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Ⅰ tadAnIM rAjA herod yIsho ryashaH shrutvA nijadAseyAn jagAd,
Ⅱ eSha majjayitA yohan, pramitebhayastasyotthAnAt tenetthamadbhutaM karmma prakAshyate|
Ⅲ purA herod nijabhrAtu: philipo jAyAyA herodIyAyA anurodhAd yohanaM dhArayitvA baddhA kArAyAM sthApitavAn|
Ⅳ yato yohan uktavAn, etsayAH saMgraho bhavato nochitaH|
Ⅴ tasmAt nR^ipatistaM hantumichChannapi lokebhyo vibhayA nchakAra; yataH sarvve yohanaM bhaviShyadvAdinaM menire|
Ⅵ kintu herodo janmAhIyamaha upasthite herodIyAyA duhitA teShAM samakShaM nR^ititvA herodamaprINyat|
Ⅶ tasmAt bhUpatiH shapathaM kurvvan iti pratyaj nAsIt, tvayA yad yAchyate, tadevAhaM dAsyAmi|
Ⅷ sA kumArI svIyamAtuH shikShAM labdhA babhAShe, majjayituryohana uttamA NgaM bhAjane samAnIya mahyaM vishrANaya|
Ⅸ tato rAjA shushocha, kintu bhojanAyopavishatAM sa NginAM svakR^itashapathasya chAnurodhAt tat pradAtuma Adidesha|
Ⅹ pashchAt kArAM prati naraM prahitya yohana uttamA NgaM ChittvA
Ⅺ tat bhAjana AnAyya tasyai kumAryyai vyashrANayat, tataH sA svajananyAH samIpaM tanninAya|
Ⅻ pashchAt yohanaH shiShyA Agatya kAyaM nItvA shmashAne sthApayAmAsustato yIshoH sannidhiM vrajitvA tadvArttAM babhAShire|
ⅩⅢ anantaraM yIshuriti nishabhya nAvA nirjanasthAnam ekAkI gatavAn, pashchAt mAnavAstat shrutvA nAnAnagarebhya Agatya padaistatpashchAd IyuH|
ⅩⅣ tadAnIM yIshu rbahirAgatya mahAntaM jananivahaM nirIkShya teShu kAruNikaH man teShAM pIDitajanAn nirAmayAn chakAra|
ⅩⅤ tataH paraM sandhyAyAM shiShyAstadantikamAgatya kathayA nchakruH, idaM nirjanasthAnaM velApyavasannA; tasmAt manujAn svasvagrAmaM gantuM svArthaM bhakShyANi kretu ncha bhavAn tAn visR^ijatu|
ⅩⅥ kintu yIshustAnavAdIt, teShAM gamane prayojanaM nAsti, yUyameva tAn bhojayata|
ⅩⅦ tadA te pratyavadan, asmAkamatra pUpapa nchakaM mInadvaya nchAste|
ⅩⅧ tadAnIM tenoktaM tAni madantikamAnayata|
ⅩⅨ anantaraM sa manujAn yavasoparyyupaveShTum Aj nApayAmAsa; apara tat pUpapa nchakaM mInadvaya ncha gR^ihlan svargaM prati nirIkShyeshvarIyaguNAn anUdya bhaMktvA shiShyebhyo dattavAn, shiShyAshcha lokebhyo daduH|
ⅩⅩ tataH sarvve bhuktvA paritR^iptavantaH, tatastadavashiShTabhakShyaiH pUrNAn dvAdashaDalakAn gR^ihItavantaH|
ⅩⅪ te bhoktAraH strIrbAlakAMshcha vihAya prAyeNa pa ncha sahasrANi pumAMsa Asan|
ⅩⅫ tadanantaraM yIshu rlokAnAM visarjanakAle shiShyAn taraNimAroDhuM svAgre pAraM yAtu ncha gADhamAdiShTavAn|
ⅩⅩⅢ tato lokeShu visR^iShTeShu sa vivikte prArthayituM girimekaM gatvA sandhyAM yAvat tatraikAkI sthitavAn|
ⅩⅩⅣ kintu tadAnIM sammukhavAtatvAt saritpate rmadhye tara NgaistaraNirdolAyamAnAbhavat|
ⅩⅩⅤ tadA sa yAminyAshchaturthaprahare padbhyAM vrajan teShAmantikaM gatavAn|
ⅩⅩⅥ kintu shiShyAstaM sAgaropari vrajantaM vilokya samudvignA jagaduH, eSha bhUta iti sha NkamAnA uchchaiH shabdAyA nchakrire cha|
ⅩⅩⅦ tadaiva yIshustAnavadat, susthirA bhavata, mA bhaiShTa, eSho.aham|
ⅩⅩⅧ tataH pitara ityuktavAn, he prabho, yadi bhavAneva, tarhi mAM bhavatsamIpaM yAtumAj nApayatu|
ⅩⅩⅨ tataH tenAdiShTaH pitarastaraNito.avaruhya yIsheाrantikaM prAptuM toyopari vavrAja|
ⅩⅩⅩ kintu prachaNDaM pavanaM vilokya bhayAt toye maMktum Arebhe, tasmAd uchchaiH shabdAyamAnaH kathitavAn, he prabho, mAmavatu|
ⅩⅩⅪ yIshustatkShaNAt karaM prasAryya taM dharan uktavAn, ha stokapratyayin tvaM kutaH samashethAH?
ⅩⅩⅫ anantaraM tayostaraNimArUDhayoH pavano nivavR^ite|
ⅩⅩⅩⅢ tadAnIM ye taraNyAmAsan, ta Agatya taM praNabhya kathitavantaH, yathArthastvameveshvarasutaH|
ⅩⅩⅩⅣ anantaraM pAraM prApya te gineSharannAmakaM nagaramupatasthuH,
ⅩⅩⅩⅤ tadA tatratyA janA yIshuM parichIya taddeshsya chaturdisho vArttAM prahitya yatra yAvantaH pIDitA Asan, tAvataeva tadantikamAnayAmAsuH|
ⅩⅩⅩⅥ aparaM tadIyavasanasya granthimAtraM spraShTuM vinIya yAvanto janAstat sparshaM chakrire, te sarvvaeva nirAmayA babhUvuH|