ⅠanantaraM yIshuH punarapi dR^iShTAntena tAn avAdIt,
ⅡsvargIyarAjyam etAdR^ishasya nR^ipateH samaM, yo nija putraM vivAhayan sarvvAn nimantritAn AnetuM dAseyAn prahitavAn,
Ⅲkintu te samAgantuM neShTavantaH|
Ⅳtato rAjA punarapi dAsAnanyAn ityuktvA preShayAmAsa, nimantritAn vadata, pashyata, mama bhejyamAsAditamAste, nijavTaShAdipuShTajantUn mArayitvA sarvvaM khAdyadravyamAsAditavAn, yUyaM vivAhamAgachChata|
Ⅴtathapi te tuchChIkR^itya kechit nijakShetraM kechid vANijyaM prati svasvamArgeNa chalitavantaH|
Ⅵanye lokAstasya dAseyAn dhR^itvA daurAtmyaM vyavahR^itya tAnavadhiShuH|
ⅦanantaraM sa nR^ipatistAM vArttAM shrutvA krudhyan sainyAni prahitya tAn ghAtakAn hatvA teShAM nagaraM dAhayAmAsa|
ⅧtataH sa nijadAseyAn babhAShe, vivAhIyaM bhojyamAsAditamAste, kintu nimantritA janA ayogyAH|
ⅨtasmAd yUyaM rAjamArgaM gatvA yAvato manujAn pashyata, tAvataeva vivAhIyabhojyAya nimantrayata|
ⅩtadA te dAseyA rAjamArgaM gatvA bhadrAn abhadrAn vA yAvato janAn dadR^ishuH, tAvataeva saMgR^ihyAnayan; tato.abhyAgatamanujai rvivAhagR^iham apUryyata|
ⅪtadAnIM sa rAjA sarvvAnabhyAgatAn draShTum abhyantaramAgatavAn; tadA tatra vivAhIyavasanahInamekaM janaM vIkShya taM jagAd,
Ⅻhe mitra,tvaM vivAhIyavasanaM vinA kathamatra praviShTavAn? tena sa niruttaro babhUva|
ⅩⅢtadA rAjA nijAnucharAn avadat, etasya karacharaNAn baddhA yatra rodanaM dantairdantagharShaNa ncha bhavati, tatra vahirbhUtatamisre taM nikShipata|
ⅩⅣitthaM bahava AhUtA alpe manobhimatAH|
ⅩⅤanantaraM phirUshinaH pragatya yathA saMlApena tam unmAthe pAtayeyustathA mantrayitvA
ⅩⅥherodIyamanujaiH sAkaM nijashiShyagaNena taM prati kathayAmAsuH, he guro, bhavAn satyaH satyamIshvarIyamArgamupadishati, kamapi mAnuShaM nAnurudhyate, kamapi nApekShate cha, tad vayaM jAnImaH|
ⅩⅦataH kaisarabhUpAya karo.asmAkaM dAtavyo na vA? atra bhavatA kiM budhyate? tad asmAn vadatu|
ⅩⅧtato yIshusteShAM khalatAM vij nAya kathitavAn, re kapaTinaH yuyaM kuto mAM parikShadhve?
ⅩⅨtatkaradAnasya mudrAM mAM darshayata| tadAnIM taistasya samIpaM mudrAchaturthabhAga AnIte
ⅩⅩsa tAn paprachCha, atra kasyeyaM mUrtti rnAma chAste? te jagaduH, kaisarabhUpasya|
ⅩⅪtataH sa uktavAna, kaisarasya yat tat kaisarAya datta, Ishvarasya yat tad IshvarAya datta|
ⅩⅫiti vAkyaM nishamya te vismayaM vij nAya taM vihAya chalitavantaH|
ⅩⅩⅢtasminnahani sidUkino.arthAt shmashAnAt notthAsyantIti vAkyaM ye vadanti, te yIsheाrantikam Agatya paprachChuH,
ⅩⅩⅣhe guro, kashchinmanujashchet niHsantAnaH san prANAn tyajati, tarhi tasya bhrAtA tasya jAyAM vyuhya bhrAtuH santAnam utpAdayiShyatIti mUsA AdiShTavAn|
ⅩⅩⅤkintvasmAkamatra ke.api janAH saptasahodarA Asan, teShAM jyeShTha ekAM kanyAM vyavahAt, aparaM prANatyAgakAle svayaM niHsantAnaH san tAM striyaM svabhrAtari samarpitavAn,
ⅩⅩⅥtato dvitIyAdisaptamAntAshcha tathaiva chakruH|
ⅩⅩⅦsheShe sApI nArI mamAra|
ⅩⅩⅧmR^itAnAm utthAnasamaye teShAM saptAnAM madhye sA nArI kasya bhAryyA bhaviShyati? yasmAt sarvvaeva tAM vyavahan|
ⅩⅩⅨtato yIshuH pratyavAdIt, yUyaM dharmmapustakam IshvarIyAM shakti ncha na vij nAya bhrAntimantaH|
ⅩⅩⅩutthAnaprAptA lokA na vivahanti, na cha vAchA dIyante, kintvIshvarasya svargasthadUtAnAM sadR^ishA bhavanti|
ⅩⅩⅪaparaM mR^itAnAmutthAnamadhi yuShmAn pratIyamIshvaroktiH,
ⅩⅩⅫ"ahamibrAhIma Ishvara ishAka Ishvaro yAkUba Ishvara" iti kiM yuShmAbhi rnApAThi? kintvIshvaro jIvatAm Ishvara:, sa mR^itAnAmIshvaro nahi|
ⅩⅩⅩⅢiti shrutvA sarvve lokAstasyopadeshAd vismayaM gatAH|
ⅩⅩⅩⅣanantaraM sidUkinAm niruttaratvavArtAM nishamya phirUshina ekatra militavantaH,
ⅩⅩⅩⅤteShAmeko vyavasthApako yIshuM parIkShituM papachCha,
ⅩⅩⅩⅥhe guro vyavasthAshAstramadhye kAj nA shreShThA?
ⅩⅩⅩⅦtato yIshuruvAcha, tvaM sarvvAntaHkaraNaiH sarvvaprANaiH sarvvachittaishcha sAkaM prabhau parameshvare prIyasva,
ⅩⅩⅩⅧeShA prathamamahAj nA| tasyAH sadR^ishI dvitIyAj naiShA,
ⅩⅩⅩⅨtava samIpavAsini svAtmanIva prema kuru|
ⅩⅬanayo rdvayorAj nayoH kR^itsnavyavasthAyA bhaviShyadvaktR^igranthasya cha bhArastiShThati|
ⅩⅬⅠanantaraM phirUshinAm ekatra sthitikAle yIshustAn paprachCha,
ⅩⅬⅡkhrIShTamadhi yuShmAkaM kIdR^igbodho jAyate? sa kasya santAnaH? tataste pratyavadan, dAyUdaH santAnaH|
ⅩⅬⅢtadA sa uktavAn, tarhi dAyUd katham AtmAdhiShThAnena taM prabhuM vadati ?
ⅩⅬⅣyathA mama prabhumidaM vAkyamavadat parameshvaraH| tavArIn pAdapIThaM te yAvannahi karomyahaM| tAvat kAlaM madIye tvaM dakShapArshva upAvisha| ato yadi dAyUd taM prabhuM vadati, rtiha sa kathaM tasya santAno bhavati?
ⅩⅬⅤtadAnIM teShAM kopi tadvAkyasya kimapyuttaraM dAtuM nAshaknot;
ⅩⅬⅥtaddinamArabhya taM kimapi vAkyaM praShTuM kasyApi sAhaso nAbhavat|