ⅠtadAnIM rAjA herod yIsho ryashaH shrutvA nijadAseyAn jagAd,
ⅡeSha majjayitA yohan, pramitebhayastasyotthAnAt tenetthamadbhutaM karmma prakAshyate|
ⅢpurA herod nijabhrAtu: philipo jAyAyA herodIyAyA anurodhAd yohanaM dhArayitvA baddhA kArAyAM sthApitavAn|
Ⅳyato yohan uktavAn, etsayAH saMgraho bhavato nochitaH|
ⅤtasmAt nR^ipatistaM hantumichChannapi lokebhyo vibhayA nchakAra; yataH sarvve yohanaM bhaviShyadvAdinaM menire|
Ⅵkintu herodo janmAhIyamaha upasthite herodIyAyA duhitA teShAM samakShaM nR^ititvA herodamaprINyat|
ⅦtasmAt bhUpatiH shapathaM kurvvan iti pratyaj nAsIt, tvayA yad yAchyate, tadevAhaM dAsyAmi|
ⅧsA kumArI svIyamAtuH shikShAM labdhA babhAShe, majjayituryohana uttamA NgaM bhAjane samAnIya mahyaM vishrANaya|
Ⅸtato rAjA shushocha, kintu bhojanAyopavishatAM sa NginAM svakR^itashapathasya chAnurodhAt tat pradAtuma Adidesha|
ⅩpashchAt kArAM prati naraM prahitya yohana uttamA NgaM ChittvA
Ⅺtat bhAjana AnAyya tasyai kumAryyai vyashrANayat, tataH sA svajananyAH samIpaM tanninAya|
ⅫpashchAt yohanaH shiShyA Agatya kAyaM nItvA shmashAne sthApayAmAsustato yIshoH sannidhiM vrajitvA tadvArttAM babhAShire|
ⅩⅢanantaraM yIshuriti nishabhya nAvA nirjanasthAnam ekAkI gatavAn, pashchAt mAnavAstat shrutvA nAnAnagarebhya Agatya padaistatpashchAd IyuH|
ⅩⅣtadAnIM yIshu rbahirAgatya mahAntaM jananivahaM nirIkShya teShu kAruNikaH man teShAM pIDitajanAn nirAmayAn chakAra|
ⅩⅤtataH paraM sandhyAyAM shiShyAstadantikamAgatya kathayA nchakruH, idaM nirjanasthAnaM velApyavasannA; tasmAt manujAn svasvagrAmaM gantuM svArthaM bhakShyANi kretu ncha bhavAn tAn visR^ijatu|
ⅩⅥkintu yIshustAnavAdIt, teShAM gamane prayojanaM nAsti, yUyameva tAn bhojayata|
ⅩⅦtadA te pratyavadan, asmAkamatra pUpapa nchakaM mInadvaya nchAste|
ⅩⅧtadAnIM tenoktaM tAni madantikamAnayata|
ⅩⅨanantaraM sa manujAn yavasoparyyupaveShTum Aj nApayAmAsa; apara tat pUpapa nchakaM mInadvaya ncha gR^ihlan svargaM prati nirIkShyeshvarIyaguNAn anUdya bhaMktvA shiShyebhyo dattavAn, shiShyAshcha lokebhyo daduH|
ⅩⅩtataH sarvve bhuktvA paritR^iptavantaH, tatastadavashiShTabhakShyaiH pUrNAn dvAdashaDalakAn gR^ihItavantaH|
ⅩⅪte bhoktAraH strIrbAlakAMshcha vihAya prAyeNa pa ncha sahasrANi pumAMsa Asan|
ⅩⅫtadanantaraM yIshu rlokAnAM visarjanakAle shiShyAn taraNimAroDhuM svAgre pAraM yAtu ncha gADhamAdiShTavAn|
ⅩⅩⅢtato lokeShu visR^iShTeShu sa vivikte prArthayituM girimekaM gatvA sandhyAM yAvat tatraikAkI sthitavAn|
ⅩⅩⅣkintu tadAnIM sammukhavAtatvAt saritpate rmadhye tara NgaistaraNirdolAyamAnAbhavat|
ⅩⅩⅤtadA sa yAminyAshchaturthaprahare padbhyAM vrajan teShAmantikaM gatavAn|
ⅩⅩⅥkintu shiShyAstaM sAgaropari vrajantaM vilokya samudvignA jagaduH, eSha bhUta iti sha NkamAnA uchchaiH shabdAyA nchakrire cha|
ⅩⅩⅦtadaiva yIshustAnavadat, susthirA bhavata, mA bhaiShTa, eSho.aham|
ⅩⅩⅧtataH pitara ityuktavAn, he prabho, yadi bhavAneva, tarhi mAM bhavatsamIpaM yAtumAj nApayatu|
ⅩⅩⅨtataH tenAdiShTaH pitarastaraNito.avaruhya yIsheाrantikaM prAptuM toyopari vavrAja|
ⅩⅩⅩkintu prachaNDaM pavanaM vilokya bhayAt toye maMktum Arebhe, tasmAd uchchaiH shabdAyamAnaH kathitavAn, he prabho, mAmavatu|
ⅩⅩⅪyIshustatkShaNAt karaM prasAryya taM dharan uktavAn, ha stokapratyayin tvaM kutaH samashethAH?
ⅩⅩⅫanantaraM tayostaraNimArUDhayoH pavano nivavR^ite|
ⅩⅩⅩⅢtadAnIM ye taraNyAmAsan, ta Agatya taM praNabhya kathitavantaH, yathArthastvameveshvarasutaH|
ⅩⅩⅩⅣanantaraM pAraM prApya te gineSharannAmakaM nagaramupatasthuH,
ⅩⅩⅩⅤtadA tatratyA janA yIshuM parichIya taddeshsya chaturdisho vArttAM prahitya yatra yAvantaH pIDitA Asan, tAvataeva tadantikamAnayAmAsuH|
ⅩⅩⅩⅥaparaM tadIyavasanasya granthimAtraM spraShTuM vinIya yAvanto janAstat sparshaM chakrire, te sarvvaeva nirAmayA babhUvuH|