anantaraM yIzurekadA gineSarathdasya tIra uttiSThati, tadA lokA IzvarIyakathAM zrotuM tadupari prapatitAH|
tadAnIM sa hdasya tIrasamIpe naudvayaM dadarza kiJca matsyopajIvino nAvaM vihAya jAlaM prakSAlayanti|
tatastayordvayo rmadhye zimono nAvamAruhya tIrAt kiJciddUraM yAtuM tasmin vinayaM kRtvA naukAyAmupavizya lokAn propadiSTavAn|
pazcAt taM prastAvaM samApya sa zimonaM vyAjahAra, gabhIraM jalaM gatvA matsyAn dharttuM jAlaM nikSipa|
tataH zimona babhASe, he guro yadyapi vayaM kRtsnAM yAminIM parizramya matsyaikamapi na prAptAstathApi bhavato nidezato jAlaM kSipAmaH|
atha jAle kSipte bahumatsyapatanAd AnAyaH pracchinnaH|
tasmAd upakarttum anyanausthAn saGgina AyAtum iGgitena samAhvayan tatasta Agatya matsyai rnaudvayaM prapUrayAmAsu ryai rnaudvayaM pramagnam|
tadA zimonpitarastad vilokya yIzozcaraNayoH patitvA, he prabhohaM pApI naro mama nikaTAd bhavAn yAtu, iti kathitavAn|
yato jAle patitAnAM matsyAnAM yUthAt zimon tatsaGginazca camatkRtavantaH; zimonaH sahakAriNau sivadeH putrau yAkUb yohan cemau tAdRzau babhUvatuH|
tadA yIzuH zimonaM jagAda mA bhaiSIradyArabhya tvaM manuSyadharo bhaviSyasi|
anantaraM sarvvAsu nausu tIram AnItAsu te sarvvAn parityajya tasya pazcAdgAmino babhUvuH|
tataH paraM yIzau kasmiMzcit pure tiSThati jana ekaH sarvvAGgakuSThastaM vilokya tasya samIpe nyubjaH patitvA savinayaM vaktumArebhe, he prabho yadi bhavAnicchati tarhi mAM pariSkarttuM zaknoti|
ⅩⅢtadAnIM sa pANiM prasAryya tadaGgaM spRzan babhASe tvaM pariSkriyasveti mamecchAsti tatastatkSaNaM sa kuSThAt muktaH|
ⅩⅣpazcAt sa tamAjJApayAmAsa kathAmimAM kasmaicid akathayitvA yAjakasya samIpaJca gatvA svaM darzaya, lokebhyo nijapariSkRtatvasya pramANadAnAya mUsAjJAnusAreNa dravyamutmRjasva ca|
ⅩⅤtathApi yIzoH sukhyAti rbahu vyAptumArebhe kiJca tasya kathAM zrotuM svIyarogebhyo moktuJca lokA AjagmuH|
ⅩⅥatha sa prAntaraM gatvA prArthayAJcakre|
ⅩⅦaparaJca ekadA yIzurupadizati, etarhi gAlIlyihUdApradezayoH sarvvanagarebhyo yirUzAlamazca kiyantaH phirUzilokA vyavasthApakAzca samAgatya tadantike samupavivizuH, tasmin kAle lokAnAmArogyakAraNAt prabhoH prabhAvaH pracakAze|
ⅩⅧpazcAt kiyanto lokA ekaM pakSAghAtinaM khaTvAyAM nidhAya yIzoH samIpamAnetuM sammukhe sthApayituJca vyApriyanta|
ⅩⅨkintu bahujananivahasamvAdhAt na zaknuvanto gRhopari gatvA gRhapRSThaM khanitvA taM pakSAghAtinaM sakhaTvaM gRhamadhye yIzoH sammukhe 'varohayAmAsuH|
ⅩⅩtadA yIzusteSAm IdRzaM vizvAsaM vilokya taM pakSAghAtinaM vyAjahAra, he mAnava tava pApamakSamyata|
ⅩⅪtasmAd adhyApakAH phirUzinazca cittairitthaM pracintitavantaH, eSa jana IzvaraM nindati koyaM? kevalamIzvaraM vinA pApaM kSantuM kaH zaknoti?
ⅩⅫtadA yIzusteSAm itthaM cintanaM viditvA tebhyokathayad yUyaM manobhiH kuto vitarkayatha?
ⅩⅩⅢtava pApakSamA jAtA yadvA tvamutthAya vraja etayo rmadhye kA kathA sukathyA?
ⅩⅩⅣkintu pRthivyAM pApaM kSantuM mAnavasutasya sAmarthyamastIti yathA yUyaM jJAtuM zaknutha tadarthaM (sa taM pakSAghAtinaM jagAda) uttiSTha svazayyAM gRhItvA gRhaM yAhIti tvAmAdizAmi|
ⅩⅩⅤtasmAt sa tatkSaNam utthAya sarvveSAM sAkSAt nijazayanIyaM gRhItvA IzvaraM dhanyaM vadan nijanivezanaM yayau|
ⅩⅩⅥtasmAt sarvve vismaya prAptA manaHsu bhItAzca vayamadyAsambhavakAryyANyadarzAma ityuktvA paramezvaraM dhanyaM proditAH|
ⅩⅩⅦtataH paraM bahirgacchan karasaJcayasthAne levinAmAnaM karasaJcAyakaM dRSTvA yIzustamabhidadhe mama pazcAdehi|
ⅩⅩⅧtasmAt sa tatkSaNAt sarvvaM parityajya tasya pazcAdiyAya|
ⅩⅩⅨanantaraM levi rnijagRhe tadarthaM mahAbhojyaM cakAra, tadA taiH sahAneke karasaJcAyinastadanyalokAzca bhoktumupavivizuH|
ⅩⅩⅩtasmAt kAraNAt caNDAlAnAM pApilokAnAJca saGge yUyaM kuto bhaMgdhve pivatha ceti kathAM kathayitvA phirUzino'dhyApakAzca tasya ziSyaiH saha vAgyuddhaM karttumArebhire|
ⅩⅩⅪtasmAd yIzustAn pratyavocad arogalokAnAM cikitsakena prayojanaM nAsti kintu sarogANAmeva|
ⅩⅩⅫahaM dhArmmikAn AhvAtuM nAgatosmi kintu manaH parAvarttayituM pApina eva|
ⅩⅩⅩⅢtataste procuH, yohanaH phirUzinAJca ziSyA vAraMvAram upavasanti prArthayante ca kintu tava ziSyAH kuto bhuJjate pivanti ca?
ⅩⅩⅩⅣtadA sa tAnAcakhyau vare saGge tiSThati varasya sakhigaNaM kimupavAsayituM zaknutha?
ⅩⅩⅩⅤkintu yadA teSAM nikaTAd varo neSyate tadA te samupavatsyanti|
ⅩⅩⅩⅥsoparamapi dRSTAntaM kathayAmbabhUva purAtanavastre kopi nutanavastraM na sIvyati yatastena sevanena jIrNavastraM chidyate, nUtanapurAtanavastrayo rmelaJca na bhavati|
ⅩⅩⅩⅦpurAtanyAM kutvAM kopi nutanaM drAkSArasaM na nidadhAti, yato navInadrAkSArasasya tejasA purAtanI kutU rvidIryyate tato drAkSArasaH patati kutUzca nazyati|
ⅩⅩⅩⅧtato heto rnUtanyAM kutvAM navInadrAkSArasaH nidhAtavyastenobhayasya rakSA bhavati|
ⅩⅩⅩⅨaparaJca purAtanaM drAkSArasaM pItvA kopi nUtanaM na vAJchati, yataH sa vakti nUtanAt purAtanam prazastam|