMsthA yUyantu yAni ca| balihomAdikarmmANi kRtavantastu tAni kiM| mAM samuddizya yuSmAbhiH prakRtAnIti naiva ca|
ⅩⅬⅢkintu vo molakAkhyasya devasya dUSyameva ca| yuSmAkaM rimphanAkhyAyA devatAyAzca tArakA| etayorubhayo rmUrtI yuSmAbhiH paripUjite| ato yuSmAMstu bAbelaH pAraM neSyAmi nizcitaM|
ⅩⅬⅣaparaJca yannidarzanam apazyastadanusAreNa dUSyaM nirmmAhi yasmin Izvaro mUsAm etadvAkyaM babhASe tat tasya nirUpitaM sAkSyasvarUpaM dUSyam asmAkaM pUrvvapuruSaiH saha prAntare tasthau|
ⅩⅬⅤpazcAt yihozUyena sahitaisteSAM vaMzajAtairasmatpUrvvapuruSaiH sveSAM sammukhAd IzvareNa dUrIkRtAnAm anyadezIyAnAM dezAdhikRtikAle samAnItaM tad dUSyaM dAyUdodhikAraM yAvat tatra sthAna AsIt|
ⅩⅬⅥsa dAyUd paramezvarasyAnugrahaM prApya yAkUb IzvarArtham ekaM dUSyaM nirmmAtuM vavAJcha;
ⅩⅬⅦkintu sulemAn tadarthaM mandiram ekaM nirmmitavAn|
ⅩⅬⅧtathApi yaH sarvvoparisthaH sa kasmiMzcid hastakRte mandire nivasatIti nahi, bhaviSyadvAdI kathAmetAM kathayati, yathA,
ⅩⅬⅨparezo vadati svargo rAjasiMhAsanaM mama| madIyaM pAdapIThaJca pRthivI bhavati dhruvaM| tarhi yUyaM kRte me kiM pranirmmAsyatha mandiraM| vizrAmAya madIyaM vA sthAnaM kiM vidyate tviha|
sarvvANyetAni vastUni kiM me hastakRtAni na||
ⅬⅠhe anAjJAgrAhakA antaHkaraNe zravaNe cApavitralokAH yUyam anavarataM pavitrasyAtmanaH prAtikUlyam Acaratha, yuSmAkaM pUrvvapuruSA yAdRzA yUyamapi tAdRzAH|
ⅬⅡyuSmAkaM pUrvvapuruSAH kaM bhaviSyadvAdinaM nAtADayan? ye tasya dhArmmikasya janasyAgamanakathAM kathitavantastAn aghnan yUyam adhUnA vizvAsaghAtino bhUtvA taM dhArmmikaM janam ahata|
ⅬⅢyUyaM svargIyadUtagaNena vyavasthAM prApyApi tAM nAcaratha|
ⅬⅣimAM kathAM zrutvA te manaHsu biddhAH santastaM prati dantagharSaNam akurvvan|
ⅬⅤkintu stiphAnaH pavitreNAtmanA pUrNo bhUtvA gagaNaM prati sthiradRSTiM kRtvA Izvarasya dakSiNe daNDAyamAnaM yIzuJca vilokya kathitavAn;
ⅬⅥpazya,meghadvAraM muktam Izvarasya dakSiNe sthitaM mAnavasutaJca pazyAmi|
ⅬⅦtadA te proccaiH zabdaM kRtvA karNeSvaGgulI rnidhAya ekacittIbhUya tam Akraman|
ⅬⅧpazcAt taM nagarAd bahiH kRtvA prastarairAghnan sAkSiNo lAkAH zaulanAmno yUnazcaraNasannidhau nijavastrANi sthApitavantaH|
ⅬⅨanantaraM he prabho yIze madIyamAtmAnaM gRhANa stiphAnasyeti prArthanavAkyavadanasamaye te taM prastarairAghnan|
ⅬⅩtasmAt sa jAnunI pAtayitvA proccaiH zabdaM kRtvA, he prabhe pApametad eteSu mA sthApaya, ityuktvA mahAnidrAM prApnot|