prabhAte jAte pradhAnayAjakalokaprAchInA yIshuM hantuM tatpratikUlaM mantrayitvA
taM badvvA nItvA pantIyapIlAtAkhyAdhipe samarpayAmAsuH|
tato yIshoH parakarevvarpayitA yihUdAstatprANAdaNDAj nAM viditvA santaptamanAH pradhAnayAjakalokaprAchInAnAM samakShaM tAstrIMshanmudrAH pratidAyAvAdIt,
etannirAgonaraprANaparakarArpaNAt kaluShaM kR^itavAnahaM| tadA ta uditavantaH, tenAsmAkaM kiM? tvayA tad budhyatAm|
tato yihUdA mandiramadhye tA mudrA nikShipya prasthitavAn itvA cha svayamAtmAnamudbabandha|
pashchAt pradhAnayAjakAstA mudrA AdAya kathitavantaH, etA mudrAH shoNitamUlyaM tasmAd bhANDAgAre na nidhAtavyAH|
anantaraM te mantrayitvA videshinAM shmashAnasthAnAya tAbhiH kulAlasya kShetramakrINan|
ato.adyApi tatsthAnaM raktakShetraM vadanti|
itthaM sati isrAyelIyasantAnai ryasya mUlyaM nirupitaM, tasya triMshanmudrAmAnaM mUlyaM
mAM prati parameshvarasyAdeshAt tebhya AdIyata, tena cha kulAlasya kShetraM krItamiti yadvachanaM yirimiyabhaviShyadvAdinA proktaM tat tadAsidhyat|
anantaraM yIshau tadadhipateH sammukha upatiShThati sa taM paprachCha, tvaM kiM yihUdIyAnAM rAjA? tadA yIshustamavadat, tvaM satyamuktavAn|
kintu pradhAnayAjakaprAchInairabhiyuktena tena kimapi na pratyavAdi|
ⅩⅢtataH pIlAtena sa uditaH, ime tvatpratikUlataH kati kati sAkShyaM dadati, tat tvaM na shR^iNoShi?
ⅩⅣtathApi sa teShAmekasyApi vachasa uttaraM noditavAn; tena so.adhipati rmahAchitraM vidAmAsa|
ⅩⅤanyachcha tanmahakAle.adhipateretAdR^ishI rAtirAsIt, prajA yaM ka nchana bandhinaM yAchante, tameva sa mochayatIti|
ⅩⅥtadAnIM barabbAnAmA kashchit khyAtabandhyAsIt|
ⅩⅦtataH pIlAtastatra militAn lokAn apR^ichChat, eSha barabbA bandhI khrIShTavikhyAto yIshushchaitayoH kaM mochayiShyAmi? yuShmAkaM kimIpsitaM?
ⅩⅧtairIrShyayA sa samarpita iti sa j nAtavAn|
ⅩⅨaparaM vichArAsanopaveshanakAle pIlAtasya patnI bhR^ityaM prahitya tasmai kathayAmAsa, taM dhArmmikamanujaM prati tvayA kimapi na karttavyaM; yasmAt tatkR^ite.adyAhaM svapne prabhUtakaShTamalabhe|
ⅩⅩanantaraM pradhAnayAjakaprAchInA barabbAM yAchitvAdAtuM yIshu ncha hantuM sakalalokAn prAvarttayan|
ⅩⅪtato.adhipatistAn pR^iShTavAn, etayoH kamahaM mochayiShyAmi? yuShmAkaM kechChA? te prochu rbarabbAM|
ⅩⅫtadA pIlAtaH paprachCha, tarhi yaM khrIShTaM vadanti, taM yIshuM kiM kariShyAmi? sarvve kathayAmAsuH, sa krushena vidhyatAM|
ⅩⅩⅢtato.adhipatiravAdIt, kutaH? kiM tenAparAddhaM? kintu te punaruchai rjagaduH, sa krushena vidhyatAM|
ⅩⅩⅣtadA nijavAkyamagrAhyamabhUt, kalahashchApyabhUt, pIlAta iti vilokya lokAnAM samakShaM toyamAdAya karau prakShAlyAvochat, etasya dhArmmikamanuShyasya shoNitapAte nirdoSho.ahaM, yuShmAbhireva tad budhyatAM|
ⅩⅩⅤtadA sarvvAH prajAH pratyavochan, tasya shoNitapAtAparAdho.asmAkam asmatsantAnAnA nchopari bhavatu|
ⅩⅩⅥtataH sa teShAM samIpe barabbAM mochayAmAsa yIshuntu kaShAbhirAhatya krushena vedhituM samarpayAmAsa|
ⅩⅩⅦanantaram adhipateH senA adhipate rgR^ihaM yIshumAnIya tasya samIpe senAsamUhaM saMjagR^ihuH|
ⅩⅩⅧtataste tasya vasanaM mochayitvA kR^iShNalohitavarNavasanaM paridhApayAmAsuH
ⅩⅩⅨkaNTakAnAM mukuTaM nirmmAya tachChirasi daduH, tasya dakShiNakare vetramekaM dattvA tasya sammukhe jAnUni pAtayitvA, he yihUdIyAnAM rAjan, tubhyaM nama ityuktvA taM tirashchakruH,
ⅩⅩⅩtatastasya gAtre niShThIvaM datvA tena vetreNa shira AjaghnuH|
ⅩⅩⅪitthaM taM tiraskR^itya tad vasanaM mochayitvA punarnijavasanaM paridhApayA nchakruH, taM krushena vedhituM nItavantaH|
ⅩⅩⅫpashchAtte bahirbhUya kurINIyaM shimonnAmakamekaM vilokya krushaM voDhuM tamAdadire|
ⅩⅩⅩⅢanantaraM gulgaltAm arthAt shiraskapAlanAmakasthAnamu pasthAya te yIshave pittamishritAmlarasaM pAtuM daduH,
ⅩⅩⅩⅣkintu sa tamAsvAdya na papau|
ⅩⅩⅩⅤtadAnIM te taM krushena saMvidhya tasya vasanAni guTikApAtena vibhajya jagR^ihuH, tasmAt, vibhajante.adharIyaM me te manuShyAH parasparaM| maduttarIyavastrArthaM guTikAM pAtayanti cha||yadetadvachanaM bhaviShyadvAdibhiruktamAsIt, tadA tad asidhyat,
ⅩⅩⅩⅥpashchAt te tatropavishya tadrakShaNakarvvaNi niyuktAstasthuH|
ⅩⅩⅩⅦaparam eSha yihUdIyAnAM rAjA yIshurityapavAdalipipatraM tachChirasa Urdvve yojayAmAsuH|
ⅩⅩⅩⅧtatastasya vAme dakShiNe cha dvau chairau tena sAkaM krushena vividhuH|
ⅩⅩⅩⅨtadA pAnthA nijashiro lADayitvA taM nindanto jagaduH,
ⅩⅬhe Ishvaramandirabha njaka dinatraye tannirmmAtaH svaM rakSha, chettvamIshvarasutastarhi krushAdavaroha|
ⅩⅬⅠpradhAnayAjakAdhyApakaprAchInAshcha tathA tiraskR^itya jagaduH,
ⅩⅬⅡso.anyajanAnAvat, kintu svamavituM na shaknoti| yadIsrAyelo rAjA bhavet, tarhIdAnImeva krushAdavarohatu, tena taM vayaM pratyeShyAmaH|
ⅩⅬⅢsa Ishvare pratyAshAmakarot, yadIshvarastasmin santuShTastarhIdAnImeva tamavet, yataH sa uktavAn ahamIshvarasutaH|
ⅩⅬⅣyau stenau sAkaM tena krushena viddhau tau tadvadeva taM ninindatuH|
ⅩⅬⅤtadA dvitIyayAmAt tR^itIyayAmaM yAvat sarvvadeshe tamiraM babhUva,
ⅩⅬⅥtR^itIyayAme "elI elI lAmA shivaktanI", arthAt madIshvara madIshvara kuto mAmatyAkShIH? yIshuruchchairiti jagAda|
ⅩⅬⅦtadA tatra sthitAH kechit tat shrutvA babhAShire, ayam eliyamAhUyati|
ⅩⅬⅧteShAM madhyAd ekaH shIghraM gatvA spa njaM gR^ihItvA tatrAmlarasaM dattvA nalena pAtuM tasmai dadau|
ⅩⅬⅨitare.akathayan tiShThata, taM rakShitum eliya AyAti naveti pashyAmaH|
yIshuH punaruchairAhUya prANAn jahau|
ⅬⅠtato mandirasya vichChedavasanam UrdvvAdadho yAvat ChidyamAnaM dvidhAbhavat,
ⅬⅡbhUmishchakampe bhUdharovyadIryyata cha| shmashAne mukte bhUripuNyavatAM suptadehA udatiShThan,
ⅬⅢshmashAnAd vahirbhUya tadutthAnAt paraM puNyapuraM gatvA bahujanAn darshayAmAsuH|
ⅬⅣyIshurakShaNAya niyuktaH shatasenApatistatsa Nginashcha tAdR^ishIM bhUkampAdighaTanAM dR^iShTvA bhItA avadan, eSha Ishvaraputro bhavati|
ⅬⅤyA bahuyoShito yIshuM sevamAnA gAlIlastatpashchAdAgatAstAsAM madhye
ⅬⅥmagdalInI mariyam yAkUbyoshyo rmAtA yA mariyam sibadiyaputrayo rmAtA cha yoShita etA dUre tiShThantyo dadR^ishuH|
ⅬⅦsandhyAyAM satyam arimathiyAnagarasya yUShaphnAmA dhanI manujo yIshoH shiShyatvAt
ⅬⅧpIlAtasya samIpaM gatvA yIshoH kAyaM yayAche, tena pIlAtaH kAyaM dAtum Adidesha|
ⅬⅨyUShaph tatkAyaM nItvA shuchivastreNAchChAdya
ⅬⅩsvArthaM shaile yat shmashAnaM chakhAna, tanmadhye tatkAyaM nidhAya tasya dvAri vR^ihatpAShANaM dadau|
ⅬⅪkintu magdalInI mariyam anyamariyam ete striyau tatra shmashAnasammukha upavivishatuH|
ⅬⅫtadanantaraM nistArotsavasyAyojanadinAt pare.ahani pradhAnayAjakAH phirUshinashcha militvA pIlAtamupAgatyAkathayan,
ⅬⅩⅢhe mahechCha sa pratArako jIvana akathayat, dinatrayAt paraM shmashAnAdutthAsyAmi tadvAkyaM smarAmo vayaM;
ⅬⅩⅣtasmAt tR^itIyadinaM yAvat tat shmashAnaM rakShitumAdishatu, nochet tachChiShyA yAminyAmAgatya taM hR^itvA lokAn vadiShyanti, sa shmashAnAdudatiShThat, tathA sati prathamabhrAnteH sheShIyabhrAnti rmahatI bhaviShyati|
ⅬⅩⅤtadA pIlAta avAdIt, yuShmAkaM samIpe rakShigaNa Aste, yUyaM gatvA yathA sAdhyaM rakShayata|
ⅬⅩⅥtataste gatvA taddUाrapAShANaM mudrA NkitaM kR^itvA rakShigaNaM niyojya shmashAnaM rakShayAmAsuH|