ⅠanantaraM sa tatsthAnAt prasthAya svapradeshamAgataH shiShyAshcha tatpashchAd gatAH|
Ⅱatha vishrAmavAre sati sa bhajanagR^ihe upadeShTumArabdhavAn tato.aneke lokAstatkathAM shrutvA vismitya jagaduH, asya manujasya IdR^ishI AshcharyyakriyA kasmAj jAtA? tathA svakarAbhyAm itthamadbhutaM karmma karttAुm etasmai kathaM j nAnaM dattam?
ⅢkimayaM mariyamaH putrastaj nA no? kimayaM yAkUb-yosi-yihudA-shimonAM bhrAtA no? asya bhaginyaH kimihAsmAbhiH saha no? itthaM te tadarthe pratyUhaM gatAH|
ⅣtadA yIshustebhyo.akathayat svadeshaM svakuTumbAn svaparijanAMshcha vinA kutrApi bhaviShyadvAdI asatkR^ito na bhavati|
Ⅴapara ncha teShAmapratyayAt sa vismitaH kiyatAM rogiNAM vapuHShu hastam arpayitvA kevalaM teShAmArogyakaraNAd anyat kimapi chitrakAryyaM karttAM na shaktaH|
Ⅵatha sa chaturdikstha grAmAn bhramitvA upadiShTavAn
ⅦdvAdashashiShyAn AhUya amedhyabhUtAn vashIkarttAM shaktiM dattvA teShAM dvau dvau jano preShitavAn|
ⅧpunarityAdishad yUyam ekaikAM yaShTiM vinA vastrasaMpuTaH pUpaH kaTibandhe tAmrakhaNDa ncha eShAM kimapi mA grahlIta,
ⅨmArgayAtrAyai pAdeShUpAnahau dattvA dve uttarIye mA paridhadvvaM|
ⅩaparamapyuktaM tena yUyaM yasyAM puryyAM yasya niveshanaM pravekShyatha tAM purIM yAvanna tyakShyatha tAvat tanniveshane sthAsyatha|
Ⅺtatra yadi kepi yuShmAkamAtithyaM na vidadhati yuShmAkaM kathAshcha na shR^iNvanti tarhi tatsthAnAt prasthAnasamaye teShAM viruddhaM sAkShyaM dAtuM svapAdAnAsphAlya rajaH sampAtayata; ahaM yuShmAn yathArthaM vachmi vichAradine tannagarasyAvasthAtaH sidomAmorayo rnagarayoravasthA sahyatarA bhaviShyati|
Ⅻatha te gatvA lokAnAM manaHparAvarttanIH kathA prachAritavantaH|
ⅩⅢevamanekAn bhUtAMshcha tyAjitavantastathA tailena marddayitvA bahUn janAnarogAnakArShuH|
ⅩⅣitthaM tasya sukhyAtishchaturdisho vyAptA tadA herod rAjA tannishamya kathitavAn, yohan majjakaH shmashAnAd utthita atohetostena sarvvA etA adbhutakriyAH prakAshante|
ⅩⅤanye.akathayan ayam eliyaH, kepi kathitavanta eSha bhaviShyadvAdI yadvA bhaviShyadvAdinAM sadR^isha ekoyam|
ⅩⅥkintu herod ityAkarNya bhAShitavAn yasyAhaM shirashChinnavAn sa eva yohanayaM sa shmashAnAdudatiShThat|
ⅩⅦpUrvvaM svabhrAtuH philipasya patnyA udvAhaM kR^itavantaM herodaM yohanavAdIt svabhAtR^ivadhU rna vivAhyA|
ⅩⅧataH kAraNAt herod lokaM prahitya yohanaM dhR^itvA bandhanAlaye baddhavAn|
ⅩⅨherodiyA tasmai yohane prakupya taM hantum aichChat kintu na shaktA,
ⅩⅩyasmAd herod taM dhArmmikaM satpuruSha ncha j nAtvA sammanya rakShitavAn; tatkathAM shrutvA tadanusAreNa bahUni karmmANi kR^itavAn hR^iShTamanAstadupadeshaM shrutavAMshcha|
ⅩⅪkintu herod yadA svajanmadine pradhAnalokebhyaH senAnIbhyashcha gAlIlpradeshIyashreShThalokebhyashcha rAtrau bhojyamekaM kR^itavAn
ⅩⅫtasmin shubhadine herodiyAyAH kanyA sametya teShAM samakShaM saMnR^itya herodastena sahopaviShTAnA ncha toShamajIjanat tatA nR^ipaH kanyAmAha sma matto yad yAchase tadeva tubhyaM dAsye|
ⅩⅩⅢshapathaM kR^itvAkathayat ched rAjyArddhamapi yAchase tadapi tubhyaM dAsye|
ⅩⅩⅣtataH sA bahi rgatvA svamAtaraM paprachCha kimahaM yAchiShye? tadA sAkathayat yohano majjakasya shiraH|
ⅩⅩⅤatha tUrNaM bhUpasamIpam etya yAchamAnAvadat kShaNesmin yohano majjakasya shiraH pAtre nidhAya dehi, etad yAche.ahaM|
ⅩⅩⅥtasmAt bhUpo.atiduHkhitaH, tathApi svashapathasya sahabhojinA nchAnurodhAt tadana NgIkarttuM na shaktaH|
ⅩⅩⅦtatkShaNaM rAjA ghAtakaM preShya tasya shira AnetumAdiShTavAn|
ⅩⅩⅧtataH sa kArAgAraM gatvA tachChirashChitvA pAtre nidhAyAnIya tasyai kanyAyai dattavAn kanyA cha svamAtre dadau|
ⅩⅩⅨananataraM yohanaH shiShyAstadvArttAM prApyAgatya tasya kuNapaM shmashAne.asthApayan|
ⅩⅩⅩatha preShitA yIshoH sannidhau militA yad yach chakruH shikShayAmAsushcha tatsarvvavArttAstasmai kathitavantaH|
ⅩⅩⅪsa tAnuvAcha yUyaM vijanasthAnaM gatvA vishrAmyata yatastatsannidhau bahulokAnAM samAgamAt te bhoktuM nAvakAshaM prAptAH|
ⅩⅩⅫtataste nAvA vijanasthAnaM guptaM gagmuH|
ⅩⅩⅩⅢtato lokanivahasteShAM sthAnAntarayAnaM dadarsha, aneke taM parichitya nAnApurebhyaH padairvrajitvA javena taiShAmagre yIshoH samIpa upatasthuH|
ⅩⅩⅩⅣtadA yIshu rnAvo bahirgatya lokAraNyAnIM dR^iShTvA teShu karuNAM kR^itavAn yataste.arakShakameShA ivAsan tadA sa tAna nAnAprasa NgAn upadiShTavAn|
ⅩⅩⅩⅤatha divAnte sati shiShyA etya yIshumUchire, idaM vijanasthAnaM dina nchAvasannaM|
ⅩⅩⅩⅥlokAnAM kimapi khAdyaM nAsti, atashchaturdikShu grAmAn gantuM bhojyadravyANi kretu ncha bhavAn tAn visR^ijatu|
ⅩⅩⅩⅦtadA sa tAnuvAcha yUyameva tAn bhojayata; tataste jagadu rvayaM gatvA dvishatasaMkhyakai rmudrApAdaiH pUpAn krItvA kiM tAn bhojayiShyAmaH?
ⅩⅩⅩⅧtadA sa tAn pR^iShThavAn yuShmAkaM sannidhau kati pUpA Asate? gatvA pashyata; tataste dR^iShTvA tamavadan pa ncha pUpA dvau matsyau cha santi|
ⅩⅩⅩⅨtadA sa lokAn shaspopari paMktibhirupaveshayitum AdiShTavAn,
ⅩⅬtataste shataM shataM janAH pa nchAshat pa nchAshajjanAshcha paMktibhi rbhuvi samupavivishuH|
ⅩⅬⅠatha sa tAn pa nchapUpAn matsyadvaya ncha dhR^itvA svargaM pashyan IshvaraguNAn anvakIrttayat tAn pUpAn bhaMktvA lokebhyaH pariveShayituM shiShyebhyo dattavAn dvA matsyau cha vibhajya sarvvebhyo dattavAn|
ⅩⅬⅡtataH sarvve bhuktvAtR^ipyan|
ⅩⅬⅢanantaraM shiShyA avashiShTaiH pUpai rmatsyaishcha pUrNAn dvadasha DallakAn jagR^ihuH|
ⅩⅬⅣte bhoktAraH prAyaH pa ncha sahasrANi puruShA Asan|
ⅩⅬⅤatha sa lokAn visR^ijanneva nAvamAroDhuM svasmAdagre pAre baitsaidApuraM yAtu ncha shShyiाn vADhamAdiShTavAn|
ⅩⅬⅥtadA sa sarvvAn visR^ijya prArthayituM parvvataM gataH|
ⅩⅬⅦtataH sandhyAyAM satyAM nauH sindhumadhya upasthitA kintu sa ekAkI sthale sthitaH|
ⅩⅬⅧatha sammukhavAtavahanAt shiShyA nAvaM vAhayitvA parishrAntA iti j nAtvA sa nishAchaturthayAme sindhUpari padbhyAM vrajan teShAM samIpametya teShAmagre yAtum udyataH|
ⅩⅬⅨkintu shiShyAH sindhUpari taM vrajantaM dR^iShTvA bhUtamanumAya ruruvuH,
ⅬyataH sarvve taM dR^iShTvA vyAkulitAH| ataeva yIshustatkShaNaM taiH sahAlapya kathitavAn, susthirA bhUta, ayamahaM mA bhaiShTa|
ⅬⅠatha naukAmAruhya tasmin teShAM sannidhiM gate vAto nivR^ittaH; tasmAtte manaHsu vismitA AshcharyyaM menire|
ⅬⅡyataste manasAM kAThinyAt tat pUpIyam AshcharyyaM karmma na viviktavantaH|
ⅬⅢatha te pAraM gatvA gineSharatpradeshametya taTa upasthitAH|
ⅬⅣteShu naukAto bahirgateShu tatpradeshIyA lokAstaM parichitya
ⅬⅤchaturdikShu dhAvanto yatra yatra rogiNo narA Asan tAn sarvvAna khaTvopari nidhAya yatra kutrachit tadvArttAM prApuH tat sthAnam Anetum Arebhire|
ⅬⅥtathA yatra yatra grAme yatra yatra pure yatra yatra pallyA ncha tena praveshaH kR^itastadvartmamadhye lokAH pIDitAn sthApayitvA tasya chelagranthimAtraM spraShTum teShAmarthe tadanuj nAM prArthayantaH yAvanto lokAH paspR^ishustAvanta eva gadAnmuktAH|