tataH paraM yIzuH pavitreNAtmanA pUrNaH san yarddananadyAH parAvRtyAtmanA prAntaraM nItaH san catvAriMzaddinAni yAvat zaitAnA parIkSito'bhUt,
kiJca tAni sarvvadinAni bhojanaM vinA sthitatvAt kAle pUrNe sa kSudhitavAn|
tataH zaitAnAgatya tamavadat tvaM cedIzvarasya putrastarhi prastarAnetAn AjJayA pUpAn kuru|
tadA yIzuruvAca, lipirIdRzI vidyate manujaH kevalena pUpena na jIvati kintvIzvarasya sarvvAbhirAjJAbhi rjIvati|
tadA zaitAn tamuccaM parvvataM nItvA nimiSaikamadhye jagataH sarvvarAjyAni darzitavAn|
pazcAt tamavAdIt sarvvam etad vibhavaM pratApaJca tubhyaM dAsyAmi tan mayi samarpitamAste yaM prati mamecchA jAyate tasmai dAtuM zaknomi,
tvaM cenmAM bhajase tarhi sarvvametat tavaiva bhaviSyati|
tadA yIzustaM pratyuktavAn dUrI bhava zaitAn lipirAste, nijaM prabhuM paramezvaraM bhajasva kevalaM tameva sevasva ca|
atha zaitAn taM yirUzAlamaM nItvA mandirasya cUDAyA upari samupavezya jagAda tvaM cedIzvarasya putrastarhi sthAnAdito lamphitvAdhaH
pata yato lipirAste, AjJApayiSyati svIyAn dUtAn sa paramezvaraH|
rakSituM sarvvamArge tvAM tena tvaccaraNe yathA| na laget prastarAghAtastvAM dhariSyanti te tathA|
tadA yIzunA pratyuktam idamapyuktamasti tvaM svaprabhuM parezaM mA parIkSasva|
ⅩⅢpazcAt zaitAn sarvvaparIkSAM samApya kSaNAttaM tyaktvA yayau|
ⅩⅣtadA yIzurAtmaprabhAvAt punargAlIlpradezaM gatastadA tatsukhyAtizcaturdizaM vyAnaze|
ⅩⅤsa teSAM bhajanagRheSu upadizya sarvvaiH prazaMsito babhUva|
ⅩⅥatha sa svapAlanasthAnaM nAsaratpurametya vizrAmavAre svAcArAd bhajanagehaM pravizya paThitumuttasthau|
ⅩⅦtato yizayiyabhaviSyadvAdinaH pustake tasya karadatte sati sa tat pustakaM vistAryya yatra vakSyamANAni vacanAni santi tat sthAnaM prApya papATha|
ⅩⅧAtmA tu paramezasya madIyopari vidyate| daridreSu susaMvAdaM vaktuM mAM sobhiSiktavAn| bhagnAntaH karaNAllokAn susvasthAn karttumeva ca| bandIkRteSu lokeSu mukte rghoSayituM vacaH| netrANi dAtumandhebhyastrAtuM baddhajanAnapi|
ⅩⅨparezAnugrahe kAlaM pracArayitumeva ca| sarvvaitatkaraNArthAya mAmeva prahiNoti saH||
ⅩⅩtataH pustakaM badvvA paricArakasya haste samarpya cAsane samupaviSTaH, tato bhajanagRhe yAvanto lokA Asan te sarvve'nanyadRSTyA taM vilulokire|
ⅩⅪanantaram adyaitAni sarvvANi likhitavacanAni yuSmAkaM madhye siddhAni sa imAM kathAM tebhyaH kathayitumArebhe|
ⅩⅫtataH sarvve tasmin anvarajyanta, kiJca tasya mukhAnnirgatAbhiranugrahasya kathAbhizcamatkRtya kathayAmAsuH kimayaM yUSaphaH putro na?
ⅩⅩⅢtadA so'vAdId he cikitsaka svameva svasthaM kuru kapharnAhUmi yadyat kRtavAn tadazrauSma tAH sarvAH kriyA atra svadeze kuru kathAmetAM yUyamevAvazyaM mAM vadiSyatha|
ⅩⅩⅣpunaH sovAdId yuSmAnahaM yathArthaM vadAmi, kopi bhaviSyadvAdI svadeze satkAraM na prApnoti|
ⅩⅩⅤaparaJca yathArthaM vacmi, eliyasya jIvanakAle yadA sArddhatritayavarSANi yAvat jaladapratibandhAt sarvvasmin deze mahAdurbhikSam ajaniSTa tadAnIm isrAyelo dezasya madhye bahvyo vidhavA Asan,
ⅩⅩⅥkintu sIdonpradezIyasAriphatpuranivAsinIm ekAM vidhavAM vinA kasyAzcidapi samIpe eliyaH prerito nAbhUt|
ⅩⅩⅦaparaJca ilIzAyabhaviSyadvAdividyamAnatAkAle isrAyeldeze bahavaH kuSThina Asan kintu surIyadezIyaM nAmAnkuSThinaM vinA kopyanyaH pariSkRto nAbhUt|
ⅩⅩⅧimAM kathAM zrutvA bhajanagehasthitA lokAH sakrodham utthAya
ⅩⅩⅨnagarAttaM bahiSkRtya yasya zikhariNa upari teSAM nagaraM sthApitamAste tasmAnnikSeptuM tasya zikharaM taM ninyuH
ⅩⅩⅩkintu sa teSAM madhyAdapasRtya sthAnAntaraM jagAma|
ⅩⅩⅪtataH paraM yIzurgAlIlpradezIyakapharnAhUmnagara upasthAya vizrAmavAre lokAnupadeSTum ArabdhavAn|
ⅩⅩⅫtadupadezAt sarvve camaccakru ryatastasya kathA gurutarA Asan|
ⅩⅩⅩⅢtadAnIM tadbhajanagehasthito'medhyabhUtagrasta eko jana uccaiH kathayAmAsa,
ⅩⅩⅩⅣhe nAsaratIyayIzo'smAn tyaja, tvayA sahAsmAkaM kaH sambandhaH? kimasmAn vinAzayitumAyAsi? tvamIzvarasya pavitro jana etadahaM jAnAmi|
ⅩⅩⅩⅤtadA yIzustaM tarjayitvAvadat maunI bhava ito bahirbhava; tataH somedhyabhUtastaM madhyasthAne pAtayitvA kiJcidapyahiMsitvA tasmAd bahirgatavAn|
ⅩⅩⅩⅥtataH sarvve lokAzcamatkRtya parasparaM vaktumArebhire koyaM camatkAraH| eSa prabhAveNa parAkrameNa cAmedhyabhUtAn AjJApayati tenaiva te bahirgacchanti|
ⅩⅩⅩⅦanantaraM caturdiksthadezAn tasya sukhyAtirvyApnot|
ⅩⅩⅩⅧtadanantaraM sa bhajanagehAd bahirAgatya zimono nivezanaM praviveza tadA tasya zvazrUrjvareNAtyantaM pIDitAsIt ziSyAstadarthaM tasmin vinayaM cakruH|
ⅩⅩⅩⅨtataH sa tasyAH samIpe sthitvA jvaraM tarjayAmAsa tenaiva tAM jvaro'tyAkSIt tataH sA tatkSaNam utthAya tAn siSeve|
ⅩⅬatha sUryyAstakAle sveSAM ye ye janA nAnArogaiH pIDitA Asan lokAstAn yIzoH samIpam AninyuH, tadA sa ekaikasya gAtre karamarpayitvA tAnarogAn cakAra|
ⅩⅬⅠtato bhUtA bahubhyo nirgatya cItzabdaM kRtvA ca babhASire tvamIzvarasya putro'bhiSiktatrAtA; kintu sobhiSiktatrAteti te vividuretasmAt kAraNAt tAn tarjayitvA tadvaktuM niSiSedha|
ⅩⅬⅡaparaJca prabhAte sati sa vijanasthAnaM pratasthe pazcAt janAstamanvicchantastannikaTaM gatvA sthAnAntaragamanArthaM tamanvarundhan|
ⅩⅬⅢkintu sa tAn jagAda, IzvarIyarAjyasya susaMvAdaM pracArayitum anyAni purANyapi mayA yAtavyAni yatastadarthameva preritohaM|
ⅩⅬⅣatha gAlIlo bhajanageheSu sa upadideza|