ⅠanantaraM yIzuH punarapi dRSTAntena tAn avAdIt,

ⅡsvargIyarAjyam etAdRzasya nRpateH samaM, yo nija putraM vivAhayan sarvvAn nimantritAn AnetuM dAseyAn prahitavAn,

Ⅲkintu te samAgantuM neSTavantaH|

Ⅳtato rAjA punarapi dAsAnanyAn ityuktvA preSayAmAsa, nimantritAn vadata, pazyata, mama bhejyamAsAditamAste, nijavTaSAdipuSTajantUn mArayitvA sarvvaM khAdyadravyamAsAditavAn, yUyaM vivAhamAgacchata|

Ⅴtathapi te tucchIkRtya kecit nijakSetraM kecid vANijyaM prati svasvamArgeNa calitavantaH|

Ⅵanye lokAstasya dAseyAn dhRtvA daurAtmyaM vyavahRtya tAnavadhiSuH|

ⅦanantaraM sa nRpatistAM vArttAM zrutvA krudhyan sainyAni prahitya tAn ghAtakAn hatvA teSAM nagaraM dAhayAmAsa|

ⅧtataH sa nijadAseyAn babhASe, vivAhIyaM bhojyamAsAditamAste, kintu nimantritA janA ayogyAH|

ⅨtasmAd yUyaM rAjamArgaM gatvA yAvato manujAn pazyata, tAvataeva vivAhIyabhojyAya nimantrayata|

ⅩtadA te dAseyA rAjamArgaM gatvA bhadrAn abhadrAn vA yAvato janAn dadRzuH, tAvataeva saMgRhyAnayan; tato'bhyAgatamanujai rvivAhagRham apUryyata|

ⅪtadAnIM sa rAjA sarvvAnabhyAgatAn draSTum abhyantaramAgatavAn; tadA tatra vivAhIyavasanahInamekaM janaM vIkSya taM jagAd,

Ⅻhe mitra,tvaM vivAhIyavasanaM vinA kathamatra praviSTavAn? tena sa niruttaro babhUva|

ⅩⅢtadA rAjA nijAnucarAn avadat, etasya karacaraNAn baddhA yatra rodanaM dantairdantagharSaNaJca bhavati, tatra vahirbhUtatamisre taM nikSipata|

ⅩⅣitthaM bahava AhUtA alpe manobhimatAH|

ⅩⅤanantaraM phirUzinaH pragatya yathA saMlApena tam unmAthe pAtayeyustathA mantrayitvA

ⅩⅥherodIyamanujaiH sAkaM nijaziSyagaNena taM prati kathayAmAsuH, he guro, bhavAn satyaH satyamIzvarIyamArgamupadizati, kamapi mAnuSaM nAnurudhyate, kamapi nApekSate ca, tad vayaM jAnImaH|

ⅩⅦataH kaisarabhUpAya karo'smAkaM dAtavyo na vA? atra bhavatA kiM budhyate? tad asmAn vadatu|

ⅩⅧtato yIzusteSAM khalatAM vijJAya kathitavAn, re kapaTinaH yuyaM kuto mAM parikSadhve?

ⅩⅨtatkaradAnasya mudrAM mAM darzayata| tadAnIM taistasya samIpaM mudrAcaturthabhAga AnIte

ⅩⅩsa tAn papraccha, atra kasyeyaM mUrtti rnAma cAste? te jagaduH, kaisarabhUpasya|

ⅩⅪtataH sa uktavAna, kaisarasya yat tat kaisarAya datta, Izvarasya yat tad IzvarAya datta|

ⅩⅫiti vAkyaM nizamya te vismayaM vijJAya taM vihAya calitavantaH|

ⅩⅩⅢtasminnahani sidUkino'rthAt zmazAnAt notthAsyantIti vAkyaM ye vadanti, te yIzeाrantikam Agatya papracchuH,

ⅩⅩⅣhe guro, kazcinmanujazcet niHsantAnaH san prANAn tyajati, tarhi tasya bhrAtA tasya jAyAM vyuhya bhrAtuH santAnam utpAdayiSyatIti mUsA AdiSTavAn|

ⅩⅩⅤkintvasmAkamatra ke'pi janAH saptasahodarA Asan, teSAM jyeSTha ekAM kanyAM vyavahAt, aparaM prANatyAgakAle svayaM niHsantAnaH san tAM striyaM svabhrAtari samarpitavAn,

ⅩⅩⅥtato dvitIyAdisaptamAntAzca tathaiva cakruH|

ⅩⅩⅦzeSe sApI nArI mamAra|

ⅩⅩⅧmRtAnAm utthAnasamaye teSAM saptAnAM madhye sA nArI kasya bhAryyA bhaviSyati? yasmAt sarvvaeva tAM vyavahan|

ⅩⅩⅨtato yIzuH pratyavAdIt, yUyaM dharmmapustakam IzvarIyAM zaktiJca na vijJAya bhrAntimantaH|

ⅩⅩⅩutthAnaprAptA lokA na vivahanti, na ca vAcA dIyante, kintvIzvarasya svargasthadUtAnAM sadRzA bhavanti|

ⅩⅩⅪaparaM mRtAnAmutthAnamadhi yuSmAn pratIyamIzvaroktiH,

ⅩⅩⅫ"ahamibrAhIma Izvara ishAka Izvaro yAkUba Izvara" iti kiM yuSmAbhi rnApAThi? kintvIzvaro jIvatAm Izvara:, sa mRtAnAmIzvaro nahi|

ⅩⅩⅩⅢiti zrutvA sarvve lokAstasyopadezAd vismayaM gatAH|

ⅩⅩⅩⅣanantaraM sidUkinAm niruttaratvavArtAM nizamya phirUzina ekatra militavantaH,

ⅩⅩⅩⅤteSAmeko vyavasthApako yIzuM parIkSituM papaccha,

ⅩⅩⅩⅥhe guro vyavasthAzAstramadhye kAjJA zreSThA?

ⅩⅩⅩⅦtato yIzuruvAca, tvaM sarvvAntaHkaraNaiH sarvvaprANaiH sarvvacittaizca sAkaM prabhau paramezvare prIyasva,

ⅩⅩⅩⅧeSA prathamamahAjJA| tasyAH sadRzI dvitIyAjJaiSA,

ⅩⅩⅩⅨtava samIpavAsini svAtmanIva prema kuru|

ⅩⅬanayo rdvayorAjJayoH kRtsnavyavasthAyA bhaviSyadvaktRgranthasya ca bhArastiSThati|

ⅩⅬⅠanantaraM phirUzinAm ekatra sthitikAle yIzustAn papraccha,

ⅩⅬⅡkhrISTamadhi yuSmAkaM kIdRgbodho jAyate? sa kasya santAnaH? tataste pratyavadan, dAyUdaH santAnaH|

ⅩⅬⅢtadA sa uktavAn, tarhi dAyUd katham AtmAdhiSThAnena taM prabhuM vadati ?

ⅩⅬⅣyathA mama prabhumidaM vAkyamavadat paramezvaraH| tavArIn pAdapIThaM te yAvannahi karomyahaM| tAvat kAlaM madIye tvaM dakSapArzva upAviza| ato yadi dAyUd taM prabhuM vadati, rtiha sa kathaM tasya santAno bhavati?

ⅩⅬⅤtadAnIM teSAM kopi tadvAkyasya kimapyuttaraM dAtuM nAzaknot;

ⅩⅬⅥtaddinamArabhya taM kimapi vAkyaM praSTuM kasyApi sAhaso nAbhavat|