ⅠanantaraM sa tatsthAnAt prasthAya svapradezamAgataH ziSyAzca tatpazcAd gatAH|
Ⅱatha vizrAmavAre sati sa bhajanagRhe upadeSTumArabdhavAn tato'neke lokAstatkathAM zrutvA vismitya jagaduH, asya manujasya IdRzI AzcaryyakriyA kasmAj jAtA? tathA svakarAbhyAm itthamadbhutaM karmma karttAुm etasmai kathaM jJAnaM dattam?
ⅢkimayaM mariyamaH putrastajJA no? kimayaM yAkUb-yosi-yihudA-zimonAM bhrAtA no? asya bhaginyaH kimihAsmAbhiH saha no? itthaM te tadarthe pratyUhaM gatAH|
ⅣtadA yIzustebhyo'kathayat svadezaM svakuTumbAn svaparijanAMzca vinA kutrApi bhaviSyadvAdI asatkRto na bhavati|
ⅤaparaJca teSAmapratyayAt sa vismitaH kiyatAM rogiNAM vapuHSu hastam arpayitvA kevalaM teSAmArogyakaraNAd anyat kimapi citrakAryyaM karttAM na zaktaH|
Ⅵatha sa caturdikstha grAmAn bhramitvA upadiSTavAn
ⅦdvAdazaziSyAn AhUya amedhyabhUtAn vazIkarttAM zaktiM dattvA teSAM dvau dvau jano preSitavAn|
ⅧpunarityAdizad yUyam ekaikAM yaSTiM vinA vastrasaMpuTaH pUpaH kaTibandhe tAmrakhaNDaJca eSAM kimapi mA grahlIta,
ⅨmArgayAtrAyai pAdeSUpAnahau dattvA dve uttarIye mA paridhadvvaM|
ⅩaparamapyuktaM tena yUyaM yasyAM puryyAM yasya nivezanaM pravekSyatha tAM purIM yAvanna tyakSyatha tAvat tannivezane sthAsyatha|
Ⅺtatra yadi kepi yuSmAkamAtithyaM na vidadhati yuSmAkaM kathAzca na zRNvanti tarhi tatsthAnAt prasthAnasamaye teSAM viruddhaM sAkSyaM dAtuM svapAdAnAsphAlya rajaH sampAtayata; ahaM yuSmAn yathArthaM vacmi vicAradine tannagarasyAvasthAtaH sidomAmorayo rnagarayoravasthA sahyatarA bhaviSyati|
Ⅻatha te gatvA lokAnAM manaHparAvarttanIH kathA pracAritavantaH|
ⅩⅢevamanekAn bhUtAMzca tyAjitavantastathA tailena marddayitvA bahUn janAnarogAnakArSuH|
ⅩⅣitthaM tasya sukhyAtizcaturdizo vyAptA tadA herod rAjA tannizamya kathitavAn, yohan majjakaH zmazAnAd utthita atohetostena sarvvA etA adbhutakriyAH prakAzante|
ⅩⅤanye'kathayan ayam eliyaH, kepi kathitavanta eSa bhaviSyadvAdI yadvA bhaviSyadvAdinAM sadRza ekoyam|
ⅩⅥkintu herod ityAkarNya bhASitavAn yasyAhaM zirazchinnavAn sa eva yohanayaM sa zmazAnAdudatiSThat|
ⅩⅦpUrvvaM svabhrAtuH philipasya patnyA udvAhaM kRtavantaM herodaM yohanavAdIt svabhAtRvadhU rna vivAhyA|
ⅩⅧataH kAraNAt herod lokaM prahitya yohanaM dhRtvA bandhanAlaye baddhavAn|
ⅩⅨherodiyA tasmai yohane prakupya taM hantum aicchat kintu na zaktA,
ⅩⅩyasmAd herod taM dhArmmikaM satpuruSaJca jJAtvA sammanya rakSitavAn; tatkathAM zrutvA tadanusAreNa bahUni karmmANi kRtavAn hRSTamanAstadupadezaM zrutavAMzca|
ⅩⅪkintu herod yadA svajanmadine pradhAnalokebhyaH senAnIbhyazca gAlIlpradezIyazreSThalokebhyazca rAtrau bhojyamekaM kRtavAn
ⅩⅫtasmin zubhadine herodiyAyAH kanyA sametya teSAM samakSaM saMnRtya herodastena sahopaviSTAnAJca toSamajIjanat tatA nRpaH kanyAmAha sma matto yad yAcase tadeva tubhyaM dAsye|
ⅩⅩⅢzapathaM kRtvAkathayat ced rAjyArddhamapi yAcase tadapi tubhyaM dAsye|
ⅩⅩⅣtataH sA bahi rgatvA svamAtaraM papraccha kimahaM yAciSye? tadA sAkathayat yohano majjakasya ziraH|
ⅩⅩⅤatha tUrNaM bhUpasamIpam etya yAcamAnAvadat kSaNesmin yohano majjakasya ziraH pAtre nidhAya dehi, etad yAce'haM|
ⅩⅩⅥtasmAt bhUpo'tiduHkhitaH, tathApi svazapathasya sahabhojinAJcAnurodhAt tadanaGgIkarttuM na zaktaH|
ⅩⅩⅦtatkSaNaM rAjA ghAtakaM preSya tasya zira AnetumAdiSTavAn|
ⅩⅩⅧtataH sa kArAgAraM gatvA tacchirazchitvA pAtre nidhAyAnIya tasyai kanyAyai dattavAn kanyA ca svamAtre dadau|
ⅩⅩⅨananataraM yohanaH ziSyAstadvArttAM prApyAgatya tasya kuNapaM zmazAne'sthApayan|
ⅩⅩⅩatha preSitA yIzoH sannidhau militA yad yac cakruH zikSayAmAsuzca tatsarvvavArttAstasmai kathitavantaH|
ⅩⅩⅪsa tAnuvAca yUyaM vijanasthAnaM gatvA vizrAmyata yatastatsannidhau bahulokAnAM samAgamAt te bhoktuM nAvakAzaM prAptAH|
ⅩⅩⅫtataste nAvA vijanasthAnaM guptaM gagmuH|
ⅩⅩⅩⅢtato lokanivahasteSAM sthAnAntarayAnaM dadarza, aneke taM paricitya nAnApurebhyaH padairvrajitvA javena taiSAmagre yIzoH samIpa upatasthuH|
ⅩⅩⅩⅣtadA yIzu rnAvo bahirgatya lokAraNyAnIM dRSTvA teSu karuNAM kRtavAn yataste'rakSakameSA ivAsan tadA sa tAna nAnAprasaGgAn upadiSTavAn|
ⅩⅩⅩⅤatha divAnte sati ziSyA etya yIzumUcire, idaM vijanasthAnaM dinaJcAvasannaM|
ⅩⅩⅩⅥlokAnAM kimapi khAdyaM nAsti, atazcaturdikSu grAmAn gantuM bhojyadravyANi kretuJca bhavAn tAn visRjatu|
ⅩⅩⅩⅦtadA sa tAnuvAca yUyameva tAn bhojayata; tataste jagadu rvayaM gatvA dvizatasaMkhyakai rmudrApAdaiH pUpAn krItvA kiM tAn bhojayiSyAmaH?
ⅩⅩⅩⅧtadA sa tAn pRSThavAn yuSmAkaM sannidhau kati pUpA Asate? gatvA pazyata; tataste dRSTvA tamavadan paJca pUpA dvau matsyau ca santi|
ⅩⅩⅩⅨtadA sa lokAn zaspopari paMktibhirupavezayitum AdiSTavAn,
ⅩⅬtataste zataM zataM janAH paJcAzat paJcAzajjanAzca paMktibhi rbhuvi samupavivizuH|
ⅩⅬⅠatha sa tAn paJcapUpAn matsyadvayaJca dhRtvA svargaM pazyan IzvaraguNAn anvakIrttayat tAn pUpAn bhaMktvA lokebhyaH pariveSayituM ziSyebhyo dattavAn dvA matsyau ca vibhajya sarvvebhyo dattavAn|
ⅩⅬⅡtataH sarvve bhuktvAtRpyan|
ⅩⅬⅢanantaraM ziSyA avaziSTaiH pUpai rmatsyaizca pUrNAn dvadaza DallakAn jagRhuH|
ⅩⅬⅣte bhoktAraH prAyaH paJca sahasrANi puruSA Asan|
ⅩⅬⅤatha sa lokAn visRjanneva nAvamAroDhuM svasmAdagre pAre baitsaidApuraM yAtuJca zSyiाn vADhamAdiSTavAn|
ⅩⅬⅥtadA sa sarvvAn visRjya prArthayituM parvvataM gataH|
ⅩⅬⅦtataH sandhyAyAM satyAM nauH sindhumadhya upasthitA kintu sa ekAkI sthale sthitaH|
ⅩⅬⅧatha sammukhavAtavahanAt ziSyA nAvaM vAhayitvA parizrAntA iti jJAtvA sa nizAcaturthayAme sindhUpari padbhyAM vrajan teSAM samIpametya teSAmagre yAtum udyataH|
ⅩⅬⅨkintu ziSyAH sindhUpari taM vrajantaM dRSTvA bhUtamanumAya ruruvuH,
ⅬyataH sarvve taM dRSTvA vyAkulitAH| ataeva yIzustatkSaNaM taiH sahAlapya kathitavAn, susthirA bhUta, ayamahaM mA bhaiSTa|
ⅬⅠatha naukAmAruhya tasmin teSAM sannidhiM gate vAto nivRttaH; tasmAtte manaHsu vismitA AzcaryyaM menire|
ⅬⅡyataste manasAM kAThinyAt tat pUpIyam AzcaryyaM karmma na viviktavantaH|
ⅬⅢatha te pAraM gatvA gineSaratpradezametya taTa upasthitAH|
ⅬⅣteSu naukAto bahirgateSu tatpradezIyA lokAstaM paricitya
ⅬⅤcaturdikSu dhAvanto yatra yatra rogiNo narA Asan tAn sarvvAna khaTvopari nidhAya yatra kutracit tadvArttAM prApuH tat sthAnam Anetum Arebhire|
ⅬⅥtathA yatra yatra grAme yatra yatra pure yatra yatra pallyAJca tena pravezaH kRtastadvartmamadhye lokAH pIDitAn sthApayitvA tasya celagranthimAtraM spraSTum teSAmarthe tadanujJAM prArthayantaH yAvanto lokAH paspRzustAvanta eva gadAnmuktAH|