Ⅰatha prabhAte sati pradhAnayAjakAH prAJca upAdhyAyAH sarvve mantriNazca sabhAM kRtvA yIzuृM bandhayitva pIlAtAkhyasya dezAdhipateH savidhaM nItvA samarpayAmAsuH|
ⅡtadA pIlAtastaM pRSTavAn tvaM kiM yihUdIyalokAnAM rAjA? tataH sa pratyuktavAn satyaM vadasi|
ⅢaparaM pradhAnayAjakAstasya bahuSu vAkyeSu doSamAropayAJcakruH kintu sa kimapi na pratyuvAca|
ⅣtadAnIM pIlAtastaM punaH papraccha tvaM kiM nottarayasi? pazyaite tvadviruddhaM katiSu sAdhyeSu sAkSaM dadati|
Ⅴkantu yIzustadApi nottaraM dadau tataH pIlAta AzcaryyaM jagAma|
ⅥaparaJca kArAbaddhe kastiMzcit jane tanmahotsavakAle lokai ryAcite dezAdhipatistaM mocayati|
Ⅶye ca pUrvvamupaplavamakArSurupaplave vadhamapi kRtavantasteSAM madhye tadAnoM barabbAnAmaka eko baddha AsIt|
Ⅷato hetoH pUrvvAparIyAM rItikathAM kathayitvA lokA uccairuvantaH pIlAtasya samakSaM nivedayAmAsuH|
ⅨtadA pIlAtastAnAcakhyau tarhi kiM yihUdIyAnAM rAjAnaM mocayiSyAmi? yuSmAbhiH kimiSyate?
ⅩyataH pradhAnayAjakA IrSyAta eva yIzuM samArpayanniti sa viveda|
Ⅺkintu yathA barabbAM mocayati tathA prArthayituM pradhAnayAjakA lokAn pravarttayAmAsuH|
Ⅻatha pIlAtaH punaH pRSTavAn tarhi yaM yihUdIyAnAM rAjeti vadatha tasya kiM kariSyAmi yuSmAbhiH kimiSyate?
ⅩⅢtadA te punarapi proccaiH procustaM kruze vedhaya|
ⅩⅣtasmAt pIlAtaH kathitavAn kutaH? sa kiM kukarmma kRtavAn? kintu te punazca ruvanto vyAjahrustaM kruze vedhaya|
ⅩⅤtadA pIlAtaH sarvvAllokAn toSayitumicchan barabbAM mocayitvA yIzuM kazAbhiH prahRtya kruze veddhuM taM samarpayAmbabhUva|
ⅩⅥanantaraM sainyagaNo'TTAlikAm arthAd adhipate rgRhaM yIzuM nItvA senAnivahaM samAhuyat|
ⅩⅦpazcAt te taM dhUmalavarNavastraM paridhApya kaNTakamukuTaM racayitvA zirasi samAropya
ⅩⅧhe yihUdIyAnAM rAjan namaskAra ityuktvA taM namaskarttAmArebhire|
ⅩⅨtasyottamAGge vetrAghAtaM cakrustadgAtre niSThIvaJca nicikSipuH, tathA tasya sammukhe jAnupAtaM praNomuH
ⅩⅩitthamupahasya dhUmravarNavastram uttAryya tasya vastraM taM paryyadhApayan kruze veddhuM bahirninyuzca|
ⅩⅪtataH paraM sekandarasya ruphasya ca pitA zimonnAmA kurINIyaloka ekaH kutazcid grAmAdetya pathi yAti taM te yIzoH kruzaM voDhuM balAd dadhnuH|
ⅩⅫatha gulgaltA arthAt ziraHkapAlanAmakaM sthAnaM yIzumAnIya
ⅩⅩⅢte gandharasamizritaM drAkSArasaM pAtuM tasmai daduH kintu sa na jagrAha|
ⅩⅩⅣtasmin kruze viddhe sati teSAmekaikazaH kiM prApsyatIti nirNayAya
ⅩⅩⅤtasya paridheyAnAM vibhAgArthaM guTikApAtaM cakruH|
ⅩⅩⅥaparam eSa yihUdIyAnAM rAjeti likhitaM doSapatraM tasya ziraUrdvvam AropayAJcakruH|
ⅩⅩⅦtasya vAmadakSiNayo rdvau caurau kruzayo rvividhAte|
ⅩⅩⅧtenaiva "aparAdhijanaiH sArddhaM sa gaNito bhaviSyati," iti zAstroktaM vacanaM siddhamabhUta|
ⅩⅩⅨanantaraM mArge ye ye lokA gamanAgamane cakruste sarvva eva zirAMsyAndolya nindanto jagaduH, re mandiranAzaka re dinatrayamadhye tannirmmAyaka,
ⅩⅩⅩadhunAtmAnam avitvA kruzAdavaroha|
ⅩⅩⅪkiJca pradhAnayAjakA adhyApakAzca tadvat tiraskRtya parasparaM cacakSire eSa parAnAvat kintu svamavituM na zaknoti|
ⅩⅩⅫyadIsrAyelo rAjAbhiSiktastrAtA bhavati tarhyadhunaina kruzAdavarohatu vayaM tad dRSTvA vizvasiSyAmaH; kiJca yau lokau tena sArddhaM kruze 'vidhyetAM tAvapi taM nirbhartsayAmAsatuH|
ⅩⅩⅩⅢatha dvitIyayAmAt tRtIyayAmaM yAvat sarvvo dezaH sAndhakArobhUt|
ⅩⅩⅩⅣtatastRtIyaprahare yIzuruccairavadat elI elI lAmA zivaktanI arthAd "he madIza madIza tvaM paryyatyAkSIH kuto hi mAM?"
ⅩⅩⅩⅤtadA samIpasthalokAnAM kecit tadvAkyaM nizamyAcakhyuH pazyaiSa eliyam AhUyati|
ⅩⅩⅩⅥtata eko jano dhAvitvAgatya spaJje 'mlarasaM pUrayitvA taM naDAgre nidhAya pAtuM tasmai dattvAvadat tiSTha eliya enamavarohayitum eti na veti pazyAmi|
ⅩⅩⅩⅦatha yIzuruccaiH samAhUya prANAn jahau|
ⅩⅩⅩⅧtadA mandirasya javanikordvvAdadhaHryyantA vidIrNA dvikhaNDAbhUt|
ⅩⅩⅩⅨkiJca itthamuccairAhUya prANAn tyajantaM taM dRSdvA tadrakSaNAya niyukto yaH senApatirAsIt sovadat naroyam Izvaraputra iti satyam|
ⅩⅬtadAnIM magdalInI marisam kaniSThayAkUbo yosezca mAtAnyamariyam zAlomI ca yAH striyo
ⅩⅬⅠgAlIlpradeze yIzuM sevitvA tadanugAminyo jAtA imAstadanyAzca yA anekA nAryo yIzunA sArddhaM yirUzAlamamAyAtAstAzca dUrAt tAni dadRzuH|
ⅩⅬⅡathAsAdanadinasyArthAd vizrAmavArAt pUrvvadinasya sAyaMkAla Agata
ⅩⅬⅢIzvararAjyApekSyarimathIyayUSaphanAmA mAnyamantrI sametya pIlAtasavidhaM nirbhayo gatvA yIzordehaM yayAce|
ⅩⅬⅣkintu sa idAnIM mRtaH pIlAta ityasambhavaM matvA zatasenApatimAhUya sa kadA mRta iti papraccha|
ⅩⅬⅤzatasemanApatimukhAt tajjJAtvA yUSaphe yIzordehaM dadau|
ⅩⅬⅥpazcAt sa sUkSmaM vAsaH krItvA yIzoH kAyamavarohya tena vAsasA veSTAyitvA girau khAtazmazAne sthApitavAn pASANaM loThayitvA dvAri nidadhe|
ⅩⅬⅦkintu yatra sosthApyata tata magdalInI mariyam yosimAtRmariyam ca dadRzatRH|