Ⅰatha prabhAte sati pradhAnayAjakAH prA ncha upAdhyAyAH sarvve mantriNashcha sabhAM kR^itvA yIshuृM bandhayitva pIlAtAkhyasya deshAdhipateH savidhaM nItvA samarpayAmAsuH|
ⅡtadA pIlAtastaM pR^iShTavAn tvaM kiM yihUdIyalokAnAM rAjA? tataH sa pratyuktavAn satyaM vadasi|
ⅢaparaM pradhAnayAjakAstasya bahuShu vAkyeShu doShamAropayA nchakruH kintu sa kimapi na pratyuvAcha|
ⅣtadAnIM pIlAtastaM punaH paprachCha tvaM kiM nottarayasi? pashyaite tvadviruddhaM katiShu sAdhyeShu sAkShaM dadati|
Ⅴkantu yIshustadApi nottaraM dadau tataH pIlAta AshcharyyaM jagAma|
Ⅵapara ncha kArAbaddhe kastiMshchit jane tanmahotsavakAle lokai ryAchite deshAdhipatistaM mochayati|
Ⅶye cha pUrvvamupaplavamakArShurupaplave vadhamapi kR^itavantasteShAM madhye tadAnoM barabbAnAmaka eko baddha AsIt|
Ⅷato hetoH pUrvvAparIyAM rItikathAM kathayitvA lokA uchchairuvantaH pIlAtasya samakShaM nivedayAmAsuH|
ⅨtadA pIlAtastAnAchakhyau tarhi kiM yihUdIyAnAM rAjAnaM mochayiShyAmi? yuShmAbhiH kimiShyate?
ⅩyataH pradhAnayAjakA IrShyAta eva yIshuM samArpayanniti sa viveda|
Ⅺkintu yathA barabbAM mochayati tathA prArthayituM pradhAnayAjakA lokAn pravarttayAmAsuH|
Ⅻatha pIlAtaH punaH pR^iShTavAn tarhi yaM yihUdIyAnAM rAjeti vadatha tasya kiM kariShyAmi yuShmAbhiH kimiShyate?
ⅩⅢtadA te punarapi prochchaiH prochustaM krushe vedhaya|
ⅩⅣtasmAt pIlAtaH kathitavAn kutaH? sa kiM kukarmma kR^itavAn? kintu te punashcha ruvanto vyAjahrustaM krushe vedhaya|
ⅩⅤtadA pIlAtaH sarvvAllokAn toShayitumichChan barabbAM mochayitvA yIshuM kashAbhiH prahR^itya krushe veddhuM taM samarpayAmbabhUva|
ⅩⅥanantaraM sainyagaNo.aTTAlikAm arthAd adhipate rgR^ihaM yIshuM nItvA senAnivahaM samAhuyat|
ⅩⅦpashchAt te taM dhUmalavarNavastraM paridhApya kaNTakamukuTaM rachayitvA shirasi samAropya
ⅩⅧhe yihUdIyAnAM rAjan namaskAra ityuktvA taM namaskarttAmArebhire|
ⅩⅨtasyottamA Nge vetrAghAtaM chakrustadgAtre niShThIva ncha nichikShipuH, tathA tasya sammukhe jAnupAtaM praNomuH
ⅩⅩitthamupahasya dhUmravarNavastram uttAryya tasya vastraM taM paryyadhApayan krushe veddhuM bahirninyushcha|
ⅩⅪtataH paraM sekandarasya ruphasya cha pitA shimonnAmA kurINIyaloka ekaH kutashchid grAmAdetya pathi yAti taM te yIshoH krushaM voDhuM balAd dadhnuH|
ⅩⅫatha gulgaltA arthAt shiraHkapAlanAmakaM sthAnaM yIshumAnIya
ⅩⅩⅢte gandharasamishritaM drAkShArasaM pAtuM tasmai daduH kintu sa na jagrAha|
ⅩⅩⅣtasmin krushe viddhe sati teShAmekaikashaH kiM prApsyatIti nirNayAya
ⅩⅩⅤtasya paridheyAnAM vibhAgArthaM guTikApAtaM chakruH|
ⅩⅩⅥaparam eSha yihUdIyAnAM rAjeti likhitaM doShapatraM tasya shiraUrdvvam AropayA nchakruH|
ⅩⅩⅦtasya vAmadakShiNayo rdvau chaurau krushayo rvividhAte|
ⅩⅩⅧtenaiva "aparAdhijanaiH sArddhaM sa gaNito bhaviShyati," iti shAstroktaM vachanaM siddhamabhUta|
ⅩⅩⅨanantaraM mArge ye ye lokA gamanAgamane chakruste sarvva eva shirAMsyAndolya nindanto jagaduH, re mandiranAshaka re dinatrayamadhye tannirmmAyaka,
ⅩⅩⅩadhunAtmAnam avitvA krushAdavaroha|
ⅩⅩⅪki ncha pradhAnayAjakA adhyApakAshcha tadvat tiraskR^itya parasparaM chachakShire eSha parAnAvat kintu svamavituM na shaknoti|
ⅩⅩⅫyadIsrAyelo rAjAbhiShiktastrAtA bhavati tarhyadhunaina krushAdavarohatu vayaM tad dR^iShTvA vishvasiShyAmaH; ki ncha yau lokau tena sArddhaM krushe .avidhyetAM tAvapi taM nirbhartsayAmAsatuH|
ⅩⅩⅩⅢatha dvitIyayAmAt tR^itIyayAmaM yAvat sarvvo deshaH sAndhakArobhUt|
ⅩⅩⅩⅣtatastR^itIyaprahare yIshuruchchairavadat elI elI lAmA shivaktanI arthAd "he madIsha madIsha tvaM paryyatyAkShIH kuto hi mAM?"
ⅩⅩⅩⅤtadA samIpasthalokAnAM kechit tadvAkyaM nishamyAchakhyuH pashyaiSha eliyam AhUyati|
ⅩⅩⅩⅥtata eko jano dhAvitvAgatya spa nje .amlarasaM pUrayitvA taM naDAgre nidhAya pAtuM tasmai dattvAvadat tiShTha eliya enamavarohayitum eti na veti pashyAmi|
ⅩⅩⅩⅦatha yIshuruchchaiH samAhUya prANAn jahau|
ⅩⅩⅩⅧtadA mandirasya javanikordvvAdadhaHryyantA vidIrNA dvikhaNDAbhUt|
ⅩⅩⅩⅨki ncha itthamuchchairAhUya prANAn tyajantaM taM dR^iShdvA tadrakShaNAya niyukto yaH senApatirAsIt sovadat naroyam Ishvaraputra iti satyam|
ⅩⅬtadAnIM magdalInI marisam kaniShThayAkUbo yoseshcha mAtAnyamariyam shAlomI cha yAH striyo
ⅩⅬⅠgAlIlpradeshe yIshuM sevitvA tadanugAminyo jAtA imAstadanyAshcha yA anekA nAryo yIshunA sArddhaM yirUshAlamamAyAtAstAshcha dUrAt tAni dadR^ishuH|
ⅩⅬⅡathAsAdanadinasyArthAd vishrAmavArAt pUrvvadinasya sAyaMkAla Agata
ⅩⅬⅢIshvararAjyApekShyarimathIyayUShaphanAmA mAnyamantrI sametya pIlAtasavidhaM nirbhayo gatvA yIshordehaM yayAche|
ⅩⅬⅣkintu sa idAnIM mR^itaH pIlAta ityasambhavaM matvA shatasenApatimAhUya sa kadA mR^ita iti paprachCha|
ⅩⅬⅤshatasemanApatimukhAt tajj nAtvA yUShaphe yIshordehaM dadau|
ⅩⅬⅥpashchAt sa sUkShmaM vAsaH krItvA yIshoH kAyamavarohya tena vAsasA veShTAyitvA girau khAtashmashAne sthApitavAn pAShANaM loThayitvA dvAri nidadhe|
ⅩⅬⅦkintu yatra sosthApyata tata magdalInI mariyam yosimAtR^imariyam cha dadR^ishatR^iH|