apara ncha kiNvashUnyapUpotsavasya kAla upasthite
pradhAnayAjakA adhyAyakAshcha yathA taM hantuM shaknuvanti tathopAyAm acheShTanta kintu lokebhyo bibhyuH|
etastin samaye dvAdashashiShyeShu gaNita IShkariyotIyarUDhimAn yo yihUdAstasyAntaHkaraNaM shaitAnAshritatvAt
sa gatvA yathA yIshuM teShAM kareShu samarpayituM shaknoti tathA mantraNAM pradhAnayAjakaiH senApatibhishcha saha chakAra|
tena te tuShTAstasmai mudrAM dAtuM paNaM chakruH|
tataH so NgIkR^itya yathA lokAnAmagochare taM parakareShu samarpayituM shaknoti tathAvakAshaM cheShTitumArebhe|
atha kiNvashUnyapUpotmavadine, arthAt yasmin dine nistArotsavasya meSho hantavyastasmin dine
yIshuH pitaraM yohana nchAhUya jagAda, yuvAM gatvAsmAkaM bhojanArthaM nistArotsavasya dravyANyAsAdayataM|
tadA tau paprachChatuH kuchAsAdayAvo bhavataH kechChA?
tadA sovAdIt, nagare praviShTe kashchijjalakumbhamAdAya yuvAM sAkShAt kariShyati sa yanniveshanaM pravishati yuvAmapi tanniveshanaM tatpashchAditvA niveshanapatim iti vAkyaM vadataM,
yatrAhaM nistArotsavasya bhojyaM shiShyaiH sArddhaM bhoktuM shaknomi sAtithishAlAा kutra? kathAmimAM prabhustvAM pR^ichChati|
tataH sa jano dvitIyaprakoShThIyam ekaM shastaM koShThaM darshayiShyati tatra bhojyamAsAdayataM|
ⅩⅢtatastau gatvA tadvAkyAnusAreNa sarvvaM dR^iShdvA tatra nistArotsavIyaM bhojyamAsAdayAmAsatuH|
ⅩⅣatha kAla upasthite yIshu rdvAdashabhiH preritaiH saha bhoktumupavishya kathitavAn
ⅩⅤmama duHkhabhogAt pUrvvaM yubhAbhiH saha nistArotsavasyaitasya bhojyaM bhoktuM mayAtivA nChA kR^itA|
ⅩⅥyuShmAn vadAmi, yAvatkAlam IshvararAjye bhojanaM na kariShye tAvatkAlam idaM na bhokShye|
ⅩⅦtadA sa pAnapAtramAdAya Ishvarasya guNAn kIrttayitvA tebhyo datvAvadat, idaM gR^ihlIta yUyaM vibhajya pivata|
ⅩⅧyuShmAn vadAmi yAvatkAlam IshvararAjatvasya saMsthApanaM na bhavati tAvad drAkShAphalarasaM na pAsyAmi|
ⅩⅨtataH pUpaM gR^ihItvA IshvaraguNAn kIrttayitvA bha NktA tebhyo datvAvadat, yuShmadarthaM samarpitaM yanmama vapustadidaM, etat karmma mama smaraNArthaM kurudhvaM|
ⅩⅩatha bhojanAnte tAdR^ishaM pAtraM gR^ihItvAvadat, yuShmatkR^ite pAtitaM yanmama raktaM tena nirNItanavaniyamarUpaM pAnapAtramidaM|
ⅩⅪpashyata yo mAM parakareShu samarpayiShyati sa mayA saha bhojanAsana upavishati|
ⅩⅫyathA nirUpitamAste tadanusAreNA manuShyapuुtrasya gati rbhaviShyati kintu yastaM parakareShu samarpayiShyati tasya santApo bhaviShyati|
ⅩⅩⅢtadA teShAM ko jana etat karmma kariShyati tat te parasparaM praShTumArebhire|
ⅩⅩⅣaparaM teShAM ko janaH shreShThatvena gaNayiShyate, atrArthe teShAM vivAdobhavat|
ⅩⅩⅤasmAt kAraNAt sovadat, anyadeshIyAnAM rAjAnaH prajAnAmupari prabhutvaM kurvvanti dAruNashAsanaM kR^itvApi te bhUpatitvena vikhyAtA bhavanti cha|
ⅩⅩⅥkintu yuShmAkaM tathA na bhaviShyati, yo yuShmAkaM shreShTho bhaviShyati sa kaniShThavad bhavatu, yashcha mukhyo bhaviShyati sa sevakavadbhavatu|
ⅩⅩⅦbhojanopaviShTaparichArakayoH kaH shreShThaH? yo bhojanAyopavishati sa kiM shreShTho na bhavati? kintu yuShmAkaM madhye.ahaM parichAraka_ivAsmi|
ⅩⅩⅧapara ncha yuyaM mama parIkShAkAle prathamamArabhya mayA saha sthitA
ⅩⅩⅨetatkAraNAt pitrA yathA madarthaM rAjyamekaM nirUpitaM tathAhamapi yuShmadarthaM rAjyaM nirUpayAmi|
ⅩⅩⅩtasmAn mama rAjye bhojanAsane cha bhojanapAne kariShyadhve siMhAsaneShUpavishya chesrAyelIyAnAM dvAdashavaMshAnAM vichAraM kariShyadhve|
ⅩⅩⅪaparaM prabhuruvAcha, he shimon pashya tita_unA dhAnyAnIva yuShmAn shaitAn chAlayitum aichChat,
ⅩⅩⅫkintu tava vishvAsasya lopo yathA na bhavati etat tvadarthaM prArthitaM mayA, tvanmanasi parivarttite cha bhrAtR^iNAM manAMsi sthirIkuru|
ⅩⅩⅩⅢtadA sovadat, he prabhohaM tvayA sArddhaM kArAM mR^iti ncha yAtuM majjitosmi|
ⅩⅩⅩⅣtataH sa uvAcha, he pitara tvAM vadAmi, adya kukkuTaravAt pUrvvaM tvaM matparichayaM vAratrayam apahvoShyase|
ⅩⅩⅩⅤaparaM sa paprachCha, yadA mudrAsampuTaM khAdyapAtraM pAdukA ncha vinA yuShmAn prAhiNavaM tadA yuShmAkaM kasyApi nyUnatAsIt? te prochuH kasyApi na|
ⅩⅩⅩⅥtadA sovadat kintvidAnIM mudrAsampuTaM khAdyapAtraM vA yasyAsti tena tadgrahItavyaM, yasya cha kR^ipANoे nAsti tena svavastraM vikrIya sa kretavyaH|
ⅩⅩⅩⅦyato yuShmAnahaM vadAmi, aparAdhijanaiH sArddhaM gaNitaH sa bhaviShyati| idaM yachChAstrIyaM vachanaM likhitamasti tanmayi phaliShyati yato mama sambandhIyaM sarvvaM setsyati|
ⅩⅩⅩⅧtadA te prochuH prabho pashya imau kR^ipANau| tataH sovadad etau yatheShTau|
ⅩⅩⅩⅨatha sa tasmAdvahi rgatvA svAchArAnusAreNa jaitunanAmAdriM jagAma shiShyAshcha tatpashchAd yayuH|
ⅩⅬtatropasthAya sa tAnuvAcha, yathA parIkShAyAM na patatha tadarthaM prArthayadhvaM|
ⅩⅬⅠpashchAt sa tasmAd ekasharakShepAd bahi rgatvA jAnunI pAtayitvA etat prArthayA nchakre,
ⅩⅬⅡhe pita ryadi bhavAn sammanyate tarhi kaMsamenaM mamAntikAd dUraya kintu madichChAnurUpaM na tvadichChAnurUpaM bhavatu|
ⅩⅬⅢtadA tasmai shaktiM dAtuM svargIyadUto darshanaM dadau|
ⅩⅬⅣpashchAt sotyantaM yAtanayA vyAkulo bhUtvA punardR^iDhaM prArthayA nchakre, tasmAd bR^ihachChoNitabindava iva tasya svedabindavaH pR^ithivyAM patitumArebhire|
ⅩⅬⅤatha prArthanAta utthAya shiShyANAM samIpametya tAn manoduHkhino nidritAn dR^iShTvAvadat
ⅩⅬⅥkuto nidrAtha? parIkShAyAm apatanArthaM prarthayadhvaM|
ⅩⅬⅦetatkathAyAH kathanakAle dvAdashashiShyANAM madhye gaNito yihUdAnAmA janatAsahitasteShAm agre chalitvA yIshoshchumbanArthaM tadantikam Ayayau|
ⅩⅬⅧtadA yIshuruvAcha, he yihUdA kiM chumbanena manuShyaputraM parakareShu samarpayasi?
ⅩⅬⅨtadA yadyad ghaTiShyate tadanumAya sa NgibhiruktaM, he prabho vayaM ki kha Ngena ghAtayiShyAmaH?
tata ekaH karavAlenAhatya pradhAnayAjakasya dAsasya dakShiNaM karNaM chichCheda|
ⅬⅠadhUnA nivarttasva ityuktvA yIshustasya shrutiM spR^iShTvA svasyaM chakAra|
ⅬⅡpashchAd yIshuH samIpasthAn pradhAnayAjakAn mandirasya senApatIn prAchInAMshcha jagAda, yUyaM kR^ipANAn yaShTIMshcha gR^ihItvA mAM kiM choraM dharttumAyAtAH?
ⅬⅢyadAhaM yuShmAbhiH saha pratidinaM mandire.atiShThaM tadA mAM dharttaM na pravR^ittAH, kintvidAnIM yuShmAkaM samayondhakArasya chAdhipatyamasti|
ⅬⅣatha te taM dhR^itvA mahAyAjakasya niveshanaM ninyuH| tataH pitaro dUre dUre pashchAditvA
ⅬⅤbR^ihatkoShThasya madhye yatrAgniM jvAlayitvA lokAH sametyopaviShTAstatra taiH sArddham upavivesha|
ⅬⅥatha vahnisannidhau samupaveshakAle kAchiddAsI mano nivishya taM nirIkShyAvadat pumAnayaM tasya sa Nge.asthAt|
ⅬⅦkintu sa tad apahnutyAvAdIt he nAri tamahaM na parichinomi|
ⅬⅧkShaNAntare.anyajanastaM dR^iShTvAbravIt tvamapi teShAM nikarasyaikajanosi| pitaraH pratyuvAcha he nara nAhamasmi|
ⅬⅨtataH sArddhadaNDadvayAt paraM punaranyo jano nishchitya babhAShe, eSha tasya sa NgIti satyaM yatoyaM gAlIlIyo lokaH|
ⅬⅩtadA pitara uvAcha he nara tvaM yad vadami tadahaM boddhuM na shaknomi, iti vAkye kathitamAtre kukkuTo rurAva|
ⅬⅪtadA prabhuNA vyAdhuTya pitare nirIkShite kR^ikavAkuravAt pUrvvaM mAM trirapahnoShyase iti pUrvvoktaM tasya vAkyaM pitaraH smR^itvA
ⅬⅫbahirgatvA mahAkhedena chakranda|
ⅬⅩⅢtadA yai ryIshurdhR^itaste tamupahasya praharttumArebhire|
ⅬⅩⅣvastreNa tasya dR^ishau baddhvA kapole chapeTAghAtaM kR^itvA paprachChuH, kaste kapole chapeTAghAtaM kR^itavAna? gaNayitvA tad vada|
ⅬⅩⅤtadanyat tadviruddhaM bahunindAvAkyaM vaktumArebhire|
ⅬⅩⅥatha prabhAte sati lokaprA nchaH pradhAnayAjakA adhyApakAshcha sabhAM kR^itvA madhyesabhaM yIshumAnIya paprachChuH, tvam abhiShikatosi na vAsmAn vada|
ⅬⅩⅦsa pratyuvAcha, mayA tasminnukte.api yUyaM na vishvasiShyatha|
ⅬⅩⅧkasmiMshchidvAkye yuShmAn pR^iShTe.api mAM na taduttaraM vakShyatha na mAM tyakShyatha cha|
ⅬⅩⅨkintvitaH paraM manujasutaH sarvvashaktimata Ishvarasya dakShiNe pArshve samupavekShyati|
ⅬⅩⅩtataste paprachChuH, rtiha tvamIshvarasya putraH? sa kathayAmAsa, yUyaM yathArthaM vadatha sa evAhaM|
ⅬⅩⅪtadA te sarvve kathayAmAsuH, rtiha sAkShye.ansasmin asmAkaM kiM prayojanaM? asya svamukhAdeva sAkShyaM prAptam|