ⅠtatkAlaparyyanataM zaulaH prabhoH ziSyANAM prAtikUlyena tADanAbadhayoH kathAM niHsArayan mahAyAjakasya sannidhiM gatvA
ⅡstriyaM puruSaJca tanmatagrAhiNaM yaM kaJcit pazyati tAn dhRtvA baddhvA yirUzAlamam AnayatItyAzayena dammeSaknagarIyaM dharmmasamAjAn prati patraM yAcitavAn|
Ⅲgacchan tu dammeSaknagaranikaTa upasthitavAn; tato'kasmAd AkAzAt tasya caturdikSu tejasaH prakAzanAt sa bhUmAvapatat|
ⅣpazcAt he zaula he zaula kuto mAM tADayasi? svaM prati proktam etaM zabdaM zrutvA
Ⅴsa pRSTavAn, he prabho bhavAn kaH? tadA prabhurakathayat yaM yIzuM tvaM tADayasi sa evAhaM; kaNTakasya mukhe padAghAtakaraNaM tava kaSTam|
ⅥtadA kampamAno vismayApannazca sovadat he prabho mayA kiM karttavyaM? bhavata icchA kA? tataH prabhurAjJApayad utthAya nagaraM gaccha tatra tvayA yat karttavyaM tad vadiSyate|
Ⅶtasya saGgino lokA api taM zabdaM zrutavantaH kintu kamapi na dRSTvA stabdhAH santaH sthitavantaH|
ⅧanantaraM zaulo bhUmita utthAya cakSuSI unmIlya kamapi na dRSTavAn| tadA lokAstasya hastau dhRtvA dammeSaknagaram Anayan|
ⅨtataH sa dinatrayaM yAvad andho bhUtvA na bhuktavAn pItavAMzca|
ⅩtadanantaraM prabhustaddammeSaknagaravAsina ekasmai ziSyAya darzanaM datvA AhUtavAn he ananiya| tataH sa pratyavAdIt, he prabho pazya zRNomi|
ⅪtadA prabhustamAjJApayat tvamutthAya saralanAmAnaM mArgaM gatvA yihUdAnivezane tArSanagarIyaM zaulanAmAnaM janaM gaveSayan pRccha;
Ⅻpazya sa prArthayate, tathA ananiyanAmaka eko janastasya samIpam Agatya tasya gAtre hastArpaNaM kRtvA dRSTiM dadAtItthaM svapne dRSTavAn|
ⅩⅢtasmAd ananiyaH pratyavadat he prabho yirUzAlami pavitralokAn prati so'nekahiMsAM kRtavAn;
ⅩⅣatra sthAne ca ye lokAstava nAmni prArthayanti tAnapi baddhuM sa pradhAnayAjakebhyaH zaktiM prAptavAn, imAM kathAm aham anekeSAM mukhebhyaH zrutavAn|
ⅩⅤkintu prabhurakathayat, yAhi bhinnadezIyalokAnAM bhUpatInAm isrAyellokAnAJca nikaTe mama nAma pracArayituM sa jano mama manonItapAtramAste|
ⅩⅥmama nAmanimittaJca tena kiyAn mahAn klezo bhoktavya etat taM darzayiSyAmi|
ⅩⅦtato '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|
ⅩⅧityuktamAtre tasya cakSurbhyAm mInazalkavad vastuni nirgate tatkSaNAt sa prasannacakSu rbhUtvA protthAya majjito'bhavat bhuktvA pItvA sabalobhavacca|
ⅩⅨtataH paraM zaulaH ziSyaiH saha katipayadivasAn tasmin dammeSakanagare sthitvA'vilambaM
ⅩⅩsarvvabhajanabhavanAni gatvA yIzurIzvarasya putra imAM kathAM prAcArayat|
ⅩⅪtasmAt sarvve zrotArazcamatkRtya kathitavanto yo yirUzAlamnagara etannAmnA prArthayitRlokAn vinAzitavAn evam etAdRzalokAn baddhvA pradhAnayAjakanikaTaM nayatItyAzayA etatsthAnamapyAgacchat saeva kimayaM na bhavati?
ⅩⅫkintu zaulaH kramaza utsAhavAn bhUtvA yIzurIzvareNAbhiSikto jana etasmin pramANaM datvA dammeSak-nivAsiyihUdIyalokAn niruttarAn akarot|
ⅩⅩⅢitthaM bahutithe kAle gate yihUdIyalokAstaM hantuM mantrayAmAsuH
ⅩⅩⅣkintu zaulasteSAmetasyA mantraNAyA vArttAM prAptavAn| te taM hantuM tu divAnizaM guptAH santo nagarasya dvAre'tiSThan;
ⅩⅩⅤtasmAt ziSyAstaM nItvA rAtrau piTake nidhAya prAcIreNAvArohayan|
ⅩⅩⅥtataH paraM zaulo yirUzAlamaM gatvA ziSyagaNena sArddhaM sthAtum aihat, kintu sarvve tasmAdabibhayuH sa ziSya iti ca na pratyayan|
ⅩⅩⅦetasmAd barNabbAstaM gRhItvA preritAnAM samIpamAnIya mArgamadhye prabhuH kathaM tasmai darzanaM dattavAn yAH kathAzca kathitavAn sa ca yathAkSobhaH san dammeSaknagare yIzo rnAma prAcArayat etAn sarvvavRttAntAn tAn jJApitavAn|
ⅩⅩⅧtataH zaulastaiH saha yirUzAlami kAlaM yApayan nirbhayaM prabho ryIzo rnAma prAcArayat|
ⅩⅩⅨtasmAd anyadezIyalokaiH sArddhaM vivAdasyopasthitatvAt te taM hantum aceSTanta|
ⅩⅩⅩkintu bhrAtRgaNastajjJAtvA taM kaisariyAnagaraM nItvA tArSanagaraM preSitavAn|
ⅩⅩⅪitthaM sati yihUdiyAgAlIlzomiroNadezIyAH sarvvA maNDalyo vizrAmaM prAptAstatastAsAM niSThAbhavat prabho rbhiyA pavitrasyAtmanaH sAntvanayA ca kAlaM kSepayitvA bahusaMkhyA abhavan|
ⅩⅩⅫtataH paraM pitaraH sthAne sthAne bhramitvA zeSe lodnagaranivAsipavitralokAnAM samIpe sthitavAn|
ⅩⅩⅩⅢtadA tatra pakSAghAtavyAdhinASTau vatsarAn zayyAgatam aineyanAmAnaM manuSyaM sAkSat prApya tamavadat,
ⅩⅩⅩⅣhe aineya yIzukhrISTastvAM svastham akArSIt, tvamutthAya svazayyAM nikSipa, ityuktamAtre sa udatiSThat|
ⅩⅩⅩⅤetAdRzaM dRSTvA lodzAroNanivAsino lokAH prabhuM prati parAvarttanta|
ⅩⅩⅩⅥaparaJca bhikSAdAnAdiSu nAnakriyAsu nityaM pravRttA yA yAphonagaranivAsinI TAbithAnAmA ziSyA yAM darkkAM arthAd hariNImayuktvA Ahvayan sA nArI
ⅩⅩⅩⅦtasmin samaye rugnA satI prANAn atyajat, tato lokAstAM prakSAlyoparisthaprakoSThe zAyayitvAsthApayan|
ⅩⅩⅩⅧlodnagaraM yAphonagarasya samIpasthaM tasmAttatra pitara Aste, iti vArttAM zrutvA tUrNaM tasyAgamanArthaM tasmin vinayamuktvA ziSyagaNo dvau manujau preSitavAn|
ⅩⅩⅩⅨtasmAt 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|
ⅩⅬkintu 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|
ⅩⅬⅠtataH pitarastasyAH karau dhRtvA uttolya pavitralokAn vidhavAzcAhUya teSAM nikaTe sajIvAM tAM samArpayat|
ⅩⅬⅡeSA kathA samastayAphonagaraM vyAptA tasmAd aneke lokAH prabhau vyazvasan|
ⅩⅬⅢaparaJca pitarastadyAphonagarIyasya kasyacit zimonnAmnazcarmmakArasya gRhe bahudinAni nyavasat|