ⅠanantaraM teSu yirUzAlamnagarasya samIpaverttino jaitunanAmakadharAdharasya samIpasthtiM baitphagigrAmam AgateSu, yIzuH ziSyadvayaM preSayan jagAda,

ⅡyuvAM sammukhasthagrAmaM gatvA baddhAM yAM savatsAM garddabhIM haThAt prApsyathaH, tAM mocayitvA madantikam AnayataM|

Ⅲtatra yadi kazcit kiJcid vakSyati, tarhi vadiSyathaH, etasyAM prabhoH prayojanamAste, tena sa tatkSaNAt praheSyati|

ⅣsIyonaH kanyakAM yUyaM bhASadhvamiti bhAratIM| pazya te namrazIlaH san nRpa Aruhya gardabhIM| arthAdAruhya tadvatsamAyAsyati tvadantikaM|

ⅤbhaviSyadvAdinoktaM vacanamidaM tadA saphalamabhUt|

ⅥanantaraM tau zSyiौ yIzo ryathAnidezaM taM grAmaM gatvA

ⅦgardabhIM tadvatsaJca samAnItavantau, pazcAt tadupari svIyavasanAnI pAtayitvA tamArohayAmAsatuH|

Ⅷtato bahavo lokA nijavasanAni pathi prasArayitumArebhire, katipayA janAzca pAdapaparNAdikaM chitvA pathi vistArayAmAsuH|

ⅨagragAminaH pazcAdgAminazca manujA uccairjaya jaya dAyUdaH santAneti jagaduH paramezvarasya nAmnA ya AyAti sa dhanyaH, sarvvoparisthasvargepi jayati|

ⅩitthaM tasmin yirUzAlamaM praviSTe ko'yamiti kathanAt kRtsnaM nagaraM caJcalamabhavat|

Ⅺtatra lokoH kathayAmAsuH, eSa gAlIlpradezIya-nAsaratIya-bhaviSyadvAdI yIzuH|

ⅫanantaraM yIzurIzvarasya mandiraM pravizya tanmadhyAt krayavikrayiNo vahizcakAra; vaNijAM mudrAsanAnI kapotavikrayiNAJcasanAnI ca nyuvjayAmAsa|

ⅩⅢaparaM tAnuvAca, eSA lipirAste, "mama gRhaM prArthanAgRhamiti vikhyAsyati", kintu yUyaM tad dasyUnAM gahvaraM kRtavantaH|

ⅩⅣtadanantaram andhakhaJcalokAstasya samIpamAgatAH, sa tAn nirAmayAn kRtavAn|

ⅩⅤyadA pradhAnayAjakA adhyApakAzca tena kRtAnyetAni citrakarmmANi dadRzuH, jaya jaya dAyUdaH santAna, mandire bAlakAnAm etAdRzam uccadhvaniM zuzruvuzca, tadA mahAkruddhA babhUvaH,

ⅩⅥtaM papracchuzca, ime yad vadanti, tat kiM tvaM zRNoSi? tato yIzustAn avocat, satyam; stanyapAyizizUnAJca bAlakAnAJca vaktrataH| svakIyaM mahimAnaM tvaM saMprakAzayasi svayaM| etadvAkyaM yUyaM kiM nApaThata?

ⅩⅦtatastAn vihAya sa nagarAd baithaniyAgrAmaM gatvA tatra rajanIM yApayAmAsa|

ⅩⅧanantaraM prabhAte sati yIzuH punarapi nagaramAgacchan kSudhArtto babhUva|

ⅩⅨtato mArgapArzva uDumbaravRkSamekaM vilokya tatsamIpaM gatvA patrANi vinA kimapi na prApya taM pAdapaM provAca, adyArabhya kadApi tvayi phalaM na bhavatu; tena tatkSaNAt sa uDumbaramAhIruhaH zuSkatAM gataH|

ⅩⅩtad dRSTvA ziSyA AzcaryyaM vijJAya kathayAmAsuH, AH, uDumvarapAdapo'titUrNaM zuSko'bhavat|

ⅩⅪtato yIzustAnuvAca, yuSmAnahaM satyaM vadAmi, yadi yUyamasandigdhAH pratItha, tarhi yUyamapi kevaloDumvarapAdapaM pratItthaM karttuM zakSyatha, tanna, tvaM calitvA sAgare pateti vAkyaM yuSmAbhirasmina zaile proktepi tadaiva tad ghaTiSyate|

ⅩⅫtathA vizvasya prArthya yuSmAbhi ryad yAciSyate, tadeva prApsyate|

ⅩⅩⅢanantaraM mandiraM pravizyopadezanasamaye tatsamIpaM pradhAnayAjakAH prAcInalokAzcAgatya papracchuH, tvayA kena sAmarthyanaitAni karmmANi kriyante? kena vA tubhyametAni sAmarthyAni dattAni?

ⅩⅩⅣtato yIzuH pratyavadat, ahamapi yuSmAn vAcamekAM pRcchAmi, yadi yUyaM taduttaraM dAtuM zakSyatha, tadA kena sAmarthyena karmmANyetAni karomi, tadahaM yuSmAn vakSyAmi|

ⅩⅩⅤyohano majjanaM kasyAjJayAbhavat? kimIzvarasya manuSyasya vA? tataste parasparaM vivicya kathayAmAsuH, yadIzvarasyeti vadAmastarhi yUyaM taM kuto na pratyaita? vAcametAM vakSyati|

ⅩⅩⅥmanuSyasyeti vaktumapi lokebhyo bibhImaH, yataH sarvvairapi yohan bhaviSyadvAdIti jJAyate|

ⅩⅩⅦtasmAt te yIzuM pratyavadan, tad vayaM na vidmaH| tadA sa tAnuktavAn, tarhi kena sAmarathyena karmmANyetAnyahaM karomi, tadapyahaM yuSmAn na vakSyAmi|

ⅩⅩⅧkasyacijjanasya dvau sutAvAstAM sa ekasya sutasya samIpaM gatvA jagAda, he suta, tvamadya mama drAkSAkSetre karmma kartuM vraja|

ⅩⅩⅨtataH sa uktavAn, na yAsyAmi, kintu zeSe'nutapya jagAma|

ⅩⅩⅩanantaraM sonyasutasya samIpaM gatvA tathaiva kathtivAn; tataH sa pratyuvAca, maheccha yAmi, kintu na gataH|

ⅩⅩⅪetayoH putrayo rmadhye piturabhimataM kena pAlitaM? yuSmAbhiH kiM budhyate? tataste pratyUcuH, prathamena puुtreNa| tadAnIM yIzustAnuvAca, ahaM yuSmAn tathyaM vadAmi, caNDAlA gaNikAzca yuSmAkamagrata Izvarasya rAjyaM pravizanti|

ⅩⅩⅫyato yuSmAkaM samIpaM yohani dharmmapathenAgate yUyaM taM na pratItha, kintu caNDAlA gaNikAzca taM pratyAyan, tad vilokyApi yUyaM pratyetuM nAkhidyadhvaM|

ⅩⅩⅩⅢaparamekaM dRSTAntaM zRNuta, kazcid gRhasthaH kSetre drAkSAlatA ropayitvA taccaturdikSu vAraNIM vidhAya tanmadhye drAkSAyantraM sthApitavAn, mAJcaJca nirmmitavAn, tataH kRSakeSu tat kSetraM samarpya svayaM dUradezaM jagAma|

ⅩⅩⅩⅣtadanantaraM phalasamaya upasthite sa phalAni prAptuM kRSIvalAnAM samIpaM nijadAsAn preSayAmAsa|

ⅩⅩⅩⅤkintu kRSIvalAstasya tAn dAseyAn dhRtvA kaJcana prahRtavantaH, kaJcana pASANairAhatavantaH, kaJcana ca hatavantaH|

ⅩⅩⅩⅥpunarapi sa prabhuH prathamato'dhikadAseyAn preSayAmAsa, kintu te tAn pratyapi tathaiva cakruH|

ⅩⅩⅩⅦanantaraM mama sute gate taM samAdariSyante, ityuktvA zeSe sa nijasutaM teSAM sannidhiM preSayAmAsa|

ⅩⅩⅩⅧkintu te kRSIvalAH sutaM vIkSya parasparam iti mantrayitum Arebhire, ayamuttarAdhikArI vayamenaM nihatyAsyAdhikAraM svavazIkariSyAmaH|

ⅩⅩⅩⅨpazcAt te taM dhRtvA drAkSAkSetrAd bahiH pAtayitvAbadhiSuH|

ⅩⅬyadA sa drAkSAkSetrapatirAgamiSyati, tadA tAn kRSIvalAn kiM kariSyati?

ⅩⅬⅠtataste pratyavadan, tAn kaluSiNo dAruNayAtanAbhirAhaniSyati, ye ca samayAnukramAt phalAni dAsyanti, tAdRzeSu kRSIvaleSu kSetraM samarpayiSyati|

ⅩⅬⅡtadA yIzunA te gaditAH, grahaNaM na kRtaM yasya pASANasya nicAyakaiH| pradhAnaprastaraH koNe saeva saMbhaviSyati| etat parezituH karmmAsmadRSTAvadbhutaM bhavet| dharmmagranthe likhitametadvacanaM yuSmAbhiH kiM nApAThi?

ⅩⅬⅢtasmAdahaM yuSmAn vadAmi, yuSmatta IzvarIyarAjyamapanIya phalotpAdayitranyajAtaye dAyiSyate|

ⅩⅬⅣyo jana etatpASANopari patiSyati, taM sa bhaMkSyate, kintvayaM pASANo yasyopari patiSyati, taM sa dhUlivat cUrNIkariSyati|

ⅩⅬⅤtadAnIM prAdhanayAjakAH phirUzinazca tasyemAM dRSTAntakathAM zrutvA so'smAnuddizya kathitavAn, iti vijJAya taM dharttuM ceSTitavantaH;

ⅩⅬⅥkintu lokebhyo bibhyuH, yato lokaiH sa bhaviSyadvAdItyajJAyi|