Ⅰatha saptAhaprathamadine'tipratyUSe tA yoSitaH sampAditaM sugandhidravyaM gRhItvA tadanyAbhiH kiyatIbhiH strIbhiH saha zmazAnaM yayuH|
Ⅱkintu zmazAnadvArAt pASANamapasAritaM dRSTvA
ⅢtAH pravizya prabho rdehamaprApya
ⅣvyAkulA bhavanti etarhi tejomayavastrAnvitau dvau puruSau tAsAM samIpe samupasthitau
ⅤtasmAttAH zaGkAyuktA bhUmAvadhomukhyasyasthuH| tadA tau tA Ucatu rmRtAnAM madhye jIvantaM kuto mRgayatha?
Ⅵsotra nAsti sa udasthAt|
ⅦpApinAM kareSu samarpitena kruze hatena ca manuSyaputreNa tRtIyadivase zmazAnAdutthAtavyam iti kathAM sa galIli tiSThan yuSmabhyaM kathitavAn tAM smarata|
ⅧtadA tasya sA kathA tAsAM manaHsu jAtA|
ⅨanantaraM zmazAnAd gatvA tA ekAdazaziSyAdibhyaH sarvvebhyastAM vArttAM kathayAmAsuH|
ⅩmagdalInImariyam, yohanA, yAkUbo mAtA mariyam tadanyAH saGginyo yoSitazca preritebhya etAH sarvvA vArttAH kathayAmAsuH
Ⅺkintu tAsAM kathAm anarthakAkhyAnamAtraM buddhvA kopi na pratyait|
ⅫtadA pitara utthAya zmazAnAntikaM dadhAva, tatra ca prahvo bhUtvA pArzvaikasthApitaM kevalaM vastraM dadarza; tasmAdAzcaryyaM manyamAno yadaghaTata tanmanasi vicArayan pratasthe|
ⅩⅢtasminneva dine dvau ziyyau yirUzAlamazcatuSkrozAntaritam immAyugrAmaM gacchantau
ⅩⅣtAsAM ghaTanAnAM kathAmakathayatAM
ⅩⅤtayorAlApavicArayoH kAle yIzurAgatya tAbhyAM saha jagAma
ⅩⅥkintu yathA tau taM na paricinutastadarthaM tayo rdRSTiH saMruddhA|
ⅩⅦsa tau pRSTavAn yuvAM viSaNNau kiM vicArayantau gacchathaH?
ⅩⅧtatastayoH kliyapAnAmA pratyuvAca yirUzAlamapure'dhunA yAnyaghaTanta tvaM kevalavidezI kiM tadvRttAntaM na jAnAsi?
ⅩⅨsa papraccha kA ghaTanAH? tadA tau vaktumArebhAte yIzunAmA yo nAsaratIyo bhaviSyadvAdI Izvarasya mAnuSANAJca sAkSAt vAkye karmmaNi ca zaktimAnAsIt
ⅩⅩtam asmAkaM pradhAnayAjakA vicArakAzca kenApi prakAreNa kruze viddhvA tasya prANAnanAzayan tadIyA ghaTanAH;
ⅩⅪkintu ya isrAyelIyalokAn uddhArayiSyati sa evAyam ityAzAsmAbhiH kRtA|tadyathA tathAstu tasyA ghaTanAyA adya dinatrayaM gataM|
ⅩⅫadhikantvasmAkaM saGginInAM kiyatstrINAM mukhebhyo'sambhavavAkyamidaM zrutaM;
ⅩⅩⅢtAH pratyUSe zmazAnaM gatvA tatra tasya deham aprApya vyAghuTyetvA proktavatyaH svargIsadUtau dRSTAvasmAbhistau cAvAdiSTAM sa jIvitavAn|
ⅩⅩⅣtatosmAkaM kaizcit zmazAnamagamyata te'pi strINAM vAkyAnurUpaM dRSTavantaH kintu taM nApazyan|
ⅩⅩⅤtadA sa tAvuvAca, he abodhau he bhaviSyadvAdibhiruktavAkyaM pratyetuM vilambamAnau;
ⅩⅩⅥetatsarvvaduHkhaM bhuktvA svabhUtiprAptiH kiM khrISTasya na nyAyyA?
ⅩⅩⅦtataH sa mUsAgranthamArabhya sarvvabhaviSyadvAdinAM sarvvazAstre svasmin likhitAkhyAnAbhiprAyaM bodhayAmAsa|
ⅩⅩⅧatha gamyagrAmAbhyarNaM prApya tenAgre gamanalakSaNe darzite
ⅩⅩⅨtau sAdhayitvAvadatAM sahAvAbhyAM tiSTha dine gate sati rAtrirabhUt; tataH sa tAbhyAM sArddhaM sthAtuM gRhaM yayau|
ⅩⅩⅩpazcAdbhojanopavezakAle sa pUpaM gRhItvA IzvaraguNAn jagAda taJca bhaMktvA tAbhyAM dadau|
ⅩⅩⅪtadA tayo rdRSTau prasannAyAM taM pratyabhijJatuH kintu sa tayoH sAkSAdantardadhe|
ⅩⅩⅫtatastau mithobhidhAtum Arabdhavantau gamanakAle yadA kathAmakathayat zAstrArthaJcabodhayat tadAvayo rbuddhiH kiM na prAjvalat?
ⅩⅩⅩⅢtau tatkSaNAdutthAya yirUzAlamapuraM pratyAyayatuH, tatsthAne ziSyANAm ekAdazAnAM saGginAJca darzanaM jAtaM|
ⅩⅩⅩⅣte procuH prabhurudatiSThad iti satyaM zimone darzanamadAcca|
ⅩⅩⅩⅤtataH pathaH sarvvaghaTanAyAH pUpabhaJjanena tatparicayasya ca sarvvavRttAntaM tau vaktumArebhAte|
ⅩⅩⅩⅥitthaM te parasparaM vadanti tatkAle yIzuH svayaM teSAM madhya protthaya yuSmAkaM kalyANaM bhUyAd ityuvAca,
ⅩⅩⅩⅦkintu bhUtaM pazyAma ityanumAya te samudvivijire treSuzca|
ⅩⅩⅩⅧsa uvAca, kuto duHkhitA bhavatha? yuSmAkaM manaHsu sandeha udeti ca kutaH?
ⅩⅩⅩⅨeSohaM, mama karau pazyata varaM spRSTvA pazyata, mama yAdRzAni pazyatha tAdRzAni bhUtasya mAMsAsthIni na santi|
ⅩⅬityuktvA sa hastapAdAn darzayAmAsa|
ⅩⅬⅠte'sambhavaM jJAtvA sAnandA na pratyayan| tataH sa tAn papraccha, atra yuSmAkaM samIpe khAdyaM kiJcidasti?
ⅩⅬⅡtataste kiyaddagdhamatsyaM madhu ca daduH
ⅩⅬⅢsa tadAdAya teSAM sAkSAd bubhuje
ⅩⅬⅣkathayAmAsa ca mUsAvyavasthAyAM bhaviSyadvAdinAM grantheSu gItapustake ca mayi yAni sarvvANi vacanAni likhitAni tadanurUpANi ghaTiSyante yuSmAbhiH sArddhaM sthitvAhaM yadetadvAkyam avadaM tadidAnIM pratyakSamabhUt|
ⅩⅬⅤatha tebhyaH zAstrabodhAdhikAraM datvAvadat,
ⅩⅬⅥkhrISTenetthaM mRtiyAtanA bhoktavyA tRtIyadine ca zmazAnAdutthAtavyaJceti lipirasti;
ⅩⅬⅦtannAmnA yirUzAlamamArabhya sarvvadeze manaHparAvarttanasya pApamocanasya ca susaMvAdaH pracArayitavyaH,
ⅩⅬⅧeSu sarvveSu yUyaM sAkSiNaH|
ⅩⅬⅨaparaJca pazyata pitrA yat pratijJAtaM tat preSayiSyAmi, ataeva yAvatkAlaM yUyaM svargIyAM zaktiM na prApsyatha tAvatkAlaM yirUzAlamnagare tiSThata|
Ⅼatha sa tAn baithanIyAparyyantaM nItvA hastAvuttolya AziSa vaktumArebhe
ⅬⅠAziSaM vadanneva ca tebhyaH pRthag bhUtvA svargAya nIto'bhavat|
ⅬⅡtadA te taM bhajamAnA mahAnandena yirUzAlamaM pratyAjagmuH|
ⅬⅢtato nirantaraM mandire tiSThanta Izvarasya prazaMsAM dhanyavAdaJca karttam Arebhire| iti||