\id JHN Sanskrit Bible (NT) in Cologne Script (satyavEdaH ।)
\ide UTF-8
\rem © SanskritBible.in । Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
\h John
\toc1 yOhanalikhitaH susaMvAdaH
\toc2 yOhanaH
\toc3 yOhanaH
\mt1 yOhanalikhitaH susaMvAdaH
\c 1
\p
\v 1 Adau vAda AsIt sa ca vAda IzvarENa sArdhamAsIt sa vAdaH svayamIzvara Eva|
\p
\v 2 sa AdAvIzvarENa sahAsIt|
\p
\v 3 tEna sarvvaM vastu sasRjE sarvvESu sRSTavastuSu kimapi vastu tEnAsRSTaM nAsti|
\p
\v 4 sa jIvanasyAkAraH, tacca jIvanaM manuSyANAM jyOtiH
\p
\v 5 tajjyOtirandhakArE pracakAzE kintvandhakArastanna jagrAha|
\p
\v 6 yOhan nAmaka EkO manuja IzvarENa prESayAnjcakrE|
\p
\v 7 tadvArA yathA sarvvE vizvasanti tadarthaM sa tajjyOtiSi pramANaM dAtuM sAkSisvarUpO bhUtvAgamat,
\p
\v 8 sa svayaM tajjyOti rna kintu tajjyOtiSi pramANaM dAtumAgamat|
\p
\v 9 jagatyAgatya yaH sarvvamanujEbhyO dIptiM dadAti tadEva satyajyOtiH|
\p
\v 10 sa yajjagadasRjat tanmadya Eva sa AsIt kintu jagatO lOkAstaM nAjAnan|
\p
\v 11 nijAdhikAraM sa Agacchat kintu prajAstaM nAgRhlan|
\p
\v 12 tathApi yE yE tamagRhlan arthAt tasya nAmni vyazvasan tEbhya Izvarasya putrA bhavitum adhikAram adadAt|
\p
\v 13 tESAM janiH zONitAnna zArIrikAbhilASAnna mAnavAnAmicchAtO na kintvIzvarAdabhavat|
\p
\v 14 sa vAdO manuSyarUpENAvatIryya satyatAnugrahAbhyAM paripUrNaH san sArdham asmAbhi rnyavasat tataH pituradvitIyaputrasya yOgyO yO mahimA taM mahimAnaM tasyApazyAma|
\p
\v 15 tatO yOhanapi pracAryya sAkSyamidaM dattavAn yO mama pazcAd AgamiSyati sa mattO gurutaraH; yatO matpUrvvaM sa vidyamAna AsIt; yadartham ahaM sAkSyamidam adAM sa ESaH|
\p
\v 16 aparanjca tasya pUrNatAyA vayaM sarvvE kramazaH kramazOnugrahaM prAptAH|
\p
\v 17 mUsAdvArA vyavasthA dattA kintvanugrahaH satyatvanjca yIzukhrISTadvArA samupAtiSThatAM|
\p
\v 18 kOpi manuja IzvaraM kadApi nApazyat kintu pituH krOPasthO'dvitIyaH putrastaM prakAzayat|
\p
\v 19 tvaM kaH? iti vAkyaM prESTuM yadA yihUdIyalOkA yAjakAn lEvilOkAMzca yirUzAlamO yOhanaH samIpE prESayAmAsuH,
\p
\v 20 tadA sa svIkRtavAn nApahnUtavAn nAham abhiSikta ityaggIkRtavAn|
\p
\v 21 tadA tE'pRcchan tarhi kO bhavAn? kiM EliyaH? sOvadat na; tatastE'pRcchan tarhi bhavAn sa bhaviSyadvAdI? sOvadat nAhaM saH|
\p
\v 22 tadA tE'pRcchan tarhi bhavAn kaH? vayaM gatvA prErakAn tvayi kiM vakSyAmaH? svasmin kiM vadasi?
\p
\v 23 tadA sOvadat| paramEzasya panthAnaM pariSkuruta sarvvataH| itIdaM prAntarE vAkyaM vadataH kasyacidravaH| kathAmimAM yasmin yizayiyO bhaviSyadvAdI likhitavAn sOham|
\p
\v 24 yE prESitAstE phirUzilOkAH|
\p
\v 25 tadA tE'pRcchan yadi nAbhiSiktOsi EliyOsi na sa bhaviSyadvAdyapi nAsi ca, tarhi lOkAn majjayasi kutaH?
\p
\v 26 tatO yOhan pratyavOcat, tOyE'haM majjayAmIti satyaM kintu yaM yUyaM na jAnItha tAdRza EkO janO yuSmAkaM madhya upatiSThati|
\p
\v 27 sa matpazcAd AgatOpi matpUrvvaM varttamAna AsIt tasya pAdukAbandhanaM mOcayitumapi nAhaM yOgyOsmi|
\p
\v 28 yarddananadyAH pArasthabaithabArAyAM yasminsthAnE yOhanamajjayat tasmina sthAnE sarvvamEtad aghaTata|
\p
\v 29 parE'hani yOhan svanikaTamAgacchantaM yizuM vilOkya prAvOcat jagataH pApamOcakam Izvarasya mESazAvakaM pazyata|
\p
\v 30 yO mama pazcAdAgamiSyati sa mattO gurutaraH, yatO hEtOrmatpUrvvaM sO'varttata yasminnahaM kathAmimAM kathitavAn sa EvAyaM|
\p
\v 31 aparaM nAhamEnaM pratyabhijnjAtavAn kintu isrAyEllOkA EnaM yathA paricinvanti tadabhiprAyENAhaM jalE majjayitumAgaccham|
\p
\v 32 punazca yOhanaparamEkaM pramANaM datvA kathitavAn vihAyasaH kapOtavad avatarantamAtmAnam asyOparyyavatiSThantaM ca dRSTavAnaham|
\p
\v 33 nAhamEnaM pratyabhijnjAtavAn iti satyaM kintu yO jalE majjayituM mAM prairayat sa EvEmAM kathAmakathayat yasyOparyyAtmAnam avatarantam avatiSThantanjca drakSayasi saEva pavitrE Atmani majjayiSyati|
\p
\v 34 avastannirIkSyAyam Izvarasya tanaya iti pramANaM dadAmi|
\p
\v 35 parE'hani yOhan dvAbhyAM ziSyAbhyAM sArddhEM tiSThan
\p
\v 36 yizuM gacchantaM vilOkya gaditavAn, Izvarasya mESazAvakaM pazyataM|
\p
\v 37 imAM kathAM zrutvA dvau ziSyau yIzOH pazcAd IyatuH|
\p
\v 38 tatO yIzuH parAvRtya tau pazcAd Agacchantau dRSTvA pRSTavAn yuvAM kiM gavEzayathaH? tAvapRcchatAM hE rabbi arthAt hE gurO bhavAn kutra tiSThati?
\p
\v 39 tataH sOvAdit Etya pazyataM| tatO divasasya tRtIyapraharasya gatatvAt tau taddinaM tasya saggE'sthAtAM|
\p
\v 40 yau dvau yOhanO vAkyaM zrutvA yizOH pazcAd AgamatAM tayOH zimOnpitarasya bhrAtA AndriyaH
\p
\v 41 sa itvA prathamaM nijasOdaraM zimOnaM sAkSAtprApya kathitavAn vayaM khrISTam arthAt abhiSiktapuruSaM sAkSAtkRtavantaH|
\p
\v 42 pazcAt sa taM yizOH samIpam Anayat| tadA yIzustaM dRSTvAvadat tvaM yUnasaH putraH zimOn kintu tvannAmadhEyaM kaiphAH vA pitaraH arthAt prastarO bhaviSyati|
\p
\v 43 parE'hani yIzau gAlIlaM gantuM nizcitacEtasi sati philipanAmAnaM janaM sAkSAtprApyAvOcat mama pazcAd Agaccha|
\p
\v 44 baitsaidAnAmni yasmin grAmE pitarAndriyayOrvAsa AsIt tasmin grAmE tasya philipasya vasatirAsIt|
\p
\v 45 pazcAt philipO nithanElaM sAkSAtprApyAvadat mUsA vyavasthA granthE bhaviSyadvAdinAM granthESu ca yasyAkhyAnaM likhitamAstE taM yUSaphaH putraM nAsaratIyaM yIzuM sAkSAd akArSma vayaM|
\p
\v 46 tadA nithanEl kathitavAn nAsarannagarAta kiM kazciduttama utpantuM zaknOti? tataH philipO 'vOcat Etya pazya|
\p
\v 47 aparanjca yIzuH svasya samIpaM tam AgacchantaM dRSTvA vyAhRtavAn, pazyAyaM niSkapaTaH satya isrAyEllOkaH|
\p
\v 48 tataH sOvadad, bhavAn mAM kathaM pratyabhijAnAti? yIzuravAdIt philipasya AhvAnAt pUrvvaM yadA tvamuPumbarasya tarOrmUlE'sthAstadA tvAmadarzam|
\p
\v 49 nithanEl acakathat, hE gurO bhavAn nitAntam Izvarasya putrOsi, bhavAn isrAyElvaMzasya rAjA|
\p
\v 50 tatO yIzu rvyAharat, tvAmuPumbarasya pAdapasya mUlE dRSTavAnAhaM mamaitasmAdvAkyAt kiM tvaM vyazvasIH? EtasmAdapyAzcaryyANi kAryyANi drakSyasi|
\p
\v 51 anyaccAvAdId yuSmAnahaM yathArthaM vadAmi, itaH paraM mOcitE mEghadvArE tasmAnmanujasUnunA Izvarasya dUtagaNam avarOhantamArOhantanjca drakSyatha|
\c 2
\p
\v 1 anantaraM trutIyadivasE gAlIl pradEziyE kAnnAnAmni nagarE vivAha AsIt tatra ca yIzOrmAtA tiSThat|
\p
\v 2 tasmai vivAhAya yIzustasya ziSyAzca nimantritA Asan|
\p
\v 3 tadanantaraM drAkSArasasya nyUnatvAd yIzOrmAtA tamavadat EtESAM drAkSArasO nAsti|
\p
\v 4 tadA sa tAmavOcat hE nAri mayA saha tava kiM kAryyaM? mama samaya idAnIM nOpatiSThati|
\p
\v 5 tatastasya mAtA dAsAnavOcad ayaM yad vadati tadEva kuruta|
\p
\v 6 tasmin sthAnE yihUdIyAnAM zucitvakaraNavyavahArAnusArENAPhakaikajaladharANi pASANamayAni SaPvRhatpAtrANiAsan|
\p
\v 7 tadA yIzustAn sarvvakalazAn jalaiH pUrayituM tAnAjnjApayat, tatastE sarvvAn kumbhAnAkarNaM jalaiH paryyapUrayan|
\p
\v 8 atha tEbhyaH kinjciduttAryya bhOjyAdhipAtEHsamIpaM nEtuM sa tAnAdizat, tE tadanayan|
\p
\v 9 aparanjca tajjalaM kathaM drAkSArasO'bhavat tajjalavAhakAdAsA jnjAtuM zaktAH kintu tadbhOjyAdhipO jnjAtuM nAzaknOt tadavalihya varaM saMmbOdyAvadata,
\p
\v 10 lOkAH prathamaM uttamadrAkSArasaM dadati taSu yathESTaM pitavatsu tasmA kinjcidanuttamanjca dadati kintu tvamidAnIM yAvat uttamadrAkSArasaM sthApayasi|
\p
\v 11 itthaM yIzurgAlIlapradEzE AzcaryyakArmma prArambha nijamahimAnaM prAkAzayat tataH ziSyAstasmin vyazvasan|
\p
\v 12 tataH param sa nijamAtrubhrAtrusziSyaiH sArddhM kapharnAhUmam Agamat kintu tatra bahUdinAni AtiSThat|
\p
\v 13 tadanantaraM yihUdiyAnAM nistArOtsavE nikaTamAgatE yIzu ryirUzAlam nagaram Agacchat|
\p
\v 14 tatO mandirasya madhyE gOmESapArAvatavikrayiNO vANijakScOpaviSTAn vilOkya
\p
\v 15 rajjubhiH kazAM nirmmAya sarvvagOmESAdibhiH sArddhaM tAn mandirAd dUrIkRtavAn|
\p
\v 16 vaNijAM mudrAdi vikIryya AsanAni nyUbjIkRtya pArAvatavikrayibhyO'kathayad asmAt sthAnAt sarvANyEtAni nayata, mama pitugRhaM vANijyagRhaM mA kArSTa|
\p
\v 17 tasmAt tanmandirArtha udyOgO yastu sa grasatIva mAm| imAM zAstrIyalipiM ziSyAHsamasmaran|
\p
\v 18 tataH param yihUdIyalOkA yISimavadan tavamidRzakarmmakaraNAt kiM cihnamasmAn darzayasi?
\p
\v 19 tatO yIzustAnavOcad yuSmAbhirE tasmin mandirE nAzitE dinatrayamadhyE'haM tad utthApayiSyAmi|
\p
\v 20 tadA yihUdiyA vyAhArSuH, Etasya mandirasa nirmmANEna SaTcatvAriMzad vatsarA gatAH, tvaM kiM dinatrayamadhyE tad utthApayiSyasi?
\p
\v 21 kintu sa nijadEharUpamandirE kathAmimAM kathitavAn|
\p
\v 22 sa yadEtAdRzaM gaditavAn tacchiSyAH zmazAnAt tadIyOtthAnE sati smRtvA dharmmagranthE yIzunOktakathAyAM ca vyazvasiSuH|
\p
\v 23 anantaraM nistArOtsavasya bhOjyasamayE yirUzAlam nagarE tatkrutAzcaryyakarmmANi vilOkya bahubhistasya nAmani vizvasitaM|
\p
\v 24 kintu sa tESAM karESu svaM na samarpayat, yataH sa sarvvAnavait|
\p
\v 25 sa mAnavESu kasyacit pramANaM nApEkSata yatO manujAnAM madhyE yadyadasti tattat sOjAnAt|
\c 3
\p
\v 1 nikadimanAmA yihUdIyAnAm adhipatiH phirUzI kSaNadAyAM
\p
\v 2 yIzaurabhyarNam Avrajya vyAhArSIt, hE gurO bhavAn IzvarAd Agat Eka upadESTA, Etad asmAbhirjnjAyatE; yatO bhavatA yAnyAzcaryyakarmmANi kriyantE paramEzvarasya sAhAyyaM vinA kEnApi tattatkarmmANi karttuM na zakyantE|
\p
\v 3 tadA yIzuruttaraM dattavAn tavAhaM yathArthataraM vyAharAmi punarjanmani na sati kOpi mAnava Izvarasya rAjyaM draSTuM na zaknOti|
\p
\v 4 tatO nikadImaH pratyavOcat manujO vRddhO bhUtvA kathaM janiSyatE? sa kiM puna rmAtRrjaTharaM pravizya janituM zaknOti?
\p
\v 5 yIzuravAdId yathArthataram ahaM kathayAmi manujE tOyAtmabhyAM puna rna jAtE sa Izvarasya rAjyaM pravESTuM na zaknOti|
\p
\v 6 mAMsAd yat jAyatE tan mAMsamEva tathAtmanO yO jAyatE sa Atmaiva|
\p
\v 7 yuSmAbhiH puna rjanitavyaM mamaitasyAM kathAyAm AzcaryaM mA maMsthAH|
\p
\v 8 sadAgatiryAM dizamicchati tasyAmEva dizi vAti, tvaM tasya svanaM zuNOSi kintu sa kuta AyAti kutra yAti vA kimapi na jAnAsi tadvAd AtmanaH sakAzAt sarvvESAM manujAnAM janma bhavati|
\p
\v 9 tadA nikadImaH pRSTavAn Etat kathaM bhavituM zaknOti?
\p
\v 10 yIzuH pratyaktavAn tvamisrAyElO gururbhUtvApi kimEtAM kathAM na vEtsi?
\p
\v 11 tubhyaM yathArthaM kathayAmi, vayaM yad vidmastad vacmaH yaMcca pazyAmastasyaiva sAkSyaM dadmaH kintu yuSmAbhirasmAkaM sAkSitvaM na gRhyatE|
\p
\v 12 Etasya saMsArasya kathAyAM kathitAyAM yadi yUyaM na vizvasitha tarhi svargIyAyAM kathAyAM kathaM vizvasiSyatha?
\p
\v 13 yaH svargE'sti yaM ca svargAd avArOhat taM mAnavatanayaM vinA kOpi svargaM nArOhat|
\p
\v 14 aparanjca mUsA yathA prAntarE sarpaM prOtthApitavAn manuSyaputrO'pi tathaivOtthApitavyaH;
\p
\v 15 tasmAd yaH kazcit tasmin vizvasiSyati sO'vinAzyaH san anantAyuH prApsyati|
\p
\v 16 Izvara itthaM jagadadayata yat svamadvitIyaM tanayaM prAdadAt tatO yaH kazcit tasmin vizvasiSyati sO'vinAzyaH san anantAyuH prApsyati|
\p
\v 17 IzvarO jagatO lOkAn daNPayituM svaputraM na prESya tAn paritrAtuM prESitavAn|
\p
\v 18 ataEva yaH kazcit tasmin vizvasiti sa daNPArhO na bhavati kintu yaH kazcit tasmin na vizvasiti sa idAnImEva daNPArhO bhavati,yataH sa IzvarasyAdvitIyaputrasya nAmani pratyayaM na karOti|
\p
\v 19 jagatO madhyE jyOtiH prAkAzata kintu manuSyANAM karmmaNAM dRSTatvAt tE jyOtiSOpi timirE prIyantE EtadEva daNPasya kAraNAM bhavati|
\p
\v 20 yaH kukarmma karOti tasyAcArasya dRSTatvAt sa jyOtirRRtIyitvA tannikaTaM nAyAti;
\p
\v 21 kintu yaH satkarmma karOti tasya sarvvANi karmmANIzvarENa kRtAnIti sathA prakAzatE tadabhiprAyENa sa jyOtiSaH sannidhim AyAti|
\p
\v 22 tataH param yIzuH ziSyaiH sArddhaM yihUdIyadEzaM gatvA tatra sthitvA majjayitum Arabhata|
\p
\v 23 tadA zAlam nagarasya samIpasthAyini ainan grAmE bahutaratOyasthitEstatra yOhan amajjayat tathA ca lOkA Agatya tEna majjitA abhavan|
\p
\v 24 tadA yOhan kArAyAM na baddhaH|
\p
\v 25 aparanjca zAcakarmmaNi yOhAnaH ziSyaiH saha yihUdIyalOkAnAM vivAdE jAtE, tE yOhanaH saMnnidhiM gatvAkathayan,
\p
\v 26 hE gurO yarddananadyAH pArE bhavatA sArddhaM ya AsIt yasmiMzca bhavAn sAkSyaM pradadAt pazyatu sOpi majjayati sarvvE tasya samIpaM yAnti ca|
\p
\v 27 tadA yOhan pratyavOcad IzvarENa na dattE kOpi manujaH kimapi prAptuM na zaknOti|
\p
\v 28 ahaM abhiSiktO na bhavAmi kintu tadagrE prESitOsmi yAmimAM kathAM kathitavAnAhaM tatra yUyaM sarvvE sAkSiNaH stha|
\p
\v 29 yO janaH kanyAM labhatE sa Eva varaH kintu varasya sannidhau daNPAyamAnaM tasya yanmitraM tEna varasya zabdE zrutE'tIvAhlAdyatE mamApi tadvad AnandasiddhirjAtA|
\p
\v 30 tEna kramazO varddhitavyaM kintu mayA hsitavyaM|
\p
\v 31 ya UrdhvAdAgacchat sa sarvvESAM mukhyO yazca saMsArAd udapadyata sa sAMsArikaH saMsArIyAM kathAnjca kathayati yastu svargAdAgacchat sa sarvvESAM mukhyaH|
\p
\v 32 sa yadapazyadazRNOcca tasminnEva sAkSyaM dadAti tathApi prAyazaH kazcit tasya sAkSyaM na gRhlAti;
\p
\v 33 kintu yO gRhlAti sa Izvarasya satyavAditvaM mudrAggitaM karOti|
\p
\v 34 IzvarENa yaH prEritaH saEva IzvarIyakathAM kathayati yata Izvara AtmAnaM tasmai aparimitam adadAt|
\p
\v 35 pitA putrE snEhaM kRtvA tasya hastE sarvvANi samarpitavAn|
\p
\v 36 yaH kazcit putrE vizvasiti sa EvAnantam paramAyuH prApnOti kintu yaH kazcit putrE na vizvasiti sa paramAyuSO darzanaM na prApnOti kintvIzvarasya kOpabhAjanaM bhUtvA tiSThati|
\c 4
\p
\v 1 yIzuH svayaM nAmajjayat kEvalaM tasya ziSyA amajjayat kintu yOhanO'dhikaziSyAn sa karOti majjayati ca,
\p
\v 2 phirUzina imAM vArttAmazRNvan iti prabhuravagatya
\p
\v 3 yihUdIyadEzaM vihAya puna rgAlIlam Agat|
\p
\v 4 tataH zOmirONapradEzasya madyEna tEna gantavyE sati
\p
\v 5 yAkUb nijaputrAya yUSaphE yAM bhUmim adadAt tatsamIpasthAyi zOmirONapradEzasya sukhAr nAmnA vikhyAtasya nagarasya sannidhAvupAsthAt|
\p
\v 6 tatra yAkUbaH prahirAsIt; tadA dvitIyayAmavElAyAM jAtAyAM sa mArgE zramApannastasya prahEH pArzvE upAvizat|
\p
\v 7 Etarhi kAcit zOmirONIyA yOSit tOyOttOlanArtham tatrAgamat
\p
\v 8 tadA ziSyAH khAdyadravyANi krEtuM nagaram agacchan|
\p
\v 9 yIzuH zOmirONIyAM tAM yOSitam vyAhArSIt mahyaM kinjcit pAnIyaM pAtuM dEhi| kintu zOmirONIyaiH sAkaM yihUdIyalOkA na vyavAharan tasmAddhEtOH sAkathayat zOmirONIyA yOSitadahaM tvaM yihUdIyOsi kathaM mattaH pAnIyaM pAtum icchasi?
\p
\v 10 tatO yIzuravadad Izvarasya yaddAnaM tatkIdRk pAnIyaM pAtuM mahyaM dEhi ya itthaM tvAM yAcatE sa vA ka iti cEdajnjAsyathAstarhi tamayAciSyathAH sa ca tubhyamamRtaM tOyamadAsyat|
\p
\v 11 tadA sA sImantinI bhASitavati, hE mahEccha prahirgambhIrO bhavatO nIrOttOlanapAtraM nAstI ca tasmAt tadamRtaM kIlAlaM kutaH prApsyasi?
\p
\v 12 yOsmabhyam imamandhUM dadau, yasya ca parijanA gOmESAdayazca sarvvE'sya prahEH pAnIyaM papurEtAdRzO yOsmAkaM pUrvvapuruSO yAkUb tasmAdapi bhavAn mahAn kiM?
\p
\v 13 tatO yIzurakathayad idaM pAnIyaM saH pivati sa punastRSArttO bhaviSyati,
\p
\v 14 kintu mayA dattaM pAnIyaM yaH pivati sa punaH kadApi tRSArttO na bhaviSyati| mayA dattam idaM tOyaM tasyAntaH prasravaNarUpaM bhUtvA anantAyuryAvat srOSyati|
\p
\v 15 tadA sA vanitAkathayat hE mahEccha tarhi mama punaH pIpAsA yathA na jAyatE tOyOttOlanAya yathAtrAgamanaM na bhavati ca tadarthaM mahyaM tattOyaM dEhI|
\p
\v 16 tatO yIzUravadadyAhi tava patimAhUya sthAnE'trAgaccha|
\p
\v 17 sA vAmAvadat mama patirnAsti| yIzuravadat mama patirnAstIti vAkyaM bhadramavOcaH|
\p
\v 18 yatastava panjca patayObhavan adhunA tu tvayA sArddhaM yastiSThati sa tava bharttA na vAkyamidaM satyamavAdiH|
\p
\v 19 tadA sA mahilA gaditavati hE mahEccha bhavAn EkO bhaviSyadvAdIti buddhaM mayA|
\p
\v 20 asmAkaM pitRlOkA Etasmin zilOccayE'bhajanta, kintu bhavadbhirucyatE yirUzAlam nagarE bhajanayOgyaM sthAnamAstE|
\p
\v 21 yIzuravOcat hE yOSit mama vAkyE vizvasihi yadA yUyaM kEvalazailE'smin vA yirUzAlam nagarE piturbhajanaM na kariSyadhvE kAla EtAdRza AyAti|
\p
\v 22 yUyaM yaM bhajadhvE taM na jAnItha, kintu vayaM yaM bhajAmahE taM jAnImahE, yatO yihUdIyalOkAnAM madhyAt paritrANaM jAyatE|
\p
\v 23 kintu yadA satyabhaktA AtmanA satyarUpENa ca piturbhajanaM kariSyantE samaya EtAdRza AyAti, varam idAnImapi vidyatE ; yata EtAdRzO bhatkAn pitA cESTatE|
\p
\v 24 Izvara AtmA; tatastasya yE bhaktAstaiH sa AtmanA satyarUpENa ca bhajanIyaH|
\p
\v 25 tadA sA mahilAvAdIt khrISTanAmnA vikhyAtO'bhiSiktaH puruSa AgamiSyatIti jAnAmi sa ca sarvvAH kathA asmAn jnjApayiSyati|
\p
\v 26 tatO yIzuravadat tvayA sArddhaM kathanaM karOmi yO'ham ahamEva sa puruSaH|
\p
\v 27 Etasmin samayE ziSyA Agatya tathA striyA sArddhaM tasya kathOpakathanE mahAzcaryyam amanyanta tathApi bhavAn kimicchati? yadvA kimartham EtayA sArddhaM kathAM kathayati? iti kOpi nApRcchat|
\p
\v 28 tataH paraM sA nArI kalazaM sthApayitvA nagaramadhyaM gatvA lOkEbhyOkathAyad
\p
\v 29 ahaM yadyat karmmAkaravaM tatsarvvaM mahyamakathayad EtAdRzaM mAnavamEkam Agatya pazyata ru kim abhiSiktO na bhavati ?
\p
\v 30 tatastE nagarAd bahirAgatya tAtasya samIpam Ayan|
\p
\v 31 Etarhi ziSyAH sAdhayitvA taM vyAhArSuH hE gurO bhavAn kinjcid bhUktAM|
\p
\v 32 tataH sOvadad yuSmAbhiryanna jnjAyatE tAdRzaM bhakSyaM mamAstE|
\p
\v 33 tadA ziSyAH parasparaM praSTum Arambhanta, kimasmai kOpi kimapi bhakSyamAnIya dattavAn?
\p
\v 34 yIzuravOcat matprErakasyAbhimatAnurUpakaraNaM tasyaiva karmmasiddhikAraNanjca mama bhakSyaM|
\p
\v 35 mAsacatuSTayE jAtE zasyakarttanasamayO bhaviSyatIti vAkyaM yuSmAbhiH kiM nOdyatE? kintvahaM vadAmi, zira uttOlya kSEtrANi prati nirIkSya pazyata, idAnIM karttanayOgyAni zuklavarNAnyabhavan|
\p
\v 36 yazchinatti sa vEtanaM labhatE anantAyuHsvarUpaM zasyaM sa gRhlAti ca, tEnaiva vaptA chEttA ca yugapad AnandataH|
\p
\v 37 itthaM sati vapatyEkazchinatyanya iti vacanaM siddhyati|
\p
\v 38 yatra yUyaM na paryyazrAmyata tAdRzaM zasyaM chEttuM yuSmAn prairayam anyE janAHparyyazrAmyan yUyaM tESAM zragasya phalam alabhadhvam|
\p
\v 39 yasmin kAlE yadyat karmmAkArSaM tatsarvvaM sa mahyam akathayat tasyA vanitAyA idaM sAkSyavAkyaM zrutvA tannagaranivAsinO bahavaH zOmirONIyalOkA vyazvasan|
\p
\v 40 tathA ca tasyAntikE samupasthAya svESAM sannidhau katicid dinAni sthAtuM tasmin vinayam akurvvAna tasmAt sa dinadvayaM tatsthAnE nyavaSTat
\p
\v 41 tatastasyOpadEzEna bahavO'parE vizvasya
\p
\v 42 tAM yOSAmavadan kEvalaM tava vAkyEna pratIma iti na, kintu sa jagatO'bhiSiktastrAtEti tasya kathAM zrutvA vayaM svayamEvAjnjAsamahi|
\p
\v 43 svadEzE bhaviSyadvaktuH satkArO nAstIti yadyapi yIzuH pramANaM datvAkathayat
\p
\v 44 tathApi divasadvayAt paraM sa tasmAt sthAnAd gAlIlaM gatavAn|
\p
\v 45 anantaraM yE gAlIlI liyalOkA utsavE gatA utsavasamayE yirUzalam nagarE tasya sarvvAH kriyA apazyan tE gAlIlam AgataM tam AgRhlan|
\p
\v 46 tataH param yIzu ryasmin kAnnAnagarE jalaM drAkSArasam AkarOt tat sthAnaM punaragAt| tasminnEva samayE kasyacid rAjasabhAstArasya putraH kapharnAhUmapurI rOgagrasta AsIt|
\p
\v 47 sa yEhUdIyadEzAd yIzO rgAlIlAgamanavArttAM nizamya tasya samIpaM gatvA prArthya vyAhRtavAn mama putrasya prAyENa kAla AsannaH bhavAn Agatya taM svasthaM karOtu|
\p
\v 48 tadA yIzurakathayad AzcaryyaM karmma citraM cihnaM ca na dRSTA yUyaM na pratyESyatha|
\p
\v 49 tataH sa sabhAsadavadat hE mahEccha mama putrE na mRtE bhavAnAgacchatu|
\p
\v 50 yIzustamavadad gaccha tava putrO'jIvIt tadA yIzunOktavAkyE sa vizvasya gatavAn|
\p
\v 51 gamanakAlE mArgamadhyE dAsAstaM sAkSAtprApyAvadan bhavataH putrO'jIvIt|
\p
\v 52 tataH kaM kAlamArabhya rOgapratIkArArambhO jAtA iti pRSTE tairuktaM hyaH sArddhadaNPadvayAdhikadvitIyayAmE tasya jvaratyAgO'bhavat|
\p
\v 53 tadA yIzustasmin kSaNE prOktavAn tava putrO'jIvIt pitA tadbuddhvA saparivArO vyazvasIt|
\p
\v 54 yihUdIyadEzAd Agatya gAlIli yIzurEtad dvitIyam AzcaryyakarmmAkarOt|
\c 5
\p
\v 1 tataH paraM yihUdIyAnAm utsava upasthitE yIzu ryirUzAlamaM gatavAn|
\p
\v 2 tasminnagarE mESanAmnO dvArasya samIpE ibrIyabhASayA baithEsdA nAmnA piSkariNI panjcaghaTTayuktAsIt|
\p
\v 3 tasyAstESu ghaTTESu kilAlakampanam apEkSya andhakhanjcazuSkAggAdayO bahavO rOgiNaH patantastiSThanti sma|
\p
\v 4 yatO vizESakAlE tasya sarasO vAri svargIyadUta EtyAkampayat tatkIlAlakampanAt paraM yaH kazcid rOgI prathamaM pAnIyamavArOhat sa Eva tatkSaNAd rOgamuktO'bhavat|
\p
\v 5 tadASTAtriMzadvarSANi yAvad rOgagrasta Ekajanastasmin sthAnE sthitavAn|
\p
\v 6 yIzustaM zayitaM dRSTvA bahukAlikarOgIti jnjAtvA vyAhRtavAn tvaM kiM svasthO bubhUSasi?
\p
\v 7 tatO rOgI kathitavAn hE mahEccha yadA kIlAlaM kampatE tadA mAM puSkariNIm avarOhayituM mama kOpi nAsti, tasmAn mama gamanakAlE kazcidanyO'grO gatvA avarOhati|
\p
\v 8 tadA yIzurakathayad uttiSTha, tava zayyAmuttOlya gRhItvA yAhi|
\p
\v 9 sa tatkSaNAt svasthO bhUtvA zayyAmuttOlyAdAya gatavAn kintu taddinaM vizrAmavAraH|
\p
\v 10 tasmAd yihUdIyAH svasthaM naraM vyAharan adya vizrAmavArE zayanIyamAdAya na yAtavyam|
\p
\v 11 tataH sa pratyavOcad yO mAM svastham akArSIt zayanIyam uttOlyAdAya yAtuM mAM sa EvAdizat|
\p
\v 12 tadA tE'pRcchan zayanIyam uttOlyAdAya yAtuM ya AjnjApayat sa kaH?
\p
\v 13 kintu sa ka iti svasthIbhUtO nAjAnAd yatastasmin sthAnE janatAsattvAd yIzuH sthAnAntaram Agamat|
\p
\v 14 tataH paraM yEzu rmandirE taM naraM sAkSAtprApyAkathayat pazyEdAnIm anAmayO jAtOsi yathAdhikA durdazA na ghaTatE taddhEtOH pApaM karmma punarmAkArSIH|
\p
\v 15 tataH sa gatvA yihUdIyAn avadad yIzu rmAm arOgiNam akArSIt|
\p
\v 16 tatO yIzu rvizrAmavArE karmmEdRzaM kRtavAn iti hEtO ryihUdIyAstaM tAPayitvA hantum acESTanta|
\p
\v 17 yIzustAnAkhyat mama pitA yat kAryyaM karOti tadanurUpam ahamapi karOti|
\p
\v 18 tatO yihUdIyAstaM hantuM punarayatanta yatO vizrAmavAraM nAmanyata tadEva kEvalaM na adhikantu IzvaraM svapitaraM prOcya svamapIzvaratulyaM kRtavAn|
\p
\v 19 pazcAd yIzuravadad yuSmAnahaM yathArthataraM vadAmi putraH pitaraM yadyat karmma kurvvantaM pazyati tadatiriktaM svEcchAtaH kimapi karmma karttuM na zaknOti| pitA yat karOti putrOpi tadEva karOti|
\p
\v 20 pitA putrE snEhaM karOti tasmAt svayaM yadyat karmma karOti tatsarvvaM putraM darzayati ; yathA ca yuSmAkaM AzcaryyajnjAnaM janiSyatE tadartham itOpi mahAkarmma taM darzayiSyati|
\p
\v 21 vastutastu pitA yathA pramitAn utthApya sajivAn karOti tadvat putrOpi yaM yaM icchati taM taM sajIvaM karOti|
\p
\v 22 sarvvE pitaraM yathA satkurvvanti tathA putramapi satkArayituM pitA svayaM kasyApi vicAramakRtvA sarvvavicArANAM bhAraM putrE samarpitavAn|
\p
\v 23 yaH putraM sat karOti sa tasya prErakamapi sat karOti|
\p
\v 24 yuSmAnAhaM yathArthataraM vadAmi yO janO mama vAkyaM zrutvA matprErakE vizvasiti sOnantAyuH prApnOti kadApi daNPabAjanaM na bhavati nidhanAdutthAya paramAyuH prApnOti|
\p
\v 25 ahaM yuSmAnatiyathArthaM vadAmi yadA mRtA Izvaraputrasya ninAdaM zrOSyanti yE ca zrOSyanti tE sajIvA bhaviSyanti samaya EtAdRza AyAti varam idAnImapyupatiSThati|
\p
\v 26 pitA yathA svayanjjIvI tathA putrAya svayanjjIvitvAdhikAraM dattavAn|
\p
\v 27 sa manuSyaputraH EtasmAt kAraNAt pitA daNPakaraNAdhikAramapi tasmin samarpitavAn|
\p
\v 28 EtadarthE yUyam AzcaryyaM na manyadhvaM yatO yasmin samayE tasya ninAdaM zrutvA zmazAnasthAH sarvvE bahirAgamiSyanti samaya EtAdRza upasthAsyati|
\p
\v 29 tasmAd yE satkarmmANi kRtavantasta utthAya AyuH prApsyanti yE ca kukarmANi kRtavantasta utthAya daNPaM prApsyanti|
\p
\v 30 ahaM svayaM kimapi karttuM na zaknOmi yathA zuNOmi tathA vicArayAmi mama vicAranjca nyAyyaH yatOhaM svIyAbhISTaM nEhitvA matprErayituH pituriSTam IhE|
\p
\v 31 yadi svasmin svayaM sAkSyaM dadAmi tarhi tatsAkSyam AgrAhyaM bhavati ;
\p
\v 32 kintu madarthE'parO janaH sAkSyaM dadAti madarthE tasya yat sAkSyaM tat satyam EtadapyahaM jAnAmi|
\p
\v 33 yuSmAbhi ryOhanaM prati lOkESu prEritESu sa satyakathAyAM sAkSyamadadAt|
\p
\v 34 mAnuSAdahaM sAkSyaM nOpEkSE tathApi yUyaM yathA paritrayadhvE tadartham idaM vAkyaM vadAmi|
\p
\v 35 yOhan dEdIpyamAnO dIpa iva tEjasvI sthitavAn yUyam alpakAlaM tasya dIptyAnandituM samamanyadhvaM|
\p
\v 36 kintu tatpramANAdapi mama gurutaraM pramANaM vidyatE pitA mAM prESya yadyat karmma samApayituM zakttimadadAt mayA kRtaM tattat karmma madarthE pramANaM dadAti|
\p
\v 37 yaH pitA mAM prEritavAn mOpi madarthE pramANaM dadAti| tasya vAkyaM yuSmAbhiH kadApi na zrutaM tasya rUpanjca na dRSTaM
\p
\v 38 tasya vAkyanjca yuSmAkam antaH kadApi sthAnaM nApnOti yataH sa yaM prESitavAn yUyaM tasmin na vizvasitha|
\p
\v 39 dharmmapustakAni yUyam AlOcayadhvaM tai rvAkyairanantAyuH prApsyAma iti yUyaM budhyadhvE taddharmmapustakAni madarthE pramANaM dadati|
\p
\v 40 tathApi yUyaM paramAyuHprAptayE mama saMnidhim na jigamiSatha|
\p
\v 41 ahaM mAnuSEbhyaH satkAraM na gRhlAmi|
\p
\v 42 ahaM yuSmAn jAnAmi; yuSmAkamantara IzvaraprEma nAsti|
\p
\v 43 ahaM nijapitu rnAmnAgatOsmi tathApi mAM na gRhlItha kintu kazcid yadi svanAmnA samAgamiSyati tarhi taM grahISyatha|
\p
\v 44 yUyam IzvarAt satkAraM na ciSTatvA kEvalaM parasparaM satkAram cEd AdadhvvE tarhi kathaM vizvasituM zaknutha?
\p
\v 45 putuH samIpE'haM yuSmAn apavadiSyAmIti mA cintayata yasmin , yasmin yuSmAkaM vizvasaH saEva mUsA yuSmAn apavadati|
\p
\v 46 yadi yUyaM tasmin vyazvasiSyata tarhi mayyapi vyazvasiSyata, yat sa mayi likhitavAn|
\p
\v 47 tatO yadi tEna likhitavAni na pratitha tarhi mama vAkyAni kathaM pratyESyatha?
\c 6
\p
\v 1 tataH paraM yIzu rgAlIl pradEzIyasya tiviriyAnAmnaH sindhOH pAraM gatavAn|
\p
\v 2 tatO vyAdhimallOkasvAsthyakaraNarUpANi tasyAzcaryyANi karmmANi dRSTvA bahavO janAstatpazcAd agacchan|
\p
\v 3 tatO yIzuH parvvatamAruhya tatra ziSyaiH sAkam|
\p
\v 4 tasmin samaya nistArOtsavanAmni yihUdIyAnAma utsava upasthitE
\p
\v 5 yIzu rnEtrE uttOlya bahulOkAn svasamIpAgatAn vilOkya philipaM pRSTavAn EtESAM bhOjanAya bhOjadravyANi vayaM kutra krEtuM zakrumaH?
\p
\v 6 vAkyamidaM tasya parIkSArtham avAdIt kintu yat kariSyati tat svayam ajAnAt|
\p
\v 7 philipaH pratyavOcat EtESAm EkaikO yadyalpam alpaM prApnOti tarhi mudrApAdadvizatEna krItapUpA api nyUnA bhaviSyanti|
\p
\v 8 zimOn pitarasya bhrAtA AndriyAkhyaH ziSyANAmEkO vyAhRtavAn
\p
\v 9 atra kasyacid bAlakasya samIpE panjca yAvapUpAH kSudramatsyadvayanjca santi kintu lOkAnAM EtAvAtAM madhyE taiH kiM bhaviSyati?
\p
\v 10 pazcAd yIzuravadat lOkAnupavEzayata tatra bahuyavasasattvAt panjcasahastrEbhyO nyUnA adhikA vA puruSA bhUmyAm upAvizan|
\p
\v 11 tatO yIzustAn pUpAnAdAya Izvarasya guNAn kIrttayitvA ziSyESu samArpayat tatastE tEbhya upaviSTalOkEbhyaH pUpAn yathESTamatsyanjca prAduH|
\p
\v 12 tESu tRptESu sa tAnavOcad EtESAM kinjcidapi yathA nApacIyatE tathA sarvvANyavaziSTAni saMgRhlIta|
\p
\v 13 tataH sarvvESAM bhOjanAt paraM tE tESAM panjcAnAM yAvapUpAnAM avaziSTAnyakhilAni saMgRhya dvAdazaPallakAn apUrayan|
\p
\v 14 aparaM yIzOrEtAdRzIm AzcaryyakriyAM dRSTvA lOkA mithO vaktumArEbhirE jagati yasyAgamanaM bhaviSyati sa EvAyam avazyaM bhaviSyadvakttA|
\p
\v 15 ataEva lOkA Agatya tamAkramya rAjAnaM kariSyanti yIzustESAm IdRzaM mAnasaM vijnjAya punazca parvvatam EkAkI gatavAn|
\p
\v 16 sAyaMkAla upasthitE ziSyA jaladhitaTaM vrajitvA nAvamAruhya nagaradizi sindhau vAhayitvAgaman|
\p
\v 17 tasmin samayE timira upAtiSThat kintu yISustESAM samIpaM nAgacchat|
\p
\v 18 tadA prabalapavanavahanAt sAgarE mahAtaraggO bhavitum ArEbhE|
\p
\v 19 tatastE vAhayitvA dvitrAn krOzAn gatAH pazcAd yIzuM jaladhErupari padbhyAM vrajantaM naukAntikam AgacchantaM vilOkya trAsayuktA abhavan
\p
\v 20 kintu sa tAnukttavAn ayamahaM mA bhaiSTa|
\p
\v 21 tadA tE taM svairaM nAvi gRhItavantaH tadA tatkSaNAd uddiSTasthAnE naurupAsthAt|
\p
\v 22 yayA nAvA ziSyA agacchan tadanyA kApi naukA tasmin sthAnE nAsIt tatO yIzuH ziSyaiH sAkaM nAgamat kEvalAH ziSyA agaman Etat pArasthA lOkA jnjAtavantaH|
\p
\v 23 kintu tataH paraM prabhu ryatra Izvarasya guNAn anukIrttya lOkAn pUpAn abhOjayat tatsthAnasya samIpasthativiriyAyA aparAstaraNaya Agaman|
\p
\v 24 yIzustatra nAsti ziSyA api tatra nA santi lOkA iti vijnjAya yIzuM gavESayituM taraNibhiH kapharnAhUm puraM gatAH|
\p
\v 25 tatastE saritpatEH pArE taM sAkSAt prApya prAvOcan hE gurO bhavAn atra sthAnE kadAgamat?
\p
\v 26 tadA yIzustAn pratyavAdId yuSmAnahaM yathArthataraM vadAmi AzcaryyakarmmadarzanAddhEtO rna kintu pUpabhOjanAt tEna tRptatvAnjca mAM gavESayatha|
\p
\v 27 kSayaNIyabhakSyArthaM mA zrAmiSTa kintvantAyurbhakSyArthaM zrAmyata, tasmAt tAdRzaM bhakSyaM manujaputrO yuSmAbhyaM dAsyati; tasmin tAta IzvaraH pramANaM prAdAt|
\p
\v 28 tadA tE'pRcchan IzvarAbhimataM karmma karttum asmAbhiH kiM karttavyaM?
\p
\v 29 tatO yIzuravadad IzvarO yaM prairayat tasmin vizvasanam IzvarAbhimataM karmma|
\p
\v 30 tadA tE vyAharan bhavatA kiM lakSaNaM darzitaM yaddRSTvA bhavati vizvasiSyAmaH? tvayA kiM karmma kRtaM?
\p
\v 31 asmAkaM pUrvvapuruSA mahAprAntarE mAnnAM bhOkttuM prApuH yathA lipirAstE| svargIyANi tu bhakSyANi pradadau paramEzvaraH|
\p
\v 32 tadA yIzuravadad ahaM yuSmAnatiyathArthaM vadAmi mUsA yuSmAbhyaM svargIyaM bhakSyaM nAdAt kintu mama pitA yuSmAbhyaM svargIyaM paramaM bhakSyaM dadAti|
\p
\v 33 yaH svargAdavaruhya jagatE jIvanaM dadAti sa IzvaradattabhakSyarUpaH|
\p
\v 34 tadA tE prAvOcan hE prabhO bhakSyamidaM nityamasmabhyaM dadAtu|
\p
\v 35 yIzuravadad ahamEva jIvanarUpaM bhakSyaM yO janO mama sannidhim Agacchati sa jAtu kSudhArttO na bhaviSyati, tathA yO janO mAM pratyEti sa jAtu tRSArttO na bhaviSyati|
\p
\v 36 mAM dRSTvApi yUyaM na vizvasitha yuSmAnaham ityavOcaM|
\p
\v 37 pitA mahyaM yAvatO lOkAnadadAt tE sarvva Eva mamAntikam AgamiSyanti yaH kazcicca mama sannidhim AyAsyati taM kEnApi prakArENa na dUrIkariSyAmi|
\p
\v 38 nijAbhimataM sAdhayituM na hi kintu prErayiturabhimataM sAdhayituM svargAd AgatOsmi|
\p
\v 39 sa yAn yAn lOkAn mahyamadadAt tESAmEkamapi na hArayitvA zESadinE sarvvAnaham utthApayAmi idaM matprErayituH piturabhimataM|
\p
\v 40 yaH kazcin mAnavasutaM vilOkya vizvasiti sa zESadinE mayOtthApitaH san anantAyuH prApsyati iti matprErakasyAbhimataM|
\p
\v 41 tadA svargAd yad bhakSyam avArOhat tad bhakSyam ahamEva yihUdIyalOkAstasyaitad vAkyE vivadamAnA vakttumArEbhirE
\p
\v 42 yUSaphaH putrO yIzu ryasya mAtApitarau vayaM jAnIma ESa kiM saEva na? tarhi svargAd avArOham iti vAkyaM kathaM vaktti?
\p
\v 43 tadA yIzustAn pratyavadat parasparaM mA vivadadhvaM
\p
\v 44 matprErakENa pitrA nAkRSTaH kOpi janO mamAntikam AyAtuM na zaknOti kintvAgataM janaM caramE'hni prOtthApayiSyAmi|
\p
\v 45 tE sarvva IzvarENa zikSitA bhaviSyanti bhaviSyadvAdinAM granthESu lipiritthamAstE atO yaH kazcit pituH sakAzAt zrutvA zikSatE sa Eva mama samIpam AgamiSyati|
\p
\v 46 ya IzvarAd ajAyata taM vinA kOpi manuSyO janakaM nAdarzat kEvalaH saEva tAtam adrAkSIt|
\p
\v 47 ahaM yuSmAn yathArthataraM vadAmi yO janO mayi vizvAsaM karOti sOnantAyuH prApnOti|
\p
\v 48 ahamEva tajjIvanabhakSyaM|
\p
\v 49 yuSmAkaM pUrvvapuruSA mahAprAntarE mannAbhakSyaM bhUkttApi mRtAH
\p
\v 50 kintu yadbhakSyaM svargAdAgacchat tad yadi kazcid bhugkttE tarhi sa na mriyatE|
\p
\v 51 yajjIvanabhakSyaM svargAdAgacchat sOhamEva idaM bhakSyaM yO janO bhugkttE sa nityajIvI bhaviSyati| punazca jagatO jIvanArthamahaM yat svakIyapizitaM dAsyAmi tadEva mayA vitaritaM bhakSyam|
\p
\v 52 tasmAd yihUdIyAH parasparaM vivadamAnA vakttumArEbhirE ESa bhOjanArthaM svIyaM palalaM katham asmabhyaM dAsyati?
\p
\v 53 tadA yIzustAn AvOcad yuSmAnahaM yathArthataraM vadAmi manuSyaputrasyAmiSE yuSmAbhi rna bhukttE tasya rudhirE ca na pItE jIvanEna sArddhaM yuSmAkaM sambandhO nAsti|
\p
\v 54 yO mamAmiSaM svAdati mama sudhiranjca pivati sOnantAyuH prApnOti tataH zESE'hni tamaham utthApayiSyAmi|
\p
\v 55 yatO madIyamAmiSaM paramaM bhakSyaM tathA madIyaM zONitaM paramaM pEyaM|
\p
\v 56 yO janO madIyaM palalaM svAdati madIyaM rudhiranjca pivati sa mayi vasati tasminnahanjca vasAmi|
\p
\v 57 matprErayitrA jIvatA tAtEna yathAhaM jIvAmi tadvad yaH kazcin mAmatti sOpi mayA jIviSyati|
\p
\v 58 yadbhakSyaM svargAdAgacchat tadidaM yanmAnnAM svAditvA yuSmAkaM pitarO'mriyanta tAdRzam idaM bhakSyaM na bhavati idaM bhakSyaM yO bhakSati sa nityaM jIviSyati|
\p
\v 59 yadA kapharnAhUm puryyAM bhajanagEhE upAdizat tadA kathA EtA akathayat|
\p
\v 60 tadEtthaM zrutvA tasya ziSyANAm anEkE parasparam akathayan idaM gAPhaM vAkyaM vAkyamIdRzaM kaH zrOtuM zakruyAt?
\p
\v 61 kintu yIzuH ziSyANAm itthaM vivAdaM svacittE vijnjAya kathitavAn idaM vAkyaM kiM yuSmAkaM vighnaM janayati?
\p
\v 62 yadi manujasutaM pUrvvavAsasthAnam UrdvvaM gacchantaM pazyatha tarhi kiM bhaviSyati?
\p
\v 63 Atmaiva jIvanadAyakaH vapu rniSphalaM yuSmabhyamahaM yAni vacAMsi kathayAmi tAnyAtmA jIvananjca|
\p
\v 64 kintu yuSmAkaM madhyE kEcana avizvAsinaH santi kE kE na vizvasanti kO vA taM parakarESu samarpayiSyati tAn yIzurAprathamAd vEtti|
\p
\v 65 aparamapi kathitavAn asmAt kAraNAd akathayaM pituH sakAzAt zakttimaprApya kOpi mamAntikam AgantuM na zaknOti|
\p
\v 66 tatkAlE'nEkE ziSyA vyAghuTya tEna sArddhaM puna rnAgacchan|
\p
\v 67 tadA yIzu rdvAdazaziSyAn ukttavAn yUyamapi kiM yAsyatha?
\p
\v 68 tataH zimOn pitaraH pratyavOcat hE prabhO kasyAbhyarNaM gamiSyAmaH?
\p
\v 69 anantajIvanadAyinyO yAH kathAstAstavaiva| bhavAn amarEzvarasyAbhiSikttaputra iti vizvasya nizcitaM jAnImaH|
\p
\v 70 tadA yIzuravadat kimahaM yuSmAkaM dvAdazajanAn manOnItAn na kRtavAn? kintu yuSmAkaM madhyEpi kazcidEkO vighnakArI vidyatE|
\p
\v 71 imAM kathaM sa zimOnaH putram ISkarIyOtIyaM yihUdAm uddizya kathitavAn yatO dvAdazAnAM madhyE gaNitaH sa taM parakarESu samarpayiSyati|
\c 7
\p
\v 1 tataH paraM yihUdIyalOkAstaM hantuM samaihanta tasmAd yIzu ryihUdApradEzE paryyaTituM nEcchan gAlIl pradEzE paryyaTituM prArabhata|
\p
\v 2 kintu tasmin samayE yihUdIyAnAM dUSyavAsanAmOtsava upasthitE
\p
\v 3 tasya bhrAtarastam avadan yAni karmmANi tvayA kriyantE tAni yathA tava ziSyAH pazyanti tadarthaM tvamitaH sthAnAd yihUdIyadEzaM vraja|
\p
\v 4 yaH kazcit svayaM pracikAziSati sa kadApi guptaM karmma na karOti yadIdRzaM karmma karOSi tarhi jagati nijaM paricAyaya|
\p
\v 5 yatastasya bhrAtarOpi taM na vizvasanti|
\p
\v 6 tadA yIzustAn avOcat mama samaya idAnIM nOpatiSThati kintu yuSmAkaM samayaH satatam upatiSThati|
\p
\v 7 jagatO lOkA yuSmAn RtIyituM na zakruvanti kintu mAmEva RtIyantE yatastESAM karmANi duSTAni tatra sAkSyamidam ahaM dadAmi|
\p
\v 8 ataEva yUyam utsavE'smin yAta nAham idAnIm asminnutsavE yAmi yatO mama samaya idAnIM na sampUrNaH|
\p
\v 9 iti vAkyam ukttvA sa gAlIli sthitavAn
\p
\v 10 kintu tasya bhrAtRSu tatra prasthitESu satsu sO'prakaTa utsavam agacchat|
\p
\v 11 anantaram utsavam upasthitA yihUdIyAstaM mRgayitvApRcchan sa kutra?
\p
\v 12 tatO lOkAnAM madhyE tasmin nAnAvidhA vivAdA bhavitum ArabdhavantaH| kEcid avOcan sa uttamaH puruSaH kEcid avOcan na tathA varaM lOkAnAM bhramaM janayati|
\p
\v 13 kintu yihUdIyAnAM bhayAt kOpi tasya pakSE spaSTaM nAkathayat|
\p
\v 14 tataH param utsavasya madhyasamayE yIzu rmandiraM gatvA samupadizati sma|
\p
\v 15 tatO yihUdIyA lOkA AzcaryyaM jnjAtvAkathayan ESA mAnuSO nAdhItyA katham EtAdRzO vidvAnabhUt?
\p
\v 16 tadA yIzuH pratyavOcad upadEzOyaM na mama kintu yO mAM prESitavAn tasya|
\p
\v 17 yO janO nidEzaM tasya grahISyati mamOpadEzO mattO bhavati kim IzvarAd bhavati sa ganastajjnjAtuM zakSyati|
\p
\v 18 yO janaH svataH kathayati sa svIyaM gauravam IhatE kintu yaH prErayitu rgauravam IhatE sa satyavAdI tasmin kOpyadharmmO nAsti|
\p
\v 19 mUsA yuSmabhyaM vyavasthAgranthaM kiM nAdadAt? kintu yuSmAkaM kOpi tAM vyavasthAM na samAcarati| mAM hantuM kutO yatadhvE?
\p
\v 20 tadA lOkA avadan tvaM bhUtagrastastvAM hantuM kO yatatE?
\p
\v 21 tatO yIzuravOcad EkaM karmma mayAkAri tasmAd yUyaM sarvva mahAzcaryyaM manyadhvE|
\p
\v 22 mUsA yuSmabhyaM tvakchEdavidhiM pradadau sa mUsAtO na jAtaH kintu pitRpuruSEbhyO jAtaH tEna vizrAmavArE'pi mAnuSANAM tvakchEdaM kurutha|
\p
\v 23 ataEva vizrAmavArE manuSyANAM tvakchEdE kRtE yadi mUsAvyavasthAmagganaM na bhavati tarhi mayA vizrAmavArE mAnuSaH sampUrNarUpENa svasthO'kAri tatkAraNAd yUyaM kiM mahyaM kupyatha?
\p
\v 24 sapakSapAtaM vicAramakRtvA nyAyyaM vicAraM kuruta|
\p
\v 25 tadA yirUzAlam nivAsinaH katipayajanA akathayan imE yaM hantuM cESTantE sa EvAyaM kiM na?
\p
\v 26 kintu pazyata nirbhayaH san kathAM kathayati tathApi kimapi a vadantyEtE ayamEvAbhiSikttO bhavatIti nizcitaM kimadhipatayO jAnanti?
\p
\v 27 manujOyaM kasmAdAgamad iti vayaM jAnOmaH kintvabhiSiktta AgatE sa kasmAdAgatavAn iti kOpi jnjAtuM na zakSyati|
\p
\v 28 tadA yIzu rmadhyEmandiram upadizan uccaiHkAram ukttavAn yUyaM kiM mAM jAnItha? kasmAccAgatOsmi tadapi kiM jAnItha? nAhaM svata AgatOsmi kintu yaH satyavAdI saEva mAM prESitavAn yUyaM taM na jAnItha|
\p
\v 29 tamahaM jAnE tEnAhaM prErita agatOsmi|
\p
\v 30 tasmAd yihUdIyAstaM dharttum udyatAstathApi kOpi tasya gAtrE hastaM nArpayad yatO hEtOstadA tasya samayO nOpatiSThati|
\p
\v 31 kintu bahavO lOkAstasmin vizvasya kathitavAntO'bhiSikttapuruSa Agatya mAnuSasyAsya kriyAbhyaH kim adhikA AzcaryyAH kriyAH kariSyati?
\p
\v 32 tataH paraM lOkAstasmin itthaM vivadantE phirUzinaH pradhAnayAjakAnjcEti zrutavantastaM dhRtvA nEtuM padAtigaNaM prESayAmAsuH|
\p
\v 33 tatO yIzuravadad aham alpadinAni yuSmAbhiH sArddhaM sthitvA matprErayituH samIpaM yAsyAmi|
\p
\v 34 mAM mRgayiSyadhvE kintUddEzaM na lapsyadhvE ratra sthAsyAmi tatra yUyaM gantuM na zakSyatha|
\p
\v 35 tadA yihUdIyAH parasparaM vakttumArEbhirE asyOddEzaM na prApsyAma EtAdRzaM kiM sthAnaM yAsyati? bhinnadEzE vikIrNAnAM yihUdIyAnAM sannidhim ESa gatvA tAn upadEkSyati kiM?
\p
\v 36 nO cEt mAM gavESayiSyatha kintUddEzaM na prApsyatha ESa kOdRzaM vAkyamidaM vadati?
\p
\v 37 anantaram utsavasya caramE'hani arthAt pradhAnadinE yIzuruttiSThan uccaiHkAram Ahvayan uditavAn yadi kazcit tRSArttO bhavati tarhi mamAntikam Agatya pivatu|
\p
\v 38 yaH kazcinmayi vizvasiti dharmmagranthasya vacanAnusArENa tasyAbhyantaratO'mRtatOyasya srOtAMsi nirgamiSyanti|
\p
\v 39 yE tasmin vizvasanti ta AtmAnaM prApsyantItyarthE sa idaM vAkyaM vyAhRtavAn EtatkAlaM yAvad yIzu rvibhavaM na prAptastasmAt pavitra AtmA nAdIyata|
\p
\v 40 EtAM vANIM zrutvA bahavO lOkA avadan ayamEva nizcitaM sa bhaviSyadvAdI|
\p
\v 41 kEcid akathayan ESaEva sObhiSikttaH kintu kEcid avadan sObhiSikttaH kiM gAlIl pradEzE janiSyatE?
\p
\v 42 sObhiSikttO dAyUdO vaMzE dAyUdO janmasthAnE baitlEhami pattanE janiSyatE dharmmagranthE kimitthaM likhitaM nAsti?
\p
\v 43 itthaM tasmin lOkAnAM bhinnavAkyatA jAtA|
\p
\v 44 katipayalOkAstaM dharttum aicchan tathApi tadvapuSi kOpi hastaM nArpayat|
\p
\v 45 anantaraM pAdAtigaNE pradhAnayAjakAnAM phirUzinAnjca samIpamAgatavati tE tAn apRcchan kutO hEtOstaM nAnayata?
\p
\v 46 tadA padAtayaH pratyavadan sa mAnava iva kOpi kadApi nOpAdizat|
\p
\v 47 tataH phirUzinaH prAvOcan yUyamapi kimabhrAmiSTa?
\p
\v 48 adhipatInAM phirUzinAnjca kOpi kiM tasmin vyazvasIt?
\p
\v 49 yE zAstraM na jAnanti ta imE'dhamalOkAEva zApagrastAH|
\p
\v 50 tadA nikadImanAmA tESAmEkO yaH kSaNadAyAM yIzOH sannidhim agAt sa ukttavAn
\p
\v 51 tasya vAkyE na zrutE karmmaNi ca na viditE 'smAkaM vyavasthA kiM kanjcana manujaM dOSIkarOti?
\p
\v 52 tatastE vyAharan tvamapi kiM gAlIlIyalOkaH? vivicya pazya galIli kOpi bhaviSyadvAdI nOtpadyatE|
\p
\v 53 tataH paraM sarvvE svaM svaM gRhaM gatAH kintu yIzu rjaitunanAmAnaM zilOccayaM gatavAn|
\c 8
\p
\v 1 pratyUSE yIzuH panarmandiram Agacchat
\p
\v 2 tataH sarvvESu lOkESu tasya samIpa AgatESu sa upavizya tAn upadESTum Arabhata|
\p
\v 3 tadA adhyApakAH phirUzinanjca vyabhicArakarmmaNi dhRtaM striyamEkAm Aniya sarvvESAM madhyE sthApayitvA vyAharan
\p
\v 4 hE gurO yOSitam imAM vyabhicArakarmma kurvvANAM lOkA dhRtavantaH|
\p
\v 5 EtAdRzalOkAH pASANAghAtEna hantavyA iti vidhirmUsAvyavasthAgranthE likhitOsti kintu bhavAn kimAdizati?
\p
\v 6 tE tamapavadituM parIkSAbhiprAyENa vAkyamidam apRcchan kintu sa prahvIbhUya bhUmAvaggalyA lEkhitum Arabhata|
\p
\v 7 tatastaiH punaH punaH pRSTa utthAya kathitavAn yuSmAkaM madhyE yO janO niraparAdhI saEva prathamam EnAM pASANEnAhantu|
\p
\v 8 pazcAt sa punazca prahvIbhUya bhUmau lEkhitum Arabhata|
\p
\v 9 tAM kathaM zrutvA tE svasvamanasi prabOdhaM prApya jyESThAnukramaM EkaikazaH sarvvE bahiragacchan tatO yIzurEkAkI tayakttObhavat madhyasthAnE daNPAyamAnA sA yOSA ca sthitA|
\p
\v 10 tatpazcAd yIzurutthAya tAM vanitAM vinA kamapyaparaM na vilOkya pRSTavAn hE vAmE tavApavAdakAH kutra? kOpi tvAM kiM na daNPayati?
\p
\v 11 sAvadat hE mahEccha kOpi na tadA yIzuravOcat nAhamapi daNPayAmi yAhi punaH pApaM mAkArSIH|
\p
\v 12 tatO yIzuH punarapi lOkEbhya itthaM kathayitum Arabhata jagatOhaM jyOtiHsvarUpO yaH kazcin matpazcAda gacchati sa timirE na bhramitvA jIvanarUpAM dIptiM prApsyati|
\p
\v 13 tataH phirUzinO'vAdiSustvaM svArthE svayaM sAkSyaM dadAsi tasmAt tava sAkSyaM grAhyaM na bhavati|
\p
\v 14 tadA yIzuH pratyuditavAn yadyapi svArthE'haM svayaM sAkSyaM dadAmi tathApi mat sAkSyaM grAhyaM yasmAd ahaM kuta AgatOsmi kva yAmi ca tadahaM jAnAmi kintu kuta AgatOsmi kutra gacchAmi ca tad yUyaM na jAnItha|
\p
\v 15 yUyaM laukikaM vicArayatha nAhaM kimapi vicArayAmi|
\p
\v 16 kintu yadi vicArayAmi tarhi mama vicArO grahItavyO yatOham EkAkI nAsmi prErayitA pitA mayA saha vidyatE|
\p
\v 17 dvayO rjanayOH sAkSyaM grahaNIyaM bhavatIti yuSmAkaM vyavasthAgranthE likhitamasti|
\p
\v 18 ahaM svArthE svayaM sAkSitvaM dadAmi yazca mama tAtO mAM prEritavAn sOpi madarthE sAkSyaM dadAti|
\p
\v 19 tadA tE'pRcchan tava tAtaH kutra? tatO yIzuH pratyavAdId yUyaM mAM na jAnItha matpitaranjca na jAnItha yadi mAm akSAsyata tarhi mama tAtamapyakSAsyata|
\p
\v 20 yIzu rmandira upadizya bhaNPAgArE kathA EtA akathayat tathApi taM prati kOpi karaM nOdatOlayat|
\p
\v 21 tataH paraM yIzuH punaruditavAn adhunAhaM gacchAmi yUyaM mAM gavESayiSyatha kintu nijaiH pApai rmariSyatha yat sthAnam ahaM yAsyAmi tat sthAnam yUyaM yAtuM na zakSyatha|
\p
\v 22 tadA yihUdIyAH prAvOcan kimayam AtmaghAtaM kariSyati? yatO yat sthAnam ahaM yAsyAmi tat sthAnam yUyaM yAtuM na zakSyatha iti vAkyaM bravIti|
\p
\v 23 tatO yIzustEbhyaH kathitavAn yUyam adhaHsthAnIyA lOkA aham UrdvvasthAnIyaH yUyam EtajjagatsambandhIyA aham EtajjagatsambandhIyO na|
\p
\v 24 tasmAt kathitavAn yUyaM nijaiH pApai rmariSyatha yatOhaM sa pumAn iti yadi na vizvasitha tarhi nijaiH pApai rmariSyatha|
\p
\v 25 tadA tE 'pRcchan kastvaM? tatO yIzuH kathitavAn yuSmAkaM sannidhau yasya prastAvam A prathamAt karOmi saEva puruSOhaM|
\p
\v 26 yuSmAsu mayA bahuvAkyaM vakttavyaM vicArayitavyanjca kintu matprErayitA satyavAdI tasya samIpE yadahaM zrutavAn tadEva jagatE kathayAmi|
\p
\v 27 kintu sa janakE vAkyamidaM prOkttavAn iti tE nAbudhyanta|
\p
\v 28 tatO yIzurakathayad yadA manuSyaputram Urdvva utthApayiSyatha tadAhaM sa pumAn kEvalaH svayaM kimapi karmma na karOmi kintu tAtO yathA zikSayati tadanusArENa vAkyamidaM vadAmIti ca yUyaM jnjAtuM zakSyatha|
\p
\v 29 matprErayitA pitA mAm EkAkinaM na tyajati sa mayA sArddhaM tiSThati yatOhaM tadabhimataM karmma sadA karOmi|
\p
\v 30 tadA tasyaitAni vAkyAni zrutvA bahuvastAsmin vyazvasan|
\p
\v 31 yE yihUdIyA vyazvasan yIzustEbhyO'kathayat
\p
\v 32 mama vAkyE yadi yUyam AsthAM kurutha tarhi mama ziSyA bhUtvA satyatvaM jnjAsyatha tataH satyatayA yuSmAkaM mOkSO bhaviSyati|
\p
\v 33 tadA tE pratyavAdiSuH vayam ibrAhImO vaMzaH kadApi kasyApi dAsA na jAtAstarhi yuSmAkaM muktti rbhaviSyatIti vAkyaM kathaM bravISi?
\p
\v 34 tadA yIzuH pratyavadad yuSmAnahaM yathArthataraM vadAmi yaH pApaM karOti sa pApasya dAsaH|
\p
\v 35 dAsazca nirantaraM nivEzanE na tiSThati kintu putrO nirantaraM tiSThati|
\p
\v 36 ataH putrO yadi yuSmAn mOcayati tarhi nitAntamEva mukttA bhaviSyatha|
\p
\v 37 yuyam ibrAhImO vaMza ityahaM jAnAmi kintu mama kathA yuSmAkam antaHkaraNESu sthAnaM na prApnuvanti tasmAddhEtO rmAM hantum IhadhvE|
\p
\v 38 ahaM svapituH samIpE yadapazyaM tadEva kathayAmi tathA yUyamapi svapituH samIpE yadapazyata tadEva kurudhvE|
\p
\v 39 tadA tE pratyavOcan ibrAhIm asmAkaM pitA tatO yIzurakathayad yadi yUyam ibrAhImaH santAnA abhaviSyata tarhi ibrAhIma AcAraNavad AcariSyata|
\p
\v 40 Izvarasya mukhAt satyaM vAkyaM zrutvA yuSmAn jnjApayAmi yOhaM taM mAM hantuM cESTadhvE ibrAhIm EtAdRzaM karmma na cakAra|
\p
\v 41 yUyaM svasvapituH karmmANi kurutha tadA tairukttaM na vayaM jArajAtA asmAkam EkaEva pitAsti sa EvEzvaraH
\p
\v 42 tatO yIzunA kathitam IzvarO yadi yuSmAkaM tAtObhaviSyat tarhi yUyaM mayi prEmAkariSyata yatOham IzvarAnnirgatyAgatOsmi svatO nAgatOhaM sa mAM prAhiNOt|
\p
\v 43 yUyaM mama vAkyamidaM na budhyadhvE kutaH? yatO yUyaM mamOpadEzaM sOPhuM na zaknutha|
\p
\v 44 yUyaM zaitAn pituH santAnA EtasmAd yuSmAkaM piturabhilASaM pUrayatha sa A prathamAt naraghAtI tadantaH satyatvasya lEzOpi nAsti kAraNAdataH sa satyatAyAM nAtiSThat sa yadA mRSA kathayati tadA nijasvabhAvAnusArENaiva kathayati yatO sa mRSAbhASI mRSOtpAdakazca|
\p
\v 45 ahaM tathyavAkyaM vadAmi kAraNAdasmAd yUyaM mAM na pratItha|
\p
\v 46 mayi pApamastIti pramANaM yuSmAkaM kO dAtuM zaknOti? yadyahaM tathyavAkyaM vadAmi tarhi kutO mAM na pratitha?
\p
\v 47 yaH kazcana IzvarIyO lOkaH sa IzvarIyakathAyAM manO nidhattE yUyam IzvarIyalOkA na bhavatha tannidAnAt tatra na manAMsi nidhadvE|
\p
\v 48 tadA yihUdIyAH pratyavAdiSuH tvamEkaH zOmirONIyO bhUtagrastazca vayaM kimidaM bhadraM nAvAdiSma?
\p
\v 49 tatO yIzuH pratyavAdIt nAhaM bhUtagrastaH kintu nijatAtaM sammanyE tasmAd yUyaM mAm apamanyadhvE|
\p
\v 50 ahaM svasukhyAtiM na cESTE kintu cESTitA vicArayitA cApara Eka AstE|
\p
\v 51 ahaM yuSmabhyam atIva yathArthaM kathayAmi yO narO madIyaM vAcaM manyatE sa kadAcana nidhanaM na drakSyati|
\p
\v 52 yihUdIyAstamavadan tvaM bhUtagrasta itIdAnIm avaiSma| ibrAhIm bhaviSyadvAdinanjca sarvvE mRtAH kintu tvaM bhASasE yO narO mama bhAratIM gRhlAti sa jAtu nidhAnAsvAdaM na lapsyatE|
\p
\v 53 tarhi tvaM kim asmAkaM pUrvvapuruSAd ibrAhImOpi mahAn? yasmAt sOpi mRtaH bhaviSyadvAdinOpi mRtAH tvaM svaM kaM pumAMsaM manuSE?
\p
\v 54 yIzuH pratyavOcad yadyahaM svaM svayaM sammanyE tarhi mama tat sammananaM kimapi na kintu mama tAtO yaM yUyaM svIyam IzvaraM bhASadhvE saEva mAM sammanutE|
\p
\v 55 yUyaM taM nAvagacchatha kintvahaM tamavagacchAmi taM nAvagacchAmIti vAkyaM yadi vadAmi tarhi yUyamiva mRSAbhASI bhavAmi kintvahaM tamavagacchAmi tadAkSAmapi gRhlAmi|
\p
\v 56 yuSmAkaM pUrvvapuruSa ibrAhIm mama samayaM draSTum atIvAvAnjchat tannirIkSyAnandacca|
\p
\v 57 tadA yihUdIyA apRcchan tava vayaH panjcAzadvatsarA na tvaM kim ibrAhImam adrAkSIH?
\p
\v 58 yIzuH pratyavAdId yuSmAnahaM yathArthataraM vadAmi ibrAhImO janmanaH pUrvvakAlamArabhyAhaM vidyE|
\p
\v 59 tadA tE pASANAn uttOlya tamAhantum udayacchan kintu yIzu rguptO mantirAd bahirgatya tESAM madhyEna prasthitavAn|
\c 9
\p
\v 1 tataH paraM yIzurgacchan mArgamadhyE janmAndhaM naram apazyat|
\p
\v 2 tataH ziSyAstam apRcchan hE gurO narOyaM svapApEna vA svapitrAH pApEnAndhO'jAyata?
\p
\v 3 tataH sa pratyuditavAn Etasya vAsya pitrOH pApAd EtAdRzObhUda iti nahi kintvanEna yathEzvarasya karmma prakAzyatE taddhEtOrEva|
\p
\v 4 dinE tiSThati matprErayituH karmma mayA karttavyaM yadA kimapi karmma na kriyatE tAdRzI nizAgacchati|
\p
\v 5 ahaM yAvatkAlaM jagati tiSThAmi tAvatkAlaM jagatO jyOtiHsvarUpOsmi|
\p
\v 6 ityukttA bhUmau niSThIvaM nikSipya tEna pagkaM kRtavAn
\p
\v 7 pazcAt tatpagkEna tasyAndhasya nEtrE pralipya tamityAdizat gatvA zilOhE 'rthAt prEritanAmni sarasi snAhi| tatOndhO gatvA tatrAsnAt tataH prannacakSu rbhUtvA vyAghuTyAgAt|
\p
\v 8 aparanjca samIpavAsinO lOkA yE ca taM pUrvvamandham apazyan tE bakttum Arabhanta yOndhalOkO vartmanyupavizyAbhikSata sa EvAyaM janaH kiM na bhavati?
\p
\v 9 kEcidavadan sa Eva kEcidavOcan tAdRzO bhavati kintu sa svayamabravIt sa EvAhaM bhavAmi|
\p
\v 10 ataEva tE 'pRcchan tvaM kathaM dRSTiM pAptavAn?
\p
\v 11 tataH sOvadad yIzanAmaka EkO janO mama nayanE pagkEna pralipya ityAjnjApayat zilOhakAsAraM gatvA tatra snAhi| tatastatra gatvA mayi snAtE dRSTimahaM labdhavAn|
\p
\v 12 tadA tE 'vadan sa pumAn kutra? tEnOkttaM nAhaM jAnAmi|
\p
\v 13 aparaM tasmin pUrvvAndhE janE phirUzinAM nikaTam AnItE sati phirUzinOpi tamapRcchan kathaM dRSTiM prAptOsi?
\p
\v 14 tataH sa kathitavAn sa pagkEna mama nEtrE 'limpat pazcAd snAtvA dRSTimalabhE|
\p
\v 15 kintu yIzu rvizrAmavArE karddamaM kRtvA tasya nayanE prasannE'karOd itikAraNAt katipayaphirUzinO'vadan
\p
\v 16 sa pumAn IzvarAnna yataH sa vizrAmavAraM na manyatE| tatOnyE kEcit pratyavadan pApI pumAn kim EtAdRzam AzcaryyaM karmma karttuM zaknOti?
\p
\v 17 itthaM tESAM parasparaM bhinnavAkyatvam abhavat| pazcAt tE punarapi taM pUrvvAndhaM mAnuSam aprAkSuH yO janastava cakSuSI prasannE kRtavAn tasmin tvaM kiM vadasi? sa ukttavAn sa bhavizadvAdI|
\p
\v 18 sa dRSTim AptavAn iti yihUdIyAstasya dRSTiM prAptasya janasya pitrO rmukhAd azrutvA na pratyayan|
\p
\v 19 ataEva tE tAvapRcchan yuvayO ryaM putraM janmAndhaM vadathaH sa kimayaM? tarhIdAnIM kathaM draSTuM zaknOti?
\p
\v 20 tatastasya pitarau pratyavOcatAm ayam AvayOH putra A janErandhazca tadapyAvAM jAnIvaH
\p
\v 21 kintvadhunA kathaM dRSTiM prAptavAn tadAvAM n jAnIvaH kOsya cakSuSI prasannE kRtavAn tadapi na jAnIva ESa vayaHprApta EnaM pRcchata svakathAM svayaM vakSyati|
\p
\v 22 yihUdIyAnAM bhayAt tasya pitarau vAkyamidam avadatAM yataH kOpi manuSyO yadi yIzum abhiSiktaM vadati tarhi sa bhajanagRhAd dUrIkAriSyatE yihUdIyA iti mantraNAm akurvvan
\p
\v 23 atastasya pitarau vyAharatAm ESa vayaHprApta EnaM pRcchata|
\p
\v 24 tadA tE punazca taM pUrvvAndham AhUya vyAharan Izvarasya guNAn vada ESa manuSyaH pApIti vayaM jAnImaH|
\p
\v 25 tadA sa ukttavAn sa pApI na vEti nAhaM jAnE pUrvAmandha Asamaham adhunA pazyAmIti mAtraM jAnAmi|
\p
\v 26 tE punarapRcchan sa tvAM prati kimakarOt? kathaM nEtrE prasannE 'karOt?
\p
\v 27 tataH sOvAdId EkakRtvOkathayaM yUyaM na zRNutha tarhi kutaH punaH zrOtum icchatha? yUyamapi kiM tasya ziSyA bhavitum icchatha?
\p
\v 28 tadA tE taM tiraskRtya vyAharan tvaM tasya ziSyO vayaM mUsAH ziSyAH|
\p
\v 29 mUsAvaktrENEzvarO jagAda tajjAnImaH kintvESa kutratyalOka iti na jAnImaH|
\p
\v 30 sOvadad ESa mama lOcanE prasannE 'karOt tathApi kutratyalOka iti yUyaM na jAnItha Etad AzcaryyaM bhavati|
\p
\v 31 IzvaraH pApinAM kathAM na zRNOti kintu yO janastasmin bhaktiM kRtvA tadiSTakriyAM karOti tasyaiva kathAM zRNOti Etad vayaM jAnImaH|
\p
\v 32 kOpi manuSyO janmAndhAya cakSuSI adadAt jagadArambhAd EtAdRzIM kathAM kOpi kadApi nAzRNOt|
\p
\v 33 asmAd ESa manuSyO yadIzvarAnnAjAyata tarhi kinjcidapIdRzaM karmma karttuM nAzaknOt|
\p
\v 34 tE vyAharan tvaM pApAd ajAyathAH kimasmAn tvaM zikSayasi? pazcAttE taM bahirakurvvan|
\p
\v 35 tadanantaraM yihUdIyaiH sa bahirakriyata yIzuriti vArttAM zrutvA taM sAkSAt prApya pRSTavAn Izvarasya putrE tvaM vizvasiSi?
\p
\v 36 tadA sa pratyavOcat hE prabhO sa kO yat tasminnahaM vizvasimi?
\p
\v 37 tatO yIzuH kathitavAn tvaM taM dRSTavAn tvayA sAkaM yaH kathaM kathayati saEva saH|
\p
\v 38 tadA hE prabhO vizvasimItyuktvA sa taM praNAmat|
\p
\v 39 pazcAd yIzuH kathitavAn nayanahInA nayanAni prApnuvanti nayanavantazcAndhA bhavantItyabhiprAyENa jagadAham Agaccham|
\p
\v 40 Etat zrutvA nikaTasthAH katipayAH phirUzinO vyAharan vayamapi kimandhAH?
\p
\v 41 tadA yIzuravAdId yadyandhA abhavata tarhi pApAni nAtiSThan kintu pazyAmIti vAkyavadanAd yuSmAkaM pApAni tiSThanti|
\c 10
\p
\v 1 ahaM yuSmAnatiyathArthaM vadAmi, yO janO dvArENa na pravizya kEnApyanyEna mESagRhaM pravizati sa Eva stEnO dasyuzca|
\p
\v 2 yO dvArENa pravizati sa Eva mESapAlakaH|
\p
\v 3 dauvArikastasmai dvAraM mOcayati mESagaNazca tasya vAkyaM zRNOti sa nijAn mESAn svasvanAmnAhUya bahiH kRtvA nayati|
\p
\v 4 tathA nijAn mESAn bahiH kRtvA svayaM tESAm agrE gacchati, tatO mESAstasya zabdaM budhyantE, tasmAt tasya pazcAd vrajanti|
\p
\v 5 kintu parasya zabdaM na budhyantE tasmAt tasya pazcAd vrajiSyanti varaM tasya samIpAt palAyiSyantE|
\p
\v 6 yIzustEbhya imAM dRSTAntakathAm akathayat kintu tEna kathitakathAyAstAtparyyaM tE nAbudhyanta|
\p
\v 7 atO yIzuH punarakathayat, yuSmAnAhaM yathArthataraM vyAharAmi, mESagRhasya dvAram ahamEva|
\p
\v 8 mayA na pravizya ya Agacchan tE stEnA dasyavazca kintu mESAstESAM kathA nAzRNvan|
\p
\v 9 ahamEva dvArasvarUpaH, mayA yaH kazcita pravizati sa rakSAM prApsyati tathA bahirantazca gamanAgamanE kRtvA caraNasthAnaM prApsyati|
\p
\v 10 yO janastEnaH sa kEvalaM stainyabadhavinAzAn karttumEva samAyAti kintvaham Ayu rdAtum arthAt bAhUlyEna tadEva dAtum Agaccham|
\p
\v 11 ahamEva satyamESapAlakO yastu satyO mESapAlakaH sa mESArthaM prANatyAgaM karOti;
\p
\v 12 kintu yO janO mESapAlakO na, arthAd yasya mESA nijA na bhavanti, ya EtAdRzO vaitanikaH sa vRkam AgacchantaM dRSTvA mEjavrajaM vihAya palAyatE, tasmAd vRkastaM vrajaM dhRtvA vikirati|
\p
\v 13 vaitanikaH palAyatE yataH sa vEtanArthI mESArthaM na cintayati|
\p
\v 14 ahamEva satyO mESapAlakaH, pitA mAM yathA jAnAti, ahanjca yathA pitaraM jAnAmi,
\p
\v 15 tathA nijAn mESAnapi jAnAmi, mESAzca mAM jAnAnti, ahanjca mESArthaM prANatyAgaM karOmi|
\p
\v 16 aparanjca Etad gRhIya mESEbhyO bhinnA api mESA mama santi tE sakalA AnayitavyAH; tE mama zabdaM zrOSyanti tata EkO vraja EkO rakSakO bhaviSyati|
\p
\v 17 prANAnahaM tyaktvA punaH prANAn grahISyAmi, tasmAt pitA mayi snEhaM karOti|
\p
\v 18 kazcijjanO mama prANAn hantuM na zaknOti kintu svayaM tAn samarpayAmi tAn samarpayituM punargrahItunjca mama zaktirAstE bhAramimaM svapituH sakAzAt prAptOham|
\p
\v 19 asmAdupadEzAt punazca yihUdIyAnAM madhyE bhinnavAkyatA jAtA|
\p
\v 20 tatO bahavO vyAharan ESa bhUtagrasta unmattazca, kuta Etasya kathAM zRNutha?
\p
\v 21 kEcid avadan Etasya kathA bhUtagrastasya kathAvanna bhavanti, bhUtaH kim andhAya cakSuSI dAtuM zaknOti?
\p
\v 22 zItakAlE yirUzAlami mandirOtsargaparvvaNyupasthitE
\p
\v 23 yIzuH sulEmAnO niHsArENa gamanAgamanE karOti,
\p
\v 24 Etasmin samayE yihUdIyAstaM vESTayitvA vyAharan kati kAlAn asmAkaM vicikitsAM sthApayiSyAmi? yadyabhiSiktO bhavati tarhi tat spaSTaM vada|
\p
\v 25 tadA yIzuH pratyavadad aham acakathaM kintu yUyaM na pratItha, nijapitu rnAmnA yAM yAM kriyAM karOmi sA kriyaiva mama sAkSisvarUpA|
\p
\v 26 kintvahaM pUrvvamakathayaM yUyaM mama mESA na bhavatha, kAraNAdasmAn na vizvasitha|
\p
\v 27 mama mESA mama zabdaM zRNvanti tAnahaM jAnAmi tE ca mama pazcAd gacchanti|
\p
\v 28 ahaM tEbhyO'nantAyu rdadAmi, tE kadApi na naMkSyanti kOpi mama karAt tAn harttuM na zakSyati|
\p
\v 29 yO mama pitA tAn mahyaM dattavAn sa sarvvasmAt mahAn, kOpi mama pituH karAt tAn harttuM na zakSyati|
\p
\v 30 ahaM pitA ca dvayOrEkatvam|
\p
\v 31 tatO yihUdIyAH punarapi taM hantuM pASANAn udatOlayan|
\p
\v 32 yIzuH kathitavAn pituH sakAzAd bahUnyuttamakarmmANi yuSmAkaM prAkAzayaM tESAM kasya karmmaNaH kAraNAn mAM pASANairAhantum udyatAH stha?
\p
\v 33 yihUdIyAH pratyavadan prazastakarmmahEtO rna kintu tvaM mAnuSaH svamIzvaram uktvEzvaraM nindasi kAraNAdasmAt tvAM pASANairhanmaH|
\p
\v 34 tadA yIzuH pratyuktavAn mayA kathitaM yUyam IzvarA EtadvacanaM yuSmAkaM zAstrE likhitaM nAsti kiM?
\p
\v 35 tasmAd yESAm uddEzE Izvarasya kathA kathitA tE yadIzvaragaNA ucyantE dharmmagranthasyApyanyathA bhavituM na zakyaM,
\p
\v 36 tarhyAham Izvarasya putra iti vAkyasya kathanAt yUyaM pitrAbhiSiktaM jagati prEritanjca pumAMsaM katham IzvaranindakaM vAdaya?
\p
\v 37 yadyahaM pituH karmma na karOmi tarhi mAM na pratIta;
\p
\v 38 kintu yadi karOmi tarhi mayi yuSmAbhiH pratyayE na kRtE'pi kAryyE pratyayaH kriyatAM, tatO mayi pitAstIti pitaryyaham asmIti ca kSAtvA vizvasiSyatha|
\p
\v 39 tadA tE punarapi taM dharttum acESTanta kintu sa tESAM karEbhyO nistIryya
\p
\v 40 puna ryarddan adyAstaTE yatra purvvaM yOhan amajjayat tatrAgatya nyavasat|
\p
\v 41 tatO bahavO lOkAstatsamIpam Agatya vyAharan yOhan kimapyAzcaryyaM karmma nAkarOt kintvasmin manuSyE yA yaH kathA akathayat tAH sarvvAH satyAH;
\p
\v 42 tatra ca bahavO lOkAstasmin vyazvasan|
\c 11
\p
\v 1 anantaraM mariyam tasyA bhaginI marthA ca yasmin vaithanIyAgrAmE vasatastasmin grAmE iliyAsar nAmA pIPita Eka AsIt|
\p
\v 2 yA mariyam prabhuM sugandhitElaina marddayitvA svakEzaistasya caraNau samamArjat tasyA bhrAtA sa iliyAsar rOgI|
\p
\v 3 aparanjca hE prabhO bhavAn yasmin prIyatE sa Eva pIPitOstIti kathAM kathayitvA tasya bhaginyau prESitavatyau|
\p
\v 4 tadA yIzurimAM vArttAM zrutvAkathayata pIPEyaM maraNArthaM na kintvIzvarasya mahimArtham Izvaraputrasya mahimaprakAzArthanjca jAtA|
\p
\v 5 yIzu ryadyapimarthAyAM tadbhaginyAm iliyAsari cAprIyata,
\p
\v 6 tathApi iliyAsaraH pIPAyAH kathaM zrutvA yatra AsIt tatraiva dinadvayamatiSThat|
\p
\v 7 tataH param sa ziSyAnakathayad vayaM puna ryihUdIyapradEzaM yAmaH|
\p
\v 8 tatastE pratyavadan, hE gurO svalpadinAni gatAni yihUdIyAstvAM pASANai rhantum udyatAstathApi kiM punastatra yAsyasi?
\p
\v 9 yIzuH pratyavadat, Ekasmin dinE kiM dvAdazaghaTikA na bhavanti? kOpi divA gacchan na skhalati yataH sa EtajjagatO dIptiM prApnOti|
\p
\v 10 kintu rAtrau gacchan skhalati yatO hEtOstatra dIpti rnAsti|
\p
\v 11 imAM kathAM kathayitvA sa tAnavadad, asmAkaM bandhuH iliyAsar nidritObhUd idAnIM taM nidrAtO jAgarayituM gacchAmi|
\p
\v 12 yIzu rmRtau kathAmimAM kathitavAn kintu vizrAmArthaM nidrAyAM kathitavAn iti jnjAtvA ziSyA akathayan,
\p
\v 13 hE gurO sa yadi nidrAti tarhi bhadramEva|
\p
\v 14 tadA yIzuH spaSTaM tAn vyAharat, iliyAsar amriyata;
\p
\v 15 kintu yUyaM yathA pratItha tadarthamahaM tatra na sthitavAn ityasmAd yuSmannimittam AhlAditOhaM, tathApi tasya samIpE yAma|
\p
\v 16 tadA thOmA yaM didumaM vadanti sa sagginaH ziSyAn avadad vayamapi gatvA tEna sArddhaM mriyAmahai|
\p
\v 17 yIzustatrOpasthAya iliyAsaraH zmazAnE sthApanAt catvAri dinAni gatAnIti vArttAM zrutavAn|
\p
\v 18 vaithanIyA yirUzAlamaH samIpasthA krOzaikamAtrAntaritA;
\p
\v 19 tasmAd bahavO yihUdIyA marthAM mariyamanjca bhyAtRzOkApannAM sAntvayituM tayOH samIpam Agacchan|
\p
\v 20 marthA yIzOrAgamanavArtAM zrutvaiva taM sAkSAd akarOt kintu mariyam gEha upavizya sthitA|
\p
\v 21 tadA marthA yIzumavAdat, hE prabhO yadi bhavAn atrAsthAsyat tarhi mama bhrAtA nAmariSyat|
\p
\v 22 kintvidAnImapi yad IzvarE prArthayiSyatE Izvarastad dAsyatIti jAnE'haM|
\p
\v 23 yIzuravAdIt tava bhrAtA samutthAsyati|
\p
\v 24 marthA vyAharat zESadivasE sa utthAnasamayE prOtthAsyatIti jAnE'haM|
\p
\v 25 tadA yIzuH kathitavAn ahamEva utthApayitA jIvayitA ca yaH kazcana mayi vizvasiti sa mRtvApi jIviSyati;
\p
\v 26 yaH kazcana ca jIvan mayi vizvasiti sa kadApi na mariSyati, asyAM kathAyAM kiM vizvasiSi?
\p
\v 27 sAvadat prabhO yasyAvataraNApEkSAsti bhavAn saEvAbhiSiktta Izvaraputra iti vizvasimi|
\p
\v 28 iti kathAM kathayitvA sA gatvA svAM bhaginIM mariyamaM guptamAhUya vyAharat gururupatiSThati tvAmAhUyati ca|
\p
\v 29 kathAmimAM zrutvA sA tUrNam utthAya tasya samIpam agacchat|
\p
\v 30 yIzu rgrAmamadhyaM na pravizya yatra marthA taM sAkSAd akarOt tatra sthitavAn|
\p
\v 31 yE yihUdIyA mariyamA sAkaM gRhE tiSThantastAm asAntvayana tE tAM kSipram utthAya gacchantiM vilOkya vyAharan, sa zmazAnE rOdituM yAti, ityuktvA tE tasyAH pazcAd agacchan|
\p
\v 32 yatra yIzuratiSThat tatra mariyam upasthAya taM dRSTvA tasya caraNayOH patitvA vyAharat hE prabhO yadi bhavAn atrAsthAsyat tarhi mama bhrAtA nAmariSyat|
\p
\v 33 yIzustAM tasyAH sagginO yihUdIyAMzca rudatO vilOkya zOkArttaH san dIrghaM nizvasya kathitavAn taM kutrAsthApayata?
\p
\v 34 tE vyAharan, hE prabhO bhavAn Agatya pazyatu|
\p
\v 35 yIzunA kranditaM|
\p
\v 36 ataEva yihUdIyA avadan, pazyatAyaM tasmin kidRg apriyata|
\p
\v 37 tESAM kEcid avadan yOndhAya cakSuSI dattavAn sa kim asya mRtyuM nivArayituM nAzaknOt?
\p
\v 38 tatO yIzuH punarantardIrghaM nizvasya zmazAnAntikam agacchat| tat zmazAnam EkaM gahvaraM tanmukhE pASANa Eka AsIt|
\p
\v 39 tadA yIzuravadad EnaM pASANam apasArayata, tataH pramItasya bhaginI marthAvadat prabhO, adhunA tatra durgandhO jAtaH, yatOdya catvAri dinAni zmazAnE sa tiSThati|
\p
\v 40 tadA yIzuravAdIt, yadi vizvasiSi tarhIzvarasya mahimaprakAzaM drakSyasi kathAmimAM kiM tubhyaM nAkathayaM?
\p
\v 41 tadA mRtasya zmazAnAt pASANO'pasAritE yIzurUrdvvaM pazyan akathayat, hE pita rmama nEvEsanam azRNOH kAraNAdasmAt tvAM dhanyaM vadAmi|
\p
\v 42 tvaM satataM zRNOSi tadapyahaM jAnAmi, kintu tvaM mAM yat prairayastad yathAsmin sthAnE sthitA lOkA vizvasanti tadartham idaM vAkyaM vadAmi|
\p
\v 43 imAM kathAM kathayitvA sa prOccairAhvayat, hE iliyAsar bahirAgaccha|
\p
\v 44 tataH sa pramItaH zmazAnavastrai rbaddhahastapAdO gAtramArjanavAsasA baddhamukhazca bahirAgacchat| yIzuruditavAn bandhanAni mOcayitvA tyajatainaM|
\p
\v 45 mariyamaH samIpam AgatA yE yihUdIyalOkAstadA yIzOrEtat karmmApazyan tESAM bahavO vyazvasan,
\p
\v 46 kintu kEcidanyE phirUzinAM samIpaM gatvA yIzOrEtasya karmmaNO vArttAm avadan|
\p
\v 47 tataH paraM pradhAnayAjakAH phirUzinAzca sabhAM kRtvA vyAharan vayaM kiM kurmmaH? ESa mAnavO bahUnyAzcaryyakarmmANi karOti|
\p
\v 48 yadIdRzaM karmma karttuM na vArayAmastarhi sarvvE lOkAstasmin vizvasiSyanti rOmilOkAzcAgatyAsmAkam anayA rAjadhAnyA sArddhaM rAjyam AchEtsyanti|
\p
\v 49 tadA tESAM kiyaphAnAmA yastasmin vatsarE mahAyAjakapadE nyayujyata sa pratyavadad yUyaM kimapi na jAnItha;
\p
\v 50 samagradEzasya vinAzatOpi sarvvalOkArtham Ekasya janasya maraNam asmAkaM maggalahEtukam Etasya vivEcanAmapi na kurutha|
\p
\v 51 EtAM kathAM sa nijabuddhyA vyAharad iti na,
\p
\v 52 kintu yIzUstaddEzIyAnAM kAraNAt prANAn tyakSyati, dizi dizi vikIrNAn Izvarasya santAnAn saMgRhyaikajAtiM kariSyati ca, tasmin vatsarE kiyaphA mahAyAjakatvapadE niyuktaH san idaM bhaviSyadvAkyaM kathitavAn|
\p
\v 53 taddinamArabhya tE kathaM taM hantuM zaknuvantIti mantraNAM karttuM prArEbhirE|
\p
\v 54 ataEva yihUdIyAnAM madhyE yIzuH saprakAzaM gamanAgamanE akRtvA tasmAd gatvA prAntarasya samIpasthAyipradEzasyEphrAyim nAmni nagarE ziSyaiH sAkaM kAlaM yApayituM prArEbhE|
\p
\v 55 anantaraM yihUdIyAnAM nistArOtsavE nikaTavarttini sati tadutsavAt pUrvvaM svAn zucIn karttuM bahavO janA grAmEbhyO yirUzAlam nagaram Agacchan,
\p
\v 56 yIzOranvESaNaM kRtvA mandirE daNPAyamAnAH santaH parasparaM vyAharan, yuSmAkaM kIdRzO bOdhO jAyatE? sa kim utsavE'smin atrAgamiSyati?
\p
\v 57 sa ca kutrAsti yadyEtat kazcid vEtti tarhi darzayatu pradhAnayAjakAH phirUzinazca taM dharttuM pUrvvam imAm AjnjAM prAcArayan|
\c 12
\p
\v 1 nistArOtsavAt pUrvvaM dinaSaTkE sthitE yIzu ryaM pramItam iliyAsaraM zmazAnAd udasthAparat tasya nivAsasthAnaM baithaniyAgrAmam Agacchat|
\p
\v 2 tatra tadarthaM rajanyAM bhOjyE kRtE marthA paryyavESayad iliyAsar ca tasya saggibhiH sArddhaM bhOjanAsana upAvizat|
\p
\v 3 tadA mariyam arddhasETakaM bahumUlyaM jaTAmAMsIyaM tailam AnIya yIzOzcaraNayO rmarddayitvA nijakEza rmArSTum Arabhata; tadA tailasya parimalEna gRham AmOditam abhavat|
\p
\v 4 yaH zimOnaH putra riSkariyOtIyO yihUdAnAmA yIzuM parakarESu samarpayiSyati sa ziSyastadA kathitavAn,
\p
\v 5 EtattailaM tribhiH zatai rmudrApadai rvikrItaM sad daridrEbhyaH kutO nAdIyata?
\p
\v 6 sa daridralOkArtham acintayad iti na, kintu sa caura EvaM tannikaTE mudrAsampuTakasthityA tanmadhyE yadatiSThat tadapAharat tasmAt kAraNAd imAM kathAmakathayat|
\p
\v 7 tadA yIzurakathayad EnAM mA vAraya sA mama zmazAnasthApanadinArthaM tadarakSayat|
\p
\v 8 daridrA yuSmAkaM sannidhau sarvvadA tiSThanti kintvahaM sarvvadA yuSmAkaM sannidhau na tiSThAmi|
\p
\v 9 tataH paraM yIzustatrAstIti vArttAM zrutvA bahavO yihUdIyAstaM zmazAnAdutthApitam iliyAsaranjca draSTuM tat sthAnam Agacchana|
\p
\v 10 tadA pradhAnayAjakAstam iliyAsaramapi saMharttum amantrayan ;
\p
\v 11 yatastEna bahavO yihUdIyA gatvA yIzau vyazvasan|
\p
\v 12 anantaraM yIzu ryirUzAlam nagaram AgacchatIti vArttAM zrutvA parE'hani utsavAgatA bahavO lOkAH
\p
\v 13 kharjjUrapatrAdyAnIya taM sAkSAt karttuM bahirAgatya jaya jayEti vAcaM prOccai rvaktum Arabhanta, isrAyElO yO rAjA paramEzvarasya nAmnAgacchati sa dhanyaH|
\p
\v 14 tadA "hE siyOnaH kanyE mA bhaiSIH pazyAyaM tava rAjA garddabhazAvakam AruhyAgacchati"
\p
\v 15 iti zAstrIyavacanAnusArENa yIzurEkaM yuvagarddabhaM prApya taduparyyArOhat|
\p
\v 16 asyAH ghaTanAyAstAtparyyaM ziSyAH prathamaM nAbudhyanta, kintu yIzau mahimAnaM prAptE sati vAkyamidaM tasmina akathyata lOkAzca tampratIttham akurvvan iti tE smRtavantaH|
\p
\v 17 sa iliyAsaraM zmazAnAd Agantum AhvatavAn zmazAnAnjca udasthApayad yE yE lOkAstatkarmya sAkSAd apazyan tE pramANaM dAtum Arabhanta|
\p
\v 18 sa EtAdRzam adbhutaM karmmakarOt tasya janazrutE rlOkAstaM sAkSAt karttum Agacchan|
\p
\v 19 tataH phirUzinaH parasparaM vaktum Arabhanta yuSmAkaM sarvvAzcESTA vRthA jAtAH, iti kiM yUyaM na budhyadhvE? pazyata sarvvE lOkAstasya pazcAdvarttinObhavan|
\p
\v 20 bhajanaM karttum utsavAgatAnAM lOkAnAM katipayA janA anyadEzIyA Asan ,
\p
\v 21 tE gAlIlIyabaitsaidAnivAsinaH philipasya samIpam Agatya vyAharan hE mahEccha vayaM yIzuM draSTum icchAmaH|
\p
\v 22 tataH philipO gatvA Andriyam avadat pazcAd Andriyaphilipau yIzavE vArttAm akathayatAM|
\p
\v 23 tadA yIzuH pratyuditavAn mAnavasutasya mahimaprAptisamaya upasthitaH|
\p
\v 24 ahaM yuSmAnatiyathArthaM vadAmi, dhAnyabIjaM mRttikAyAM patitvA yadi na mRyatE tarhyEkAkI tiSThati kintu yadi mRyatE tarhi bahuguNaM phalaM phalati|
\p
\v 25 yO janEा nijaprANAn priyAn jAnAti sa tAn hArayiSyati kintu yEा jana ihalOkE nijaprANAn apriyAn jAnAti sEाnantAyuH prAptuM tAn rakSiSyati|
\p
\v 26 kazcid yadi mama sEvakO bhavituM vAnjchati tarhi sa mama pazcAdgAmI bhavatu, tasmAd ahaM yatra tiSThAmi mama sEvakEाpi tatra sthAsyati; yO janO mAM sEvatE mama pitApi taM sammaMsyatE|
\p
\v 27 sAmprataM mama prANA vyAkulA bhavanti, tasmAd hE pitara EtasmAt samayAn mAM rakSa, ityahaM kiM prArthayiSyE? kintvaham EtatsamayArtham avatIrNavAn|
\p
\v 28 hE pita: svanAmnO mahimAnaM prakAzaya; tanaiva svanAmnO mahimAnam ahaM prAkAzayaM punarapi prakAzayiSyAmi, ESA gagaNIyA vANI tasmin samayE'jAyata|
\p
\v 29 taczrutvA samIpasthalOkAnAM kEcid avadan mEghO'garjIt, kEcid avadan svargIyadUtO'nEna saha kathAmacakathat|
\p
\v 30 tadA yIzuH pratyavAdIt, madarthaM zabdOyaM nAbhUt yuSmadarthamEvAbhUt|
\p
\v 31 adhunA jagatOsya vicAra: sampatsyatE, adhunAsya jagata: patI rAjyAt cyOSyati|
\p
\v 32 yadyaI pRthivyA UrdvvE prOtthApitOsmi tarhi sarvvAn mAnavAn svasamIpam AkarSiSyAmi|
\p
\v 33 kathaM tasya mRti rbhaviSyati, Etad bOdhayituM sa imAM kathAm akathayat|
\p
\v 34 tadA lOkA akathayan sObhiSiktaH sarvvadA tiSThatIti vyavasthAgranthE zrutam asmAbhiH, tarhi manuSyaputraH prOtthApitO bhaviSyatIti vAkyaM kathaM vadasi? manuSyaputrOyaM kaH?
\p
\v 35 tadA yIzurakathAyad yuSmAbhiH sArddham alpadinAni jyOtirAstE, yathA yuSmAn andhakArO nAcchAdayati tadarthaM yAvatkAlaM yuSmAbhiH sArddhaM jyOtistiSThati tAvatkAlaM gacchata; yO janO'ndhakArE gacchati sa kutra yAtIti na jAnAti|
\p
\v 36 ataEva yAvatkAlaM yuSmAkaM nikaTE jyOtirAstE tAvatkAlaM jyOtIrUpasantAnA bhavituM jyOtiSi vizvasita; imAM kathAM kathayitvA yIzuH prasthAya tEbhyaH svaM guptavAn|
\p
\v 37 yadyapi yIzustESAM samakSam EtAvadAzcaryyakarmmANi kRtavAn tathApi tE tasmin na vyazvasan|
\p
\v 38 ataEva kaH pratyEti susaMvAdaM parEzAsmat pracAritaM? prakAzatE parEzasya hastaH kasya ca sannidhau? yizayiyabhaviSyadvAdinA yadEtad vAkyamuktaM tat saphalam abhavat|
\p
\v 39 tE pratyEtuM nAzankuvan tasmin yizayiyabhaviSyadvAdi punaravAdId,
\p
\v 40 yadA, "tE nayanai rna pazyanti buddhibhizca na budhyantE tai rmanaHsu parivarttitESu ca tAnahaM yathA svasthAn na karOmi tathA sa tESAM lOcanAnyandhAni kRtvA tESAmantaHkaraNAni gAPhAni kariSyati|"
\p
\v 41 yizayiyO yadA yIzO rmahimAnaM vilOkya tasmin kathAmakathayat tadA bhaviSyadvAkyam IdRzaM prakAzayat|
\p
\v 42 tathApyadhipatinAM bahavastasmin pratyAyan| kintu phirUzinastAn bhajanagRhAd dUrIkurvvantIti bhayAt tE taM na svIkRtavantaH|
\p
\v 43 yata Izvarasya prazaMsAtO mAnavAnAM prazaMsAyAM tE'priyanta|
\p
\v 44 tadA yIzuruccaiHkAram akathayad yO janO mayi vizvasiti sa kEvalE mayi vizvasitIti na, sa matprErakE'pi vizvasiti|
\p
\v 45 yO janO mAM pazyati sa matprErakamapi pazyati|
\p
\v 46 yO janO mAM pratyEti sa yathAndhakArE na tiSThati tadartham ahaM jyOtiHsvarUpO bhUtvA jagatyasmin avatIrNavAn|
\p
\v 47 mama kathAM zrutvA yadi kazcin na vizvasiti tarhi tamahaM dOSiNaM na karOmi, yatO hEtO rjagatO janAnAM dOSAn nizcitAn karttuM nAgatya tAn paricAtum AgatOsmi|
\p
\v 48 yaH kazcin mAM na zraddhAya mama kathaM na gRhlAti, anyastaM dOSiNaM kariSyati vastutastu yAM kathAmaham acakathaM sA kathA caramE'nhi taM dOSiNaM kariSyati|
\p
\v 49 yatO hEtOrahaM svataH kimapi na kathayAmi, kiM kiM mayA kathayitavyaM kiM samupadESTavyanjca iti matprErayitA pitA mAmAjnjApayat|
\p
\v 50 tasya sAjnjA anantAyurityahaM jAnAmi, ataEvAhaM yat kathayAmi tat pitA yathAjnjApayat tathaiva kathayAmyaham|
\c 13
\p
\v 1 nistArOtsavasya kinjcitkAlAt pUrvvaM pRthivyAH pituH samIpagamanasya samayaH sannikarSObhUd iti jnjAtvA yIzurAprathamAd yESu jagatpravAsiSvAtmIyalOkESa prEma karOti sma tESu zESaM yAvat prEma kRtavAn|
\p
\v 2 pitA tasya hastE sarvvaM samarpitavAn svayam Izvarasya samIpAd Agacchad Izvarasya samIpaM yAsyati ca, sarvvANyEtAni jnjAtvA rajanyAM bhOjanE sampUrNE sati,
\p
\v 3 yadA zaitAn taM parahastESu samarpayituM zimOnaH putrasya ISkAriyOtiyasya yihUdA antaHkaraNE kupravRttiM samArpayat,
\p
\v 4 tadA yIzu rbhOjanAsanAd utthAya gAtravastraM mOcayitvA gAtramArjanavastraM gRhItvA tEna svakaTim abadhnAt,
\p
\v 5 pazcAd EkapAtrE jalam abhiSicya ziSyANAM pAdAn prakSAlya tEna kaTibaddhagAtramArjanavAsasA mArSTuM prArabhata|
\p
\v 6 tataH zimOnpitarasya samIpamAgatE sa uktavAn hE prabhO bhavAn kiM mama pAdau prakSAlayiSyati?
\p
\v 7 yIzuruditavAn ahaM yat karOmi tat samprati na jAnAsi kintu pazcAj jnjAsyasi|
\p
\v 8 tataH pitaraH kathitavAn bhavAn kadApi mama pAdau na prakSAlayiSyati| yIzurakathayad yadi tvAM na prakSAlayE tarhi mayi tava kOpyaMzO nAsti|
\p
\v 9 tadA zimOnpitaraH kathitavAn hE prabhO tarhi kEvalapAdau na, mama hastau zirazca prakSAlayatu|
\p
\v 10 tatO yIzuravadad yO janO dhautastasya sarvvAggapariSkRtatvAt pAdau vinAnyAggasya prakSAlanApEkSA nAsti| yUyaM pariSkRtA iti satyaM kintu na sarvvE,
\p
\v 11 yatO yO janastaM parakarESu samarpayiSyati taM sa jnjAtavAna; ataEva yUyaM sarvvE na pariSkRtA imAM kathAM kathitavAn|
\p
\v 12 itthaM yIzustESAM pAdAn prakSAlya vastraM paridhAyAsanE samupavizya kathitavAn ahaM yuSmAn prati kiM karmmAkArSaM jAnItha?
\p
\v 13 yUyaM mAM guruM prabhunjca vadatha tat satyamEva vadatha yatOhaM saEva bhavAmi|
\p
\v 14 yadyahaM prabhu rguruzca san yuSmAkaM pAdAn prakSAlitavAn tarhi yuSmAkamapi parasparaM pAdaprakSAlanam ucitam|
\p
\v 15 ahaM yuSmAn prati yathA vyavAharaM yuSmAn tathA vyavaharttum EkaM panthAnaM darzitavAn|
\p
\v 16 ahaM yuSmAnatiyathArthaM vadAmi, prabhO rdAsO na mahAn prErakAcca prEritO na mahAn|
\p
\v 17 imAM kathAM viditvA yadi tadanusArataH karmmANi kurutha tarhi yUyaM dhanyA bhaviSyatha|
\p
\v 18 sarvvESu yuSmAsu kathAmimAM kathayAmi iti na, yE mama manOnItAstAnahaM jAnAmi, kintu mama bhakSyANi yO bhugktE matprANaprAtikUlyataH| utthApayati pAdasya mUlaM sa ESa mAnavaH|yadEtad dharmmapustakasya vacanaM tadanusArENAvazyaM ghaTiSyatE|
\p
\v 19 ahaM sa jana ityatra yathA yuSmAkaM vizvAsO jAyatE tadarthaM EtAdRzaghaTanAt pUrvvam ahamidAnIM yuSmabhyamakathayam|
\p
\v 20 ahaM yuSmAnatIva yathArthaM vadAmi, mayA prEritaM janaM yO gRhlAti sa mAmEva gRhlAti yazca mAM gRhlAti sa matprErakaM gRhlAti|
\p
\v 21 EtAM kathAM kathayitvA yIzu rduHkhI san pramANaM dattvA kathitavAn ahaM yuSmAnatiyathArthaM vadAmi yuSmAkam EkO janO mAM parakarESu samarpayiSyati|
\p
\v 22 tataH sa kamuddizya kathAmEtAM kathitavAn ityatra sandigdhAH ziSyAH parasparaM mukhamAlOkayituM prArabhanta|
\p
\v 23 tasmin samayE yIzu ryasmin aprIyata sa ziSyastasya vakSaHsthalam avAlambata|
\p
\v 24 zimOnpitarastaM sagkEtEnAvadat, ayaM kamuddizya kathAmEtAm kathayatIti pRccha|
\p
\v 25 tadA sa yIzO rvakSaHsthalam avalambya pRSThavAn, hE prabhO sa janaH kaH?
\p
\v 26 tatO yIzuH pratyavadad EkakhaNPaM pUpaM majjayitvA yasmai dAsyAmi saEva saH; pazcAt pUpakhaNPamEkaM majjayitvA zimOnaH putrAya ISkariyOtIyAya yihUdai dattavAn|
\p
\v 27 tasmin dattE sati zaitAn tamAzrayat; tadA yIzustam avadat tvaM yat kariSyasi tat kSipraM kuru|
\p
\v 28 kintu sa yEnAzayEna tAM kathAmakathAyat tam upaviSTalOkAnAM kOpi nAbudhyata;
\p
\v 29 kintu yihUdAH samIpE mudrAsampuTakasthitEH kEcid ittham abudhyanta pArvvaNAsAdanArthaM kimapi dravyaM krEtuM vA daridrEbhyaH kinjcid vitarituM kathitavAn|
\p
\v 30 tadA pUpakhaNPagrahaNAt paraM sa tUrNaM bahiragacchat; rAtrizca samupasyitA|
\p
\v 31 yihUdE bahirgatE yIzurakathayad idAnIM mAnavasutasya mahimA prakAzatE tEnEzvarasyApi mahimA prakAzatE|
\p
\v 32 yadi tEnEzvarasya mahimA prakAzatE tarhIzvarOpi svEna tasya mahimAnaM prakAzayiSyati tUrNamEva prakAzayiSyati|
\p
\v 33 hE vatsA ahaM yuSmAbhiH sArddhaM kinjcitkAlamAtram AsE, tataH paraM mAM mRgayiSyadhvE kintvahaM yatsthAnaM yAmi tatsthAnaM yUyaM gantuM na zakSyatha, yAmimAM kathAM yihUdIyEbhyaH kathitavAn tathAdhunA yuSmabhyamapi kathayAmi|
\p
\v 34 yUyaM parasparaM prIyadhvam ahaM yuSmAsu yathA prIyE yUyamapi parasparam tathaiva prIyadhvaM, yuSmAn imAM navInAm AjnjAm AdizAmi|
\p
\v 35 tEnaiva yadi parasparaM prIyadhvE tarhi lakSaNEnAnEna yUyaM mama ziSyA iti sarvvE jnjAtuM zakSyanti|
\p
\v 36 zimOnapitaraH pRSThavAn hE prabhO bhavAn kutra yAsyati? tatO yIzuH pratyavadat, ahaM yatsthAnaM yAmi tatsthAnaM sAmprataM mama pazcAd gantuM na zaknOSi kintu pazcAd gamiSyasi|
\p
\v 37 tadA pitaraH pratyuditavAn, hE prabhO sAmprataM kutO hEtOstava pazcAd gantuM na zaknOmi? tvadarthaM prANAn dAtuM zaknOmi|
\p
\v 38 tatO yIzuH pratyuktavAn mannimittaM kiM prANAn dAtuM zaknOSi? tvAmahaM yathArthaM vadAmi, kukkuTaravaNAt pUrvvaM tvaM tri rmAm apahnOSyasE|
\c 14
\p
\v 1 manOduHkhinO mA bhUta; IzvarE vizvasita mayi ca vizvasita|
\p
\v 2 mama pitu gRhE bahUni vAsasthAni santi nO cEt pUrvvaM yuSmAn ajnjApayiSyaM yuSmadarthaM sthAnaM sajjayituM gacchAmi|
\p
\v 3 yadi gatvAhaM yuSmannimittaM sthAnaM sajjayAmi tarhi panarAgatya yuSmAn svasamIpaM nESyAmi, tatO yatrAhaM tiSThAmi tatra yUyamapi sthAsyatha|
\p
\v 4 ahaM yatsthAnaM brajAmi tatsthAnaM yUyaM jAnItha tasya panthAnamapi jAnItha|
\p
\v 5 tadA thOmA avadat, hE prabhO bhavAn kutra yAti tadvayaM na jAnImaH, tarhi kathaM panthAnaM jnjAtuM zaknumaH?
\p
\v 6 yIzurakathayad ahamEva satyajIvanarUpapathO mayA na gantA kOpi pituH samIpaM gantuM na zaknOti|
\p
\v 7 yadi mAm ajnjAsyata tarhi mama pitaramapyajnjAsyata kintvadhunAtastaM jAnItha pazyatha ca|
\p
\v 8 tadA philipaH kathitavAn, hE prabhO pitaraM darzaya tasmAdasmAkaM yathESTaM bhaviSyati|
\p
\v 9 tatO yIzuH pratyAvAdIt, hE philipa yuSmAbhiH sArddham EtAvaddinAni sthitamapi mAM kiM na pratyabhijAnAsi? yO janO mAm apazyat sa pitaramapyapazyat tarhi pitaram asmAn darzayEti kathAM kathaM kathayasi?
\p
\v 10 ahaM pitari tiSThAmi pitA mayi tiSThatIti kiM tvaM na pratyaSi? ahaM yadvAkyaM vadAmi tat svatO na vadAmi kintu yaH pitA mayi virAjatE sa Eva sarvvakarmmANi karAti|
\p
\v 11 ataEva pitaryyahaM tiSThAmi pitA ca mayi tiSThati mamAsyAM kathAyAM pratyayaM kuruta, nO cEt karmmahEtOH pratyayaM kuruta|
\p
\v 12 ahaM yuSmAnatiyathArthaM vadAmi, yO janO mayi vizvasiti sOhamiva karmmANi kariSyati varaM tatOpi mahAkarmmANi kariSyati yatO hEtOrahaM pituH samIpaM gacchAmi|
\p
\v 13 yathA putrENa pitu rmahimA prakAzatE tadarthaM mama nAma prOcya yat prArthayiSyadhvE tat saphalaM kariSyAmi|
\p
\v 14 yadi mama nAmnA yat kinjcid yAcadhvE tarhi tadahaM sAdhayiSyAmi|
\p
\v 15 yadi mayi prIyadhvE tarhi mamAjnjAH samAcarata|
\p
\v 16 tatO mayA pituH samIpE prArthitE pitA nirantaraM yuSmAbhiH sArddhaM sthAtum itaramEkaM sahAyam arthAt satyamayam AtmAnaM yuSmAkaM nikaTaM prESayiSyati|
\p
\v 17 EtajjagatO lOkAstaM grahItuM na zaknuvanti yatastE taM nApazyan nAjanaMzca kintu yUyaM jAnItha yatO hEtOH sa yuSmAkamanta rnivasati yuSmAkaM madhyE sthAsyati ca|
\p
\v 18 ahaM yuSmAn anAthAn kRtvA na yAsyAmi punarapi yuSmAkaM samIpam AgamiSyAmi|
\p
\v 19 kiyatkAlarat param asya jagatO lOkA mAM puna rna drakSyanti kintu yUyaM drakSyatha;ahaM jIviSyAmi tasmAt kAraNAd yUyamapi jIviSyatha|
\p
\v 20 pitaryyahamasmi mayi ca yUyaM stha, tathAhaM yuSmAsvasmi tadapi tadA jnjAsyatha|
\p
\v 21 yO janO mamAjnjA gRhItvA tA Acarati saEva mayi prIyatE; yO janazca mayi prIyatE saEva mama pituH priyapAtraM bhaviSyati, tathAhamapi tasmin prItvA tasmai svaM prakAzayiSyAmi|
\p
\v 22 tadA ISkariyOtIyAd anyO yihUdAstamavadat, hE prabhO bhavAn jagatO lOkAnAM sannidhau prakAzitO na bhUtvAsmAkaM sannidhau kutaH prakAzitO bhaviSyati?
\p
\v 23 tatO yIzuH pratyuditavAn, yO janO mayi prIyatE sa mamAjnjA api gRhlAti, tEna mama pitApi tasmin prESyatE, AvAnjca tannikaTamAgatya tEna saha nivatsyAvaH|
\p
\v 24 yO janO mayi na prIyatE sa mama kathA api na gRhlAti punazca yAmimAM kathAM yUyaM zRNutha sA kathA kEvalasya mama na kintu mama prErakO yaH pitA tasyApi kathA|
\p
\v 25 idAnIM yuSmAkaM nikaTE vidyamAnOham EtAH sakalAH kathAH kathayAmi|
\p
\v 26 kintvitaH paraM pitrA yaH sahAyO'rthAt pavitra AtmA mama nAmni prErayiSyati sa sarvvaM zikSayitvA mayOktAH samastAH kathA yuSmAn smArayiSyati|
\p
\v 27 ahaM yuSmAkaM nikaTE zAntiM sthApayitvA yAmi, nijAM zAntiM yuSmabhyaM dadAmi, jagatO lOkA yathA dadAti tathAhaM na dadAmi; yuSmAkam antaHkaraNAni duHkhitAni bhItAni ca na bhavantu|
\p
\v 28 ahaM gatvA punarapi yuSmAkaM samIpam AgamiSyAmi mayOktaM vAkyamidaM yUyam azrauSTa; yadi mayyaprESyadhvaM tarhyahaM pituH samIpaM gacchAmi mamAsyAM kathAyAM yUyam ahlAdiSyadhvaM yatO mama pitA mattOpi mahAn|
\p
\v 29 tasyA ghaTanAyAH samayE yathA yuSmAkaM zraddhA jAyatE tadartham ahaM tasyA ghaTanAyAH pUrvvam idAnIM yuSmAn EtAM vArttAM vadAmi|
\p
\v 30 itaH paraM yuSmAbhiH saha mama bahava AlApA na bhaviSyanti yataH kAraNAd Etasya jagataH patirAgacchati kintu mayA saha tasya kOpi sambandhO nAsti|
\p
\v 31 ahaM pitari prEma karOmi tathA pitu rvidhivat karmmANi karOmIti yEna jagatO lOkA jAnanti tadartham uttiSThata vayaM sthAnAdasmAd gacchAma|
\c 15
\p
\v 1 ahaM satyadrAkSAlatAsvarUpO mama pitA tUdyAnaparicArakasvarUpanjca|
\p
\v 2 mama yAsu zAkhAsu phalAni na bhavanti tAH sa chinatti tathA phalavatyaH zAkhA yathAdhikaphalAni phalanti tadarthaM tAH pariSkarOti|
\p
\v 3 idAnIM mayOktOpadEzEna yUyaM pariSkRtAH|
\p
\v 4 ataH kAraNAt mayi tiSThata tEnAhamapi yuSmAsu tiSThAmi, yatO hEtO rdrAkSAlatAyAm asaMlagnA zAkhA yathA phalavatI bhavituM na zaknOti tathA yUyamapi mayyatiSThantaH phalavantO bhavituM na zaknutha|
\p
\v 5 ahaM drAkSAlatAsvarUpO yUyanjca zAkhAsvarUpOH; yO janO mayi tiSThati yatra cAhaM tiSThAmi, sa pracUraphalaiH phalavAn bhavati, kintu mAM vinA yUyaM kimapi karttuM na zaknutha|
\p
\v 6 yaH kazcin mayi na tiSThati sa zuSkazAkhEva bahi rnikSipyatE lOkAzca tA AhRtya vahnau nikSipya dAhayanti|
\p
\v 7 yadi yUyaM mayi tiSThatha mama kathA ca yuSmAsu tiSThati tarhi yad vAnjchitvA yAciSyadhvE yuSmAkaM tadEva saphalaM bhaviSyati|
\p
\v 8 yadi yUyaM pracUraphalavantO bhavatha tarhi tadvArA mama pitu rmahimA prakAziSyatE tathA yUyaM mama ziSyA iti parikSAyiSyadhvE|
\p
\v 9 pitA yathA mayi prItavAn ahamapi yuSmAsu tathA prItavAn atO hEtO ryUyaM nirantaraM mama prEmapAtrANi bhUtvA tiSThata|
\p
\v 10 ahaM yathA piturAjnjA gRhItvA tasya prEmabhAjanaM tiSThAmi tathaiva yUyamapi yadi mamAjnjA guhlItha tarhi mama prEmabhAjanAni sthAsyatha|
\p
\v 11 yuSmannimittaM mama ya AhlAdaH sa yathA ciraM tiSThati yuSmAkam Anandazca yathA pUryyatE tadarthaM yuSmabhyam EtAH kathA atrakatham|
\p
\v 12 ahaM yuSmAsu yathA prIyE yUyamapi parasparaM tathA prIyadhvam ESA mamAjnjA|
\p
\v 13 mitrANAM kAraNAt svaprANadAnaparyyantaM yat prEma tasmAn mahAprEma kasyApi nAsti|
\p
\v 14 ahaM yadyad AdizAmi tattadEva yadi yUyam Acarata tarhi yUyamEva mama mitrANi|
\p
\v 15 adyArabhya yuSmAn dAsAn na vadiSyAmi yat prabhu ryat karOti dAsastad na jAnAti; kintu pituH samIpE yadyad azRNavaM tat sarvvaM yUSmAn ajnjApayam tatkAraNAd yuSmAn mitrANi prOktavAn|
\p
\v 16 yUyaM mAM rOcitavanta iti na, kintvahamEva yuSmAn rOcitavAn yUyaM gatvA yathA phalAnyutpAdayatha tAni phalAni cAkSayANi bhavanti, tadarthaM yuSmAn nyajunajaM tasmAn mama nAma prOcya pitaraM yat kinjcid yAciSyadhvE tadEva sa yuSmabhyaM dAsyati|
\p
\v 17 yUyaM parasparaM prIyadhvam aham ityAjnjApayAmi|
\p
\v 18 jagatO lOkai ryuSmAsu RtIyitESu tE pUrvvaM mAmEvArttIyanta iti yUyaM jAnItha|
\p
\v 19 yadi yUyaM jagatO lOkA abhaviSyata tarhi jagatO lOkA yuSmAn AtmIyAn buddhvAprESyanta; kintu yUyaM jagatO lOkA na bhavatha, ahaM yuSmAn asmAjjagatO'rOcayam EtasmAt kAraNAjjagatO lOkA yuSmAn RtIyantE|
\p
\v 20 dAsaH prabhO rmahAn na bhavati mamaitat pUrvvIyaM vAkyaM smarata; tE yadi mAmEvAtAPayan tarhi yuSmAnapi tAPayiSyanti, yadi mama vAkyaM gRhlanti tarhi yuSmAkamapi vAkyaM grahISyanti|
\p
\v 21 kintu tE mama nAmakAraNAd yuSmAn prati tAdRzaM vyavahariSyanti yatO yO mAM prEritavAn taM tE na jAnanti|
\p
\v 22 tESAM sannidhim Agatya yadyahaM nAkathayiSyaM tarhi tESAM pApaM nAbhaviSyat kintvadhunA tESAM pApamAcchAdayitum upAyO nAsti|
\p
\v 23 yO janO mAm RtIyatE sa mama pitaramapi RtIyatE|
\p
\v 24 yAdRzAni karmmANi kEnApi kadApi nAkriyanta tAdRzAni karmmANi yadi tESAM sAkSAd ahaM nAkariSyaM tarhi tESAM pApaM nAbhaviSyat kintvadhunA tE dRSTvApi mAM mama pitaranjcArttIyanta|
\p
\v 25 tasmAt tE'kAraNaM mAm RtIyantE yadEtad vacanaM tESAM zAstrE likhitamAstE tat saphalam abhavat|
\p
\v 26 kintu pitu rnirgataM yaM sahAyamarthAt satyamayam AtmAnaM pituH samIpAd yuSmAkaM samIpE prESayiSyAmi sa Agatya mayi pramANaM dAsyati|
\p
\v 27 yUyaM prathamamArabhya mayA sArddhaM tiSThatha tasmAddhEtO ryUyamapi pramANaM dAsyatha|
\c 16
\p
\v 1 yuSmAkaM yathA vAdhA na jAyatE tadarthaM yuSmAn EtAni sarvvavAkyAni vyAharaM|
\p
\v 2 lOkA yuSmAn bhajanagRhEbhyO dUrIkariSyanti tathA yasmin samayE yuSmAn hatvA Izvarasya tuSTi janakaM karmmAkurmma iti maMsyantE sa samaya Agacchanti|
\p
\v 3 tE pitaraM mAnjca na jAnanti, tasmAd yuSmAn pratIdRzam AcariSyanti|
\p
\v 4 atO hEtAH samayE samupasthitE yathA mama kathA yuSmAkaM manaHsuH samupatiSThati tadarthaM yuSmAbhyam EtAM kathAM kathayAmi yuSmAbhiH sArddham ahaM tiSThan prathamaM tAM yuSmabhyaM nAkathayaM|
\p
\v 5 sAmprataM svasya prErayituH samIpaM gacchAmi tathApi tvaM kka gacchasi kathAmEtAM yuSmAkaM kOpi mAM na pRcchati|
\p
\v 6 kintu mayOktAbhirAbhiH kathAbhi ryUSmAkam antaHkaraNAni duHkhEna pUrNAnyabhavan|
\p
\v 7 tathApyahaM yathArthaM kathayAmi mama gamanaM yuSmAkaM hitArthamEva, yatO hEtO rgamanE na kRtE sahAyO yuSmAkaM samIpaM nAgamiSyati kintu yadi gacchAmi tarhi yuSmAkaM samIpE taM prESayiSyAmi|
\p
\v 8 tataH sa Agatya pApapuNyadaNPESu jagatO lOkAnAM prabOdhaM janayiSyati|
\p
\v 9 tE mayi na vizvasanti tasmAddhEtOH pApaprabOdhaM janayiSyati|
\p
\v 10 yuSmAkam adRzyaH sannahaM pituH samIpaM gacchAmi tasmAd puNyE prabOdhaM janayiSyati|
\p
\v 11 EtajjagatO'dhipati rdaNPAjnjAM prApnOti tasmAd daNPE prabOdhaM janayiSyati|
\p
\v 12 yuSmabhyaM kathayituM mamAnEkAH kathA AsatE, tAH kathA idAnIM yUyaM sOPhuM na zaknutha;
\p
\v 13 kintu satyamaya AtmA yadA samAgamiSyati tadA sarvvaM satyaM yuSmAn nESyati, sa svataH kimapi na vadiSyati kintu yacchrOSyati tadEva kathayitvA bhAvikAryyaM yuSmAn jnjApayiSyati|
\p
\v 14 mama mahimAnaM prakAzayiSyati yatO madIyAM kathAM gRhItvA yuSmAn bOdhayiSyati|
\p
\v 15 pitu ryadyad AstE tat sarvvaM mama tasmAd kAraNAd avAdiSaM sa madIyAM kathAM gRhItvA yuSmAn bOdhayiSyati|
\p
\v 16 kiyatkAlAt paraM yUyaM mAM draSTuM na lapsyadhvE kintu kiyatkAlAt paraM puna rdraSTuM lapsyadhvE yatOhaM pituH samIpaM gacchAmi|
\p
\v 17 tataH ziSyANAM kiyantO janAH parasparaM vaditum Arabhanta, kiyatkAlAt paraM mAM draSTuM na lapsyadhvE kintu kiyatkAlAt paraM puna rdraSTuM lapsyadhvE yatOhaM pituH samIpaM gacchAmi, iti yad vAkyam ayaM vadati tat kiM?
\p
\v 18 tataH kiyatkAlAt param iti tasya vAkyaM kiM? tasya vAkyasyAbhiprAyaM vayaM bOddhuM na zaknumastairiti
\p
\v 19 nigaditE yIzustESAM praznEcchAM jnjAtvA tEbhyO'kathayat kiyatkAlAt paraM mAM draSTuM na lapsyadhvE, kintu kiyatkAlAt paraM pUna rdraSTuM lapsyadhvE, yAmimAM kathAmakathayaM tasyA abhiprAyaM kiM yUyaM parasparaM mRgayadhvE?
\p
\v 20 yuSmAnaham atiyathArthaM vadAmi yUyaM krandiSyatha vilapiSyatha ca, kintu jagatO lOkA AnandiSyanti; yUyaM zOkAkulA bhaviSyatha kintu zOkAt paraM AnandayuktA bhaviSyatha|
\p
\v 21 prasavakAla upasthitE nArI yathA prasavavEdanayA vyAkulA bhavati kintu putrE bhUmiSThE sati manuSyaikO janmanA naralOkE praviSTa ityAnandAt tasyAstatsarvvaM duHkhaM manasi na tiSThati,
\p
\v 22 tathA yUyamapi sAmprataM zOkAkulA bhavatha kintu punarapi yuSmabhyaM darzanaM dAsyAmi tEna yuSmAkam antaHkaraNAni sAnandAni bhaviSyanti, yuSmAkaM tam Anandanjca kOpi harttuM na zakSyati|
\p
\v 23 tasmin divasE kAmapi kathAM mAM na prakSyatha| yuSmAnaham atiyathArthaM vadAmi, mama nAmnA yat kinjcid pitaraM yAciSyadhvE tadEva sa dAsyati|
\p
\v 24 pUrvvE mama nAmnA kimapi nAyAcadhvaM, yAcadhvaM tataH prApsyatha tasmAd yuSmAkaM sampUrNAnandO janiSyatE|
\p
\v 25 upamAkathAbhiH sarvvANyEtAni yuSmAn jnjApitavAn kintu yasmin samayE upamayA nOktvA pituH kathAM spaSTaM jnjApayiSyAmi samaya EtAdRza Agacchati|
\p
\v 26 tadA mama nAmnA prArthayiSyadhvE 'haM yuSmannimittaM pitaraM vinESyE kathAmimAM na vadAmi;
\p
\v 27 yatO yUyaM mayi prEma kurutha, tathAham Izvarasya samIpAd AgatavAn ityapi pratItha, tasmAd kAraNAt kAraNAt pitA svayaM yuSmAsu prIyatE|
\p
\v 28 pituH samIpAjjajad AgatOsmi jagat parityajya ca punarapi pituH samIpaM gacchAmi|
\p
\v 29 tadA ziSyA avadan, hE prabhO bhavAn upamayA nOktvAdhunA spaSTaM vadati|
\p
\v 30 bhavAn sarvvajnjaH kEnacit pRSTO bhavitumapi bhavataH prayOjanaM nAstItyadhunAsmAkaM sthirajnjAnaM jAtaM tasmAd bhavAn Izvarasya samIpAd AgatavAn ityatra vayaM vizvasimaH|
\p
\v 31 tatO yIzuH pratyavAdId idAnIM kiM yUyaM vizvasitha?
\p
\v 32 pazyata sarvvE yUyaM vikIrNAH santO mAm EkAkinaM pIratyajya svaM svaM sthAnaM gamiSyatha, EtAdRzaH samaya Agacchati varaM prAyENOpasthitavAn; tathApyahaM naikAkI bhavAmi yataH pitA mayA sArddham AstE|
\p
\v 33 yathA mayA yuSmAkaM zAnti rjAyatE tadartham EtAH kathA yuSmabhyam acakathaM; asmin jagati yuSmAkaM klEzO ghaTiSyatE kintvakSObhA bhavata yatO mayA jagajjitaM|
\c 17
\p
\v 1 tataH paraM yIzurEtAH kathAH kathayitvA svargaM vilOkyaitat prArthayat, hE pitaH samaya upasthitavAn; yathA tava putrastava mahimAnaM prakAzayati tadarthaM tvaM nijaputrasya mahimAnaM prakAzaya|
\p
\v 2 tvaM yOllOkAn tasya hastE samarpitavAn sa yathA tEbhyO'nantAyu rdadAti tadarthaM tvaM prANimAtrANAm adhipatitvabhAraM tasmai dattavAn|
\p
\v 3 yastvam advitIyaH satya IzvarastvayA prEritazca yIzuH khrISTa EtayOrubhayOH paricayE prAptE'nantAyu rbhavati|
\p
\v 4 tvaM yasya karmmaNO bhAraM mahyaM dattavAn, tat sampannaM kRtvA jagatyasmin tava mahimAnaM prAkAzayaM|
\p
\v 5 ataEva hE pita rjagatyavidyamAnE tvayA saha tiSThatO mama yO mahimAsIt samprati tava samIpE mAM taM mahimAnaM prApaya|
\p
\v 6 anyacca tvam EtajjagatO yAllOkAn mahyam adadA ahaM tEbhyastava nAmnastattvajnjAnam adadAM, tE tavaivAsan, tvaM tAn mahyamadadAH, tasmAttE tavOpadEzam agRhlan|
\p
\v 7 tvaM mahyaM yat kinjcid adadAstatsarvvaM tvattO jAyatE ityadhunAjAnan|
\p
\v 8 mahyaM yamupadEzam adadA ahamapi tEbhyastamupadEzam adadAM tEpi tamagRhlan tvattOhaM nirgatya tvayA prEritObhavam atra ca vyazvasan|
\p
\v 9 tESAmEva nimittaM prArthayE'haM jagatO lOkanimittaM na prArthayE kintu yAllOkAn mahyam adadAstESAmEva nimittaM prArthayE'haM yatastE tavaivAsatE|
\p
\v 10 yE mama tE tava yE ca tava tE mama tathA tai rmama mahimA prakAzyatE|
\p
\v 11 sAmpratam asmin jagati mamAvasthitEH zESam abhavat ahaM tava samIpaM gacchAmi kintu tE jagati sthAsyanti; hE pavitra pitarAvayO ryathaikatvamAstE tathA tESAmapyEkatvaM bhavati tadarthaM yAllOkAn mahyam adadAstAn svanAmnA rakSa|
\p
\v 12 yAvanti dinAni jagatyasmin taiH sahAhamAsaM tAvanti dinAni tAn tava nAmnAhaM rakSitavAn; yAllOkAn mahyam adadAstAn sarvvAn ahamarakSaM, tESAM madhyE kEvalaM vinAzapAtraM hAritaM tEna dharmmapustakasya vacanaM pratyakSaM bhavati|
\p
\v 13 kintvadhunA tava sannidhiM gacchAmi mayA yathA tESAM sampUrNAnandO bhavati tadarthamahaM jagati tiSThan EtAH kathA akathayam|
\p
\v 14 tavOpadEzaM tEbhyO'dadAM jagatA saha yathA mama sambandhO nAsti tathA jajatA saha tESAmapi sambandhAbhAvAj jagatO lOkAstAn RtIyantE|
\p
\v 15 tvaM jagatastAn gRhANEti na prArthayE kintvazubhAd rakSEti prArthayEham|
\p
\v 16 ahaM yathA jagatsambandhIyO na bhavAmi tathA tEpi jagatsambandhIyA na bhavanti|
\p
\v 17 tava satyakathayA tAn pavitrIkuru tava vAkyamEva satyaM|
\p
\v 18 tvaM yathA mAM jagati prairayastathAhamapi tAn jagati prairayaM|
\p
\v 19 tESAM hitArthaM yathAhaM svaM pavitrIkarOmi tathA satyakathayA tEpi pavitrIbhavantu|
\p
\v 20 kEvalaM EtESAmarthE prArthayE'ham iti na kintvEtESAmupadEzEna yE janA mayi vizvasiSyanti tESAmapyarthE prArthEyE'ham|
\p
\v 21 hE pitastESAM sarvvESAm EkatvaM bhavatu tava yathA mayi mama ca yathA tvayyEkatvaM tathA tESAmapyAvayOrEkatvaM bhavatu tEna tvaM mAM prEritavAn iti jagatO lOkAH pratiyantu|
\p
\v 22 yathAvayOrEkatvaM tathA tESAmapyEkatvaM bhavatu tESvahaM mayi ca tvam itthaM tESAM sampUrNamEkatvaM bhavatu, tvaM prEritavAn tvaM mayi yathA prIyasE ca tathA tESvapi prItavAn EtadyathA jagatO lOkA jAnanti
\p
\v 23 tadarthaM tvaM yaM mahimAnaM mahyam adadAstaM mahimAnam ahamapi tEbhyO dattavAn|
\p
\v 24 hE pita rjagatO nirmmANAt pUrvvaM mayi snEhaM kRtvA yaM mahimAnaM dattavAn mama taM mahimAnaM yathA tE pazyanti tadarthaM yAllOkAn mahyaM dattavAn ahaM yatra tiSThAmi tEpi yathA tatra tiSThanti mamaiSA vAnjchA|
\p
\v 25 hE yathArthika pita rjagatO lOkaistvayyajnjAtEpi tvAmahaM jAnE tvaM mAM prEritavAn itImE ziSyA jAnanti|
\p
\v 26 yathAhaM tESu tiSThAmi tathA mayi yEna prEmnA prEmAkarOstat tESu tiSThati tadarthaM tava nAmAhaM tAn jnjApitavAn punarapi jnjApayiSyAmi|
\c 18
\p
\v 1 tAH kathAH kathayitvA yIzuH ziSyAnAdAya kidrOnnAmakaM srOta uttIryya ziSyaiH saha tatratyOdyAnaM prAvizat|
\p
\v 2 kintu vizvAsaghAtiyihUdAstat sthAnaM paricIyatE yatO yIzuH ziSyaiH sArddhaM kadAcit tat sthAnam agacchat|
\p
\v 3 tadA sa yihUdAH sainyagaNaM pradhAnayAjakAnAM phirUzinAnjca padAtigaNanjca gRhItvA pradIpAn ulkAn astrANi cAdAya tasmin sthAna upasthitavAn|
\p
\v 4 svaM prati yad ghaTiSyatE taj jnjAtvA yIzuragrEsaraH san tAnapRcchat kaM gavESayatha?
\p
\v 5 tE pratyavadan, nAsaratIyaM yIzuM; tatO yIzuravAdId ahamEva saH; taiH saha vizvAsaghAtI yihUdAzcAtiSThat|
\p
\v 6 tadAhamEva sa tasyaitAM kathAM zrutvaiva tE pazcAdEtya bhUmau patitAH|
\p
\v 7 tatO yIzuH punarapi pRSThavAn kaM gavESayatha? tatastE pratyavadan nAsaratIyaM yIzuM|
\p
\v 8 tadA yIzuH pratyuditavAn ahamEva sa imAM kathAmacakatham; yadi mAmanvicchatha tarhImAn gantuM mA vArayata|
\p
\v 9 itthaM bhUtE mahyaM yAllOkAn adadAstESAm Ekamapi nAhArayam imAM yAM kathAM sa svayamakathayat sA kathA saphalA jAtA|
\p
\v 10 tadA zimOnpitarasya nikaTE khaggalsthitEH sa taM niSkOSaM kRtvA mahAyAjakasya mAlkhanAmAnaM dAsam Ahatya tasya dakSiNakarNaM chinnavAn|
\p
\v 11 tatO yIzuH pitaram avadat, khaggaM kOSE sthApaya mama pitA mahyaM pAtuM yaM kaMsam adadAt tEnAhaM kiM na pAsyAmi?
\p
\v 12 tadA sainyagaNaH sEnApati ryihUdIyAnAM padAtayazca yIzuM ghRtvA baddhvA hAnannAmnaH kiyaphAH zvazurasya samIpaM prathamam anayan|
\p
\v 13 sa kiyaphAstasmin vatsarE mahAyAjatvapadE niyuktaH
\p
\v 14 san sAdhAraNalOkAnAM maggalArtham Ekajanasya maraNamucitam iti yihUdIyaiH sArddham amantrayat|
\p
\v 15 tadA zimOnpitarO'nyaikaziSyazca yIzOH pazcAd agacchatAM tasyAnyaziSyasya mahAyAjakEna paricitatvAt sa yIzunA saha mahAyAjakasyATTAlikAM prAvizat|
\p
\v 16 kintu pitarO bahirdvArasya samIpE'tiSThad ataEva mahAyAjakEna paricitaH sa ziSyaH punarbahirgatvA dauvAyikAyai kathayitvA pitaram abhyantaram Anayat|
\p
\v 17 tadA sa dvArarakSikA pitaram avadat tvaM kiM na tasya mAnavasya ziSyaH? tataH sOvadad ahaM na bhavAmi|
\p
\v 18 tataH paraM yatsthAnE dAsAH padAtayazca zItahEtOraggArai rvahniM prajvAlya tApaM sEvitavantastatsthAnE pitarastiSThan taiH saha vahnitApaM sEvitum Arabhata|
\p
\v 19 tadA ziSyESUpadEzE ca mahAyAjakEna yIzuH pRSTaH
\p
\v 20 san pratyuktavAn sarvvalOkAnAM samakSaM kathAmakathayaM guptaM kAmapi kathAM na kathayitvA yat sthAnaM yihUdIyAH satataM gacchanti tatra bhajanagEhE mandirE cAzikSayaM|
\p
\v 21 mattaH kutaH pRcchasi? yE janA madupadEzam azRNvan tAnEva pRccha yadyad avadaM tE tat jAninta|
\p
\v 22 tadEtthaM pratyuditatvAt nikaTasthapadAti ryIzuM capETEnAhatya vyAharat mahAyAjakam EvaM prativadasi?
\p
\v 23 tatO yIzuH pratigaditavAn yadyayathArtham acakathaM tarhi tasyAyathArthasya pramANaM dEhi, kintu yadi yathArthaM tarhi kutO hEtO rmAm atAPayaH?
\p
\v 24 pUrvvaM hAnan sabandhanaM taM kiyaphAmahAyAjakasya samIpaM praiSayat|
\p
\v 25 zimOnpitarastiSThan vahnitApaM sEvatE, Etasmin samayE kiyantastam apRcchan tvaM kim Etasya janasya ziSyO na? tataH sOpahnutyAbravId ahaM na bhavAmi|
\p
\v 26 tadA mahAyAjakasya yasya dAsasya pitaraH karNamacchinat tasya kuTumbaH pratyuditavAn udyAnE tEna saha tiSThantaM tvAM kiM nApazyaM?
\p
\v 27 kintu pitaraH punarapahnutya kathitavAn; tadAnIM kukkuTO'raut|
\p
\v 28 tadanantaraM pratyUSE tE kiyaphAgRhAd adhipatE rgRhaM yIzum anayan kintu yasmin azucitvE jAtE tai rnistArOtsavE na bhOktavyaM, tasya bhayAd yihUdIyAstadgRhaM nAvizan|
\p
\v 29 aparaM pIlAtO bahirAgatya tAn pRSThavAn Etasya manuSyasya kaM dOSaM vadatha?
\p
\v 30 tadA tE pEtyavadan duSkarmmakAriNi na sati bhavataH samIpE nainaM samArpayiSyAmaH|
\p
\v 31 tataH pIlAtO'vadad yUyamEnaM gRhItvA svESAM vyavasthayA vicArayata| tadA yihUdIyAH pratyavadan kasyApi manuSyasya prANadaNPaM karttuM nAsmAkam adhikArO'sti|
\p
\v 32 EvaM sati yIzuH svasya mRtyau yAM kathAM kathitavAn sA saphalAbhavat|
\p
\v 33 tadanantaraM pIlAtaH punarapi tad rAjagRhaM gatvA yIzumAhUya pRSTavAn tvaM kiM yihUdIyAnAM rAjA?
\p
\v 34 yIzuH pratyavadat tvam EtAM kathAM svataH kathayasi kimanyaH kazcin mayi kathitavAn?
\p
\v 35 pIlAtO'vadad ahaM kiM yihUdIyaH? tava svadEzIyA vizESataH pradhAnayAjakA mama nikaTE tvAM samArpayana, tvaM kiM kRtavAn?
\p
\v 36 yIzuH pratyavadat mama rAjyam EtajjagatsambandhIyaM na bhavati yadi mama rAjyaM jagatsambandhIyam abhaviSyat tarhi yihUdIyAnAM hastESu yathA samarpitO nAbhavaM tadarthaM mama sEvakA ayOtsyan kintu mama rAjyam aihikaM na|
\p
\v 37 tadA pIlAtaH kathitavAn, tarhi tvaM rAjA bhavasi? yIzuH pratyuktavAn tvaM satyaM kathayasi, rAjAhaM bhavAmi; satyatAyAM sAkSyaM dAtuM janiM gRhItvA jagatyasmin avatIrNavAn, tasmAt satyadharmmapakSapAtinO mama kathAM zRNvanti|
\p
\v 38 tadA satyaM kiM? EtAM kathAM paSTvA pIlAtaH punarapi bahirgatvA yihUdIyAn abhASata, ahaM tasya kamapyaparAdhaM na prApnOmi|
\p
\v 39 nistArOtsavasamayE yuSmAbhirabhirucita EkO janO mayA mOcayitavya ESA yuSmAkaM rItirasti, ataEva yuSmAkaM nikaTE yihUdIyAnAM rAjAnaM kiM mOcayAmi, yuSmAkam icchA kA?
\p
\v 40 tadA tE sarvvE ruvantO vyAharan EnaM mAnuSaM nahi barabbAM mOcaya| kintu sa barabbA dasyurAsIt|
\c 19
\p
\v 1 pIlAtO yIzum AnIya kazayA prAhArayat|
\p
\v 2 pazcAt sEnAgaNaH kaNTakanirmmitaM mukuTaM tasya mastakE samarpya vArttAkIvarNaM rAjaparicchadaM paridhApya,
\p
\v 3 hE yihUdIyAnAM rAjan namaskAra ityuktvA taM capETEnAhantum Arabhata|
\p
\v 4 tadA pIlAtaH punarapi bahirgatvA lOkAn avadat, asya kamapyaparAdhaM na labhE'haM, pazyata tad yuSmAn jnjApayituM yuSmAkaM sannidhau bahirEnam AnayAmi|
\p
\v 5 tataH paraM yIzuH kaNTakamukuTavAn vArttAkIvarNavasanavAMzca bahirAgacchat| tataH pIlAta uktavAn EnaM manuSyaM pazyata|
\p
\v 6 tadA pradhAnayAjakAH padAtayazca taM dRSTvA, EnaM kruzE vidha, EnaM kruzE vidha, ityuktvA ravituM Arabhanta| tataH pIlAtaH kathitavAn yUyaM svayam EnaM nItvA kruzE vidhata, aham Etasya kamapyaparAdhaM na prAptavAn|
\p
\v 7 yihUdIyAH pratyavadan asmAkaM yA vyavasthAstE tadanusArENAsya prANahananam ucitaM yatOyaM svam Izvarasya putramavadat|
\p
\v 8 pIlAta imAM kathAM zrutvA mahAtrAsayuktaH
\p
\v 9 san punarapi rAjagRha Agatya yIzuM pRSTavAn tvaM kutratyO lOkaH? kintu yIzastasya kimapi pratyuttaraM nAvadat|
\p
\v 10 1# tataH pIlAt kathitavAna tvaM kiM mayA sArddhaM na saMlapiSyasi ? tvAM kruzE vEdhituM vA mOcayituM zakti rmamAstE iti kiM tvaM na jAnAsi ? tadA yIzuH pratyavadad IzvarENAdaŸाM mamOpari tava kimapyadhipatitvaM na vidyatE, tathApi yO janO mAM tava hastE samArpayat tasya mahApAtakaM jAtam|
\p
\v 11 tadA yIzuH pratyavadad IzvarENAdattaM mamOpari tava kimapyadhipatitvaM na vidyatE, tathApi yO janO mAM tava hastE samArpayat tasya mahApAtakaM jAtam|
\p
\v 12 tadArabhya pIlAtastaM mOcayituM cESTitavAn kintu yihUdIyA ruvantO vyAharan yadImaM mAnavaM tyajasi tarhi tvaM kaisarasya mitraM na bhavasi, yO janaH svaM rAjAnaM vakti saEva kaimarasya viruddhAM kathAM kathayati|
\p
\v 13 EtAM kathAM zrutvA pIlAtO yIzuM bahirAnIya nistArOtsavasya AsAdanadinasya dvitIyapraharAt pUrvvaM prastarabandhananAmni sthAnE 'rthAt ibrIyabhASayA yad gabbithA kathyatE tasmin sthAnE vicArAsana upAvizat|
\p
\v 14 anantaraM pIlAtO yihUdIyAn avadat, yuSmAkaM rAjAnaM pazyata|
\p
\v 15 kintu EnaM dUrIkuru, EnaM dUrIkuru, EnaM kruzE vidha, iti kathAM kathayitvA tE ravitum Arabhanta; tadA pIlAtaH kathitavAn yuSmAkaM rAjAnaM kiM kruzE vEdhiSyAmi? pradhAnayAjakA uttaram avadan kaisaraM vinA kOpi rAjAsmAkaM nAsti|
\p
\v 16 tataH pIlAtO yIzuM kruzE vEdhituM tESAM hastESu samArpayat, tatastE taM dhRtvA nItavantaH|
\p
\v 17 tataH paraM yIzuH kruzaM vahan ziraHkapAlam arthAd yad ibrIyabhASayA gulgaltAM vadanti tasmin sthAna upasthitaH|
\p
\v 18 tatastE madhyasthAnE taM tasyObhayapArzvE dvAvaparau kruzE'vidhan|
\p
\v 19 aparam ESa yihUdIyAnAM rAjA nAsaratIyayIzuH, iti vijnjApanaM likhitvA pIlAtastasya kruzOpari samayOjayat|
\p
\v 20 sA lipiH ibrIyayUnAnIyarOmIyabhASAbhi rlikhitA; yIzOH kruzavEdhanasthAnaM nagarasya samIpaM, tasmAd bahavO yihUdIyAstAM paThitum Arabhanta|
\p
\v 21 yihUdIyAnAM pradhAnayAjakAH pIlAtamiti nyavEdayan yihUdIyAnAM rAjEti vAkyaM na kintu ESa svaM yihUdIyAnAM rAjAnam avadad itthaM likhatu|
\p
\v 22 tataH pIlAta uttaraM dattavAn yallEkhanIyaM tallikhitavAn|
\p
\v 23 itthaM sEnAgaNO yIzuM kruzE vidhitvA tasya paridhEyavastraM caturO bhAgAn kRtvA EkaikasEnA EkaikabhAgam agRhlat tasyOttarIyavastranjcAgRhlat| kintUttarIyavastraM sUcisEvanaM vinA sarvvam UtaM|
\p
\v 24 tasmAttE vyAharan Etat kaH prApsyati? tanna khaNPayitvA tatra guTikApAtaM karavAma| vibhajantE'dharIyaM mE vasanaM tE parasparaM| mamOttarIyavastrArthaM guTikAM pAtayanti ca| iti yadvAkyaM dharmmapustakE likhitamAstE tat sEnAgaNEnEtthaM vyavaharaNAt siddhamabhavat|
\p
\v 25 tadAnIM yIzO rmAtA mAtu rbhaginI ca yA kliyapA bhAryyA mariyam magdalInI mariyam ca EtAstasya kruzasya sannidhau samatiSThan|
\p
\v 26 tatO yIzuH svamAtaraM priyatamaziSyanjca samIpE daNPAyamAnau vilOkya mAtaram avadat, hE yOSid EnaM tava putraM pazya,
\p
\v 27 ziSyantvavadat, EnAM tava mAtaraM pazya| tataH sa ziSyastadghaTikAyAM tAM nijagRhaM nItavAn|
\p
\v 28 anantaraM sarvvaM karmmAdhunA sampannamabhUt yIzuriti jnjAtvA dharmmapustakasya vacanaM yathA siddhaM bhavati tadartham akathayat mama pipAsA jAtA|
\p
\v 29 tatastasmin sthAnE amlarasEna pUrNapAtrasthityA tE spanjjamEkaM tadamlarasEnArdrIkRtya EsObnalE tad yOjayitvA tasya mukhasya sannidhAvasthApayan|
\p
\v 30 tadA yIzuramlarasaM gRhItvA sarvvaM siddham iti kathAM kathayitvA mastakaM namayan prANAn paryyatyajat|
\p
\v 31 tadvinam AsAdanadinaM tasmAt parE'hani vizrAmavArE dEhA yathA kruzOpari na tiSThanti, yataH sa vizrAmavArO mahAdinamAsIt, tasmAd yihUdIyAH pIlAtanikaTaM gatvA tESAM pAdabhanjjanasya sthAnAntaranayanasya cAnumatiM prArthayanta|
\p
\v 32 ataH sEnA Agatya yIzunA saha kruzE hatayOH prathamadvitIyacOrayOH pAdAn abhanjjan;
\p
\v 33 kintu yIzOH sannidhiM gatvA sa mRta iti dRSTvA tasya pAdau nAbhanjjan|
\p
\v 34 pazcAd EkO yOddhA zUlAghAtEna tasya kukSim avidhat tatkSaNAt tasmAd raktaM jalanjca niragacchat|
\p
\v 35 yO janO'sya sAkSyaM dadAti sa svayaM dRSTavAn tasyEdaM sAkSyaM satyaM tasya kathA yuSmAkaM vizvAsaM janayituM yOgyA tat sa jAnAti|
\p
\v 36 tasyaikam asdhyapi na bhaMkSyatE,
\p
\v 37 tadvad anyazAstrEpi likhyatE, yathA, "dRSTipAtaM kariSyanti tE'vidhan yantu tamprati|"
\p
\v 38 arimathIyanagarasya yUSaphnAmA ziSya Eka AsIt kintu yihUdIyEbhyO bhayAt prakAzitO na bhavati; sa yIzO rdEhaM nEtuM pIlAtasyAnumatiM prArthayata, tataH pIlAtEnAnumatE sati sa gatvA yIzO rdEham anayat|
\p
\v 39 aparaM yO nikadImO rAtrau yIzOH samIpam agacchat sOpi gandharasEna mizritaM prAyENa panjcAzatsETakamaguruM gRhItvAgacchat|
\p
\v 40 tatastE yihUdIyAnAM zmazAnE sthApanarItyanusArENa tatsugandhidravyENa sahitaM tasya dEhaM vastrENAvESTayan|
\p
\v 41 aparanjca yatra sthAnE taM kruzE'vidhan tasya nikaTasthOdyAnE yatra kimapi mRtadEhaM kadApi nAsthApyata tAdRzam EkaM nUtanaM zmazAnam AsIt|
\p
\v 42 yihUdIyAnAm AsAdanadinAgamanAt tE tasmin samIpasthazmazAnE yIzum azAyayan|
\c 20
\p
\v 1 anantaraM saptAhasya prathamadinE 'tipratyUSE 'ndhakArE tiSThati magdalInI mariyam tasya zmazAnasya nikaTaM gatvA zmazAnasya mukhAt prastaramapasAritam apazyat|
\p
\v 2 pazcAd dhAvitvA zimOnpitarAya yIzOH priyatamaziSyAya cEdam akathayat, lOkAH zmazAnAt prabhuM nItvA kutrAsthApayan tad vaktuM na zaknOmi|
\p
\v 3 ataH pitaraH sOnyaziSyazca barhi rbhutvA zmazAnasthAnaM gantum ArabhEtAM|
\p
\v 4 ubhayOrdhAvatOH sOnyaziSyaH pitaraM pazcAt tyaktvA pUrvvaM zmazAnasthAna upasthitavAn|
\p
\v 5 tadA prahvIbhUya sthApitavastrANi dRSTavAn kintu na prAvizat|
\p
\v 6 aparaM zimOnpitara Agatya zmazAnasthAnaM pravizya
\p
\v 7 sthApitavastrANi mastakasya vastranjca pRthak sthAnAntarE sthApitaM dRSTavAn|
\p
\v 8 tataH zmazAnasthAnaM pUrvvam AgatO yOnyaziSyaH sOpi pravizya tAdRzaM dRSTA vyazvasIt|
\p
\v 9 yataH zmazAnAt sa utthApayitavya Etasya dharmmapustakavacanasya bhAvaM tE tadA vOddhuM nAzankuvan|
\p
\v 10 anantaraM tau dvau ziSyau svaM svaM gRhaM parAvRtyAgacchatAm|
\p
\v 11 tataH paraM mariyam zmazAnadvArasya bahiH sthitvA rOditum Arabhata tatO rudatI prahvIbhUya zmazAnaM vilOkya
\p
\v 12 yIzOH zayanasthAnasya ziraHsthAnE padatalE ca dvayO rdizO dvau svargIyadUtAvupaviSTau samapazyat|
\p
\v 13 tau pRSTavantau hE nAri kutO rOdiSi? sAvadat lOkA mama prabhuM nItvA kutrAsthApayan iti na jAnAmi|
\p
\v 14 ityuktvA mukhaM parAvRtya yIzuM daNPAyamAnam apazyat kintu sa yIzuriti sA jnjAtuM nAzaknOt|
\p
\v 15 tadA yIzustAm apRcchat hE nAri kutO rOdiSi? kaM vA mRgayasE? tataH sA tam udyAnasEvakaM jnjAtvA vyAharat, hE mahEccha tvaM yadItaH sthAnAt taM nItavAn tarhi kutrAsthApayastad vada tatsthAnAt tam AnayAmi|
\p
\v 16 tadA yIzustAm avadat hE mariyam| tataH sA parAvRtya pratyavadat hE rabbUnI arthAt hE gurO|
\p
\v 17 tadA yIzuravadat mAM mA dhara, idAnIM pituH samIpE UrddhvagamanaM na karOmi kintu yO mama yuSmAkanjca pitA mama yuSmAkanjcEzvarastasya nikaTa UrddhvagamanaM karttum udyatOsmi, imAM kathAM tvaM gatvA mama bhrAtRgaNaM jnjApaya|
\p
\v 18 tatO magdalInImariyam tatkSaNAd gatvA prabhustasyai darzanaM dattvA kathA EtA akathayad iti vArttAM ziSyEbhyO'kathayat|
\p
\v 19 tataH paraM saptAhasya prathamadinasya sandhyAsamayE ziSyA Ekatra militvA yihUdIyEbhyO bhiyA dvAraruddham akurvvan, Etasmin kAlE yIzustESAM madhyasthAnE tiSThan akathayad yuSmAkaM kalyANaM bhUyAt|
\p
\v 20 ityuktvA nijahastaM kukSinjca darzitavAn, tataH ziSyAH prabhuM dRSTvA hRSTA abhavan|
\p
\v 21 yIzuH punaravadad yuSmAkaM kalyANaM bhUyAt pitA yathA mAM praiSayat tathAhamapi yuSmAn prESayAmi|
\p
\v 22 ityuktvA sa tESAmupari dIrghaprazvAsaM dattvA kathitavAn pavitram AtmAnaM gRhlIta|
\p
\v 23 yUyaM yESAM pApAni mOcayiSyatha tE mOcayiSyantE yESAnjca pApAti na mOcayiSyatha tE na mOcayiSyantE|
\p
\v 24 dvAdazamadhyE gaNitO yamajO thOmAnAmA ziSyO yIzOrAgamanakAlai taiH sArddhaM nAsIt|
\p
\v 25 atO vayaM prabhUm apazyAmEti vAkyE'nyaziSyairuktE sOvadat, tasya hastayO rlauhakIlakAnAM cihnaM na vilOkya taccihnam aggulyA na spRSTvA tasya kukSau hastaM nArOpya cAhaM na vizvasiSyAmi|
\p
\v 26 aparam aSTamE'hni gatE sati thOmAsahitaH ziSyagaNa Ekatra militvA dvAraM ruddhvAbhyantara AsIt, Etarhi yIzustESAM madhyasthAnE tiSThan akathayat, yuSmAkaM kuzalaM bhUyAt|
\p
\v 27 pazcAt thAmai kathitavAn tvam aggulIm atrArpayitvA mama karau pazya karaM prasAryya mama kukSAvarpaya nAvizvasya|
\p
\v 28 tadA thOmA avadat, hE mama prabhO hE madIzvara|
\p
\v 29 yIzurakathayat, hE thOmA mAM nirIkSya vizvasiSi yE na dRSTvA vizvasanti taEva dhanyAH|
\p
\v 30 EtadanyAni pustakE'smin alikhitAni bahUnyAzcaryyakarmmANi yIzuH ziSyANAM purastAd akarOt|
\p
\v 31 kintu yIzurIzvarasyAbhiSiktaH suta EvEti yathA yUyaM vizvasitha vizvasya ca tasya nAmnA paramAyuH prApnutha tadartham EtAni sarvvANyalikhyanta|
\c 21
\p
\v 1 tataH paraM tibiriyAjaladhEstaTE yIzuH punarapi ziSyEbhyO darzanaM dattavAn darzanasyAkhyAnamidam|
\p
\v 2 zimOnpitaraH yamajathOmA gAlIlIyakAnnAnagaranivAsI nithanEl sivadEH putrAvanyau dvau ziSyau caitESvEkatra militESu zimOnpitarO'kathayat matsyAn dhartuM yAmi|
\p
\v 3 tatastE vyAharan tarhi vayamapi tvayA sArddhaM yAmaH tadA tE bahirgatAH santaH kSipraM nAvam ArOhan kintu tasyAM rajanyAm Ekamapi na prApnuvan|
\p
\v 4 prabhAtE sati yIzustaTE sthitavAn kintu sa yIzuriti ziSyA jnjAtuM nAzaknuvan|
\p
\v 5 tadA yIzurapRcchat, hE vatsA sannidhau kinjcit khAdyadravyam AstE? tE'vadan kimapi nAsti|
\p
\v 6 tadA sO'vadat naukAyA dakSiNapArzvE jAlaM nikSipata tatO lapsyadhvE, tasmAt tai rnikSiptE jAlE matsyA EtAvantO'patan yEna tE jAlamAkRSya nOttOlayituM zaktAH|
\p
\v 7 tasmAd yIzOH priyatamaziSyaH pitarAyAkathayat ESa prabhu rbhavEt, ESa prabhuriti vAcaM zrutvaiva zimOn nagnatAhEtO rmatsyadhAriNa uttarIyavastraM paridhAya hradaM pratyudalamphayat|
\p
\v 8 aparE ziSyA matsyaiH sArddhaM jAlam AkarSantaH kSudranaukAM vAhayitvA kUlamAnayan tE kUlAd atidUrE nAsan dvizatahastEbhyO dUra Asan ityanumIyatE|
\p
\v 9 tIraM prAptaistaistatra prajvalitAgnistadupari matsyAH pUpAzca dRSTAH|
\p
\v 10 tatO yIzurakathayad yAn matsyAn adharata tESAM katipayAn Anayata|
\p
\v 11 ataH zimOnpitaraH parAvRtya gatvA bRhadbhistripanjcAzadadhikazatamatsyaiH paripUrNaM tajjAlam AkRSyOdatOlayat kintvEtAvadbhi rmatsyairapi jAlaM nAchidyata|
\p
\v 12 anantaraM yIzustAn avAdIt yUyamAgatya bhuMgdhvaM; tadA saEva prabhuriti jnjAtatvAt tvaM kaH? iti praSTuM ziSyANAM kasyApi pragalbhatA nAbhavat|
\p
\v 13 tatO yIzurAgatya pUpAn matsyAMzca gRhItvA tEbhyaH paryyavESayat|
\p
\v 14 itthaM zmazAnAdutthAnAt paraM yIzuH ziSyEbhyastRtIyavAraM darzanaM dattavAn|
\p
\v 15 bhOjanE samAptE sati yIzuH zimOnpitaraM pRSTavAn, hE yUnasaH putra zimOn tvaM kim EtEbhyOdhikaM mayi prIyasE? tataH sa uditavAn satyaM prabhO tvayi prIyE'haM tad bhavAn jAnAti; tadA yIzurakathayat tarhi mama mESazAvakagaNaM pAlaya|
\p
\v 16 tataH sa dvitIyavAraM pRSTavAn hE yUnasaH putra zimOn tvaM kiM mayi prIyasE? tataH sa uktavAn satyaM prabhO tvayi prIyE'haM tad bhavAn jAnAti; tadA yIzurakathayata tarhi mama mESagaNaM pAlaya|
\p
\v 17 pazcAt sa tRtIyavAraM pRSTavAn, hE yUnasaH putra zimOn tvaM kiM mayi prIyasE? EtadvAkyaM tRtIyavAraM pRSTavAn tasmAt pitarO duHkhitO bhUtvA'kathayat hE prabhO bhavataH kimapyagOcaraM nAsti tvayyahaM prIyE tad bhavAn jAnAti; tatO yIzuravadat tarhi mama mESagaNaM pAlaya|
\p
\v 18 ahaM tubhyaM yathArthaM kathayAmi yauvanakAlE svayaM baddhakaTi ryatrEcchA tatra yAtavAn kintvitaH paraM vRddhE vayasi hastaM vistArayiSyasi, anyajanastvAM baddhvA yatra gantuM tavEcchA na bhavati tvAM dhRtvA tatra nESyati|
\p
\v 19 phalataH kIdRzEna maraNEna sa Izvarasya mahimAnaM prakAzayiSyati tad bOdhayituM sa iti vAkyaM prOktavAn| ityuktE sati sa tamavOcat mama pazcAd Agaccha|
\p
\v 20 yO janO rAtrikAlE yIzO rvakSO'valambya, hE prabhO kO bhavantaM parakarESu samarpayiSyatIti vAkyaM pRSTavAn, taM yIzOH priyatamaziSyaM pazcAd AgacchantaM
\p
\v 21 pitarO mukhaM parAvarttya vilOkya yIzuM pRSTavAn, hE prabhO Etasya mAnavasya kIdRzI gati rbhaviSyati?
\p
\v 22 sa pratyavadat, mama punarAgamanaparyyantaM yadi taM sthApayitum icchAmi tatra tava kiM? tvaM mama pazcAd Agaccha|
\p
\v 23 tasmAt sa ziSyO na mariSyatIti bhrAtRgaNamadhyE kiMvadantI jAtA kintu sa na mariSyatIti vAkyaM yIzu rnAvadat kEvalaM mama punarAgamanaparyyantaM yadi taM sthApayitum icchAmi tatra tava kiM? iti vAkyam uktavAn|
\p
\v 24 yO jana EtAni sarvvANi likhitavAn atra sAkSyanjca dattavAn saEva sa ziSyaH, tasya sAkSyaM pramANamiti vayaM jAnImaH|
\p
\v 25 yIzurEtEbhyO'parANyapi bahUni karmmANi kRtavAn tAni sarvvANi yadyEkaikaM kRtvA likhyantE tarhi granthA EtAvantO bhavanti tESAM dhAraNE pRthivyAM sthAnaM na bhavati| iti||