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Ⅰ aparanjca kiNvazUnyapUpOtsavasya kAla upasthitE
Ⅱ pradhAnayAjakA adhyAyakAzca yathA taM hantuM zaknuvanti tathOpAyAm acESTanta kintu lOkEbhyO bibhyuH|
Ⅲ Etastin samayE dvAdazaziSyESu gaNita ISkariyOtIyarUPhimAn yO yihUdAstasyAntaHkaraNaM zaitAnAzritatvAt
Ⅳ sa gatvA yathA yIzuM tESAM karESu samarpayituM zaknOti tathA mantraNAM pradhAnayAjakaiH sEnApatibhizca saha cakAra|
Ⅴ tEna tE tuSTAstasmai mudrAM dAtuM paNaM cakruH|
Ⅵ tataH sOggIkRtya yathA lOkAnAmagOcarE taM parakarESu samarpayituM zaknOti tathAvakAzaM cESTitumArEbhE|
Ⅶ atha kiNvazUnyapUpOtmavadinE, arthAt yasmin dinE nistArOtsavasya mESO hantavyastasmin dinE
Ⅷ yIzuH pitaraM yOhananjcAhUya jagAda, yuvAM gatvAsmAkaM bhOjanArthaM nistArOtsavasya dravyANyAsAdayataM|
Ⅸ tadA tau papracchatuH kucAsAdayAvO bhavataH kEcchA?
Ⅹ tadA sOvAdIt, nagarE praviSTE kazcijjalakumbhamAdAya yuvAM sAkSAt kariSyati sa yannivEzanaM pravizati yuvAmapi tannivEzanaM tatpazcAditvA nivEzanapatim iti vAkyaM vadataM,
Ⅺ yatrAhaM nistArOtsavasya bhOjyaM ziSyaiH sArddhaM bhOktuM zaknOmi sAtithizAlAा kutra? kathAmimAM prabhustvAM pRcchati|
Ⅻ tataH sa janO dvitIyaprakOSThIyam EkaM zastaM kOSThaM darzayiSyati tatra bhOjyamAsAdayataM|
ⅩⅢ tatastau gatvA tadvAkyAnusArENa sarvvaM dRSdvA tatra nistArOtsavIyaM bhOjyamAsAdayAmAsatuH|
ⅩⅣ atha kAla upasthitE yIzu rdvAdazabhiH prEritaiH saha bhOktumupavizya kathitavAn
ⅩⅤ mama duHkhabhOgAt pUrvvaM yubhAbhiH saha nistArOtsavasyaitasya bhOjyaM bhOktuM mayAtivAnjchA kRtA|
ⅩⅥ yuSmAn vadAmi, yAvatkAlam IzvararAjyE bhOjanaM na kariSyE tAvatkAlam idaM na bhOkSyE|
ⅩⅦ tadA sa pAnapAtramAdAya Izvarasya guNAn kIrttayitvA tEbhyO datvAvadat, idaM gRhlIta yUyaM vibhajya pivata|
ⅩⅧ yuSmAn vadAmi yAvatkAlam IzvararAjatvasya saMsthApanaM na bhavati tAvad drAkSAphalarasaM na pAsyAmi|
ⅩⅨ tataH pUpaM gRhItvA IzvaraguNAn kIrttayitvA bhagktA tEbhyO datvAvadat, yuSmadarthaM samarpitaM yanmama vapustadidaM, Etat karmma mama smaraNArthaM kurudhvaM|
ⅩⅩ atha bhOjanAntE tAdRzaM pAtraM gRhItvAvadat, yuSmatkRtE pAtitaM yanmama raktaM tEna nirNItanavaniyamarUpaM pAnapAtramidaM|
ⅩⅪ pazyata yO mAM parakarESu samarpayiSyati sa mayA saha bhOjanAsana upavizati|
ⅩⅫ yathA nirUpitamAstE tadanusArENA manuSyapuुtrasya gati rbhaviSyati kintu yastaM parakarESu samarpayiSyati tasya santApO bhaviSyati|
ⅩⅩⅢ tadA tESAM kO jana Etat karmma kariSyati tat tE parasparaM praSTumArEbhirE|
ⅩⅩⅣ aparaM tESAM kO janaH zrESThatvEna gaNayiSyatE, atrArthE tESAM vivAdObhavat|
ⅩⅩⅤ asmAt kAraNAt sOvadat, anyadEzIyAnAM rAjAnaH prajAnAmupari prabhutvaM kurvvanti dAruNazAsanaM kRtvApi tE bhUpatitvEna vikhyAtA bhavanti ca|
ⅩⅩⅥ kintu yuSmAkaM tathA na bhaviSyati, yO yuSmAkaM zrESThO bhaviSyati sa kaniSThavad bhavatu, yazca mukhyO bhaviSyati sa sEvakavadbhavatu|
ⅩⅩⅦ bhOjanOpaviSTaparicArakayOH kaH zrESThaH? yO bhOjanAyOpavizati sa kiM zrESThO na bhavati? kintu yuSmAkaM madhyE'haM paricAraka_ivAsmi|
ⅩⅩⅧ aparanjca yuyaM mama parIkSAkAlE prathamamArabhya mayA saha sthitA
ⅩⅩⅨ EtatkAraNAt pitrA yathA madarthaM rAjyamEkaM nirUpitaM tathAhamapi yuSmadarthaM rAjyaM nirUpayAmi|
ⅩⅩⅩ tasmAn mama rAjyE bhOjanAsanE ca bhOjanapAnE kariSyadhvE siMhAsanESUpavizya cEsrAyElIyAnAM dvAdazavaMzAnAM vicAraM kariSyadhvE|
ⅩⅩⅪ aparaM prabhuruvAca, hE zimOn pazya tita_unA dhAnyAnIva yuSmAn zaitAn cAlayitum aicchat,
ⅩⅩⅫ kintu tava vizvAsasya lOpO yathA na bhavati Etat tvadarthaM prArthitaM mayA, tvanmanasi parivarttitE ca bhrAtRNAM manAMsi sthirIkuru|
ⅩⅩⅩⅢ tadA sOvadat, hE prabhOhaM tvayA sArddhaM kArAM mRtinjca yAtuM majjitOsmi|
ⅩⅩⅩⅣ tataH sa uvAca, hE pitara tvAM vadAmi, adya kukkuTaravAt pUrvvaM tvaM matparicayaM vAratrayam apahvOSyasE|
ⅩⅩⅩⅤ aparaM sa papraccha, yadA mudrAsampuTaM khAdyapAtraM pAdukAnjca vinA yuSmAn prAhiNavaM tadA yuSmAkaM kasyApi nyUnatAsIt? tE prOcuH kasyApi na|
ⅩⅩⅩⅥ tadA sOvadat kintvidAnIM mudrAsampuTaM khAdyapAtraM vA yasyAsti tEna tadgrahItavyaM, yasya ca kRpANOे nAsti tEna svavastraM vikrIya sa krEtavyaH|
ⅩⅩⅩⅦ yatO yuSmAnahaM vadAmi, aparAdhijanaiH sArddhaM gaNitaH sa bhaviSyati| idaM yacchAstrIyaM vacanaM likhitamasti tanmayi phaliSyati yatO mama sambandhIyaM sarvvaM sEtsyati|
ⅩⅩⅩⅧ tadA tE prOcuH prabhO pazya imau kRpANau| tataH sOvadad Etau yathESTau|
ⅩⅩⅩⅨ atha sa tasmAdvahi rgatvA svAcArAnusArENa jaitunanAmAdriM jagAma ziSyAzca tatpazcAd yayuH|
ⅩⅬ tatrOpasthAya sa tAnuvAca, yathA parIkSAyAM na patatha tadarthaM prArthayadhvaM|
ⅩⅬⅠ pazcAt sa tasmAd EkazarakSEpAd bahi rgatvA jAnunI pAtayitvA Etat prArthayAnjcakrE,
ⅩⅬⅡ hE pita ryadi bhavAn sammanyatE tarhi kaMsamEnaM mamAntikAd dUraya kintu madicchAnurUpaM na tvadicchAnurUpaM bhavatu|
ⅩⅬⅢ tadA tasmai zaktiM dAtuM svargIyadUtO darzanaM dadau|
ⅩⅬⅣ pazcAt sOtyantaM yAtanayA vyAkulO bhUtvA punardRPhaM prArthayAnjcakrE, tasmAd bRhacchONitabindava iva tasya svEdabindavaH pRthivyAM patitumArEbhirE|
ⅩⅬⅤ atha prArthanAta utthAya ziSyANAM samIpamEtya tAn manOduHkhinO nidritAn dRSTvAvadat
ⅩⅬⅥ kutO nidrAtha? parIkSAyAm apatanArthaM prarthayadhvaM|
ⅩⅬⅦ EtatkathAyAH kathanakAlE dvAdazaziSyANAM madhyE gaNitO yihUdAnAmA janatAsahitastESAm agrE calitvA yIzOzcumbanArthaM tadantikam Ayayau|
ⅩⅬⅧ tadA yIzuruvAca, hE yihUdA kiM cumbanEna manuSyaputraM parakarESu samarpayasi?
ⅩⅬⅨ tadA yadyad ghaTiSyatE tadanumAya saggibhiruktaM, hE prabhO vayaM ki khaggEna ghAtayiSyAmaH?
Ⅼ tata EkaH karavAlEnAhatya pradhAnayAjakasya dAsasya dakSiNaM karNaM cicchEda|
ⅬⅠ adhUnA nivarttasva ityuktvA yIzustasya zrutiM spRSTvA svasyaM cakAra|
ⅬⅡ pazcAd yIzuH samIpasthAn pradhAnayAjakAn mandirasya sEnApatIn prAcInAMzca jagAda, yUyaM kRpANAn yaSTIMzca gRhItvA mAM kiM cOraM dharttumAyAtAH?
ⅬⅢ yadAhaM yuSmAbhiH saha pratidinaM mandirE'tiSThaM tadA mAM dharttaM na pravRttAH, kintvidAnIM yuSmAkaM samayOndhakArasya cAdhipatyamasti|
ⅬⅣ atha tE taM dhRtvA mahAyAjakasya nivEzanaM ninyuH| tataH pitarO dUrE dUrE pazcAditvA
ⅬⅤ bRhatkOSThasya madhyE yatrAgniM jvAlayitvA lOkAH samEtyOpaviSTAstatra taiH sArddham upavivEza|
ⅬⅥ atha vahnisannidhau samupavEzakAlE kAciddAsI manO nivizya taM nirIkSyAvadat pumAnayaM tasya saggE'sthAt|
ⅬⅦ kintu sa tad apahnutyAvAdIt hE nAri tamahaM na paricinOmi|
ⅬⅧ kSaNAntarE'nyajanastaM dRSTvAbravIt tvamapi tESAM nikarasyaikajanOsi| pitaraH pratyuvAca hE nara nAhamasmi|
ⅬⅨ tataH sArddhadaNPadvayAt paraM punaranyO janO nizcitya babhASE, ESa tasya saggIti satyaM yatOyaM gAlIlIyO lOkaH|
ⅬⅩ tadA pitara uvAca hE nara tvaM yad vadami tadahaM bOddhuM na zaknOmi, iti vAkyE kathitamAtrE kukkuTO rurAva|
ⅬⅪ tadA prabhuNA vyAdhuTya pitarE nirIkSitE kRkavAkuravAt pUrvvaM mAM trirapahnOSyasE iti pUrvvOktaM tasya vAkyaM pitaraH smRtvA
ⅬⅫ bahirgatvA mahAkhEdEna cakranda|
ⅬⅩⅢ tadA yai ryIzurdhRtastE tamupahasya praharttumArEbhirE|
ⅬⅩⅣ vastrENa tasya dRzau baddhvA kapOlE capETAghAtaM kRtvA papracchuH, kastE kapOlE capETAghAtaM kRtavAna? gaNayitvA tad vada|
ⅬⅩⅤ tadanyat tadviruddhaM bahunindAvAkyaM vaktumArEbhirE|
ⅬⅩⅥ atha prabhAtE sati lOkaprAnjcaH pradhAnayAjakA adhyApakAzca sabhAM kRtvA madhyEsabhaM yIzumAnIya papracchuH, tvam abhiSikatOsi na vAsmAn vada|
ⅬⅩⅦ sa pratyuvAca, mayA tasminnuktE'pi yUyaM na vizvasiSyatha|
ⅬⅩⅧ kasmiMzcidvAkyE yuSmAn pRSTE'pi mAM na taduttaraM vakSyatha na mAM tyakSyatha ca|
ⅬⅩⅨ kintvitaH paraM manujasutaH sarvvazaktimata Izvarasya dakSiNE pArzvE samupavEkSyati|
ⅬⅩⅩ tatastE papracchuH, rtiha tvamIzvarasya putraH? sa kathayAmAsa, yUyaM yathArthaM vadatha sa EvAhaM|
ⅬⅩⅪ tadA tE sarvvE kathayAmAsuH, rtiha sAkSyE'nsasmin asmAkaM kiM prayOjanaM? asya svamukhAdEva sAkSyaM prAptam|