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1tataH sabhAsthAH sarvvalOkA utthAya taM pIlAtasammukhaM nItvAprOdya vaktumArEbhirE,
2svamabhiSiktaM rAjAnaM vadantaM kaimararAjAya karadAnaM niSEdhantaM rAjyaviparyyayaM kurttuM pravarttamAnam Ena prAptA vayaM|
3tadA pIlAtastaM pRSTavAn tvaM kiM yihUdIyAnAM rAjA? sa pratyuvAca tvaM satyamuktavAn|
4tadA pIlAtaH pradhAnayAjakAdilOkAn jagAd, ahamEtasya kamapyaparAdhaM nAptavAn|
5tatastE punaH sAhaminO bhUtvAvadan, ESa gAlIla EtatsthAnaparyyantE sarvvasmin yihUdAdEzE sarvvAllOkAnupadizya kupravRttiM grAhItavAn|
6tadA pIlAtO gAlIlapradEzasya nAma zrutvA papraccha, kimayaM gAlIlIyO lOkaH?
7tataH sa gAlIlpradEzIyahErOdrAjasya tadA sthitEstasya samIpE yIzuM prESayAmAsa|
8tadA hErOd yIzuM vilOkya santutOSa, yataH sa tasya bahuvRttAntazravaNAt tasya kinji्cadAzcaryyakarmma pazyati ityAzAM kRtvA bahukAlamArabhya taM draSTuM prayAsaM kRtavAn|
9tasmAt taM bahukathAH papraccha kintu sa tasya kasyApi vAkyasya pratyuttaraM nOvAca|
10atha pradhAnayAjakA adhyApakAzca prOttiSThantaH sAhasEna tamapavadituM prArEbhirE|
11hErOd tasya sEnAgaNazca tamavajnjAya upahAsatvEna rAjavastraM paridhApya punaH pIlAtaM prati taM prAhiNOt|
12pUrvvaM hErOdpIlAtayOH parasparaM vairabhAva AsIt kintu taddinE dvayO rmElanaM jAtam|
13pazcAt pIlAtaH pradhAnayAjakAn zAsakAn lOkAMzca yugapadAhUya babhASE,
14rAjyaviparyyayakArakOyam ityuktvA manuSyamEnaM mama nikaTamAnaiSTa kintu pazyata yuSmAkaM samakSam asya vicAraM kRtvApi prOktApavAdAnurUpENAsya kOpyaparAdhaH sapramANO na jAtaH,
15yUyanjca hErOdaH sannidhau prESitA mayA tatrAsya kOpyaparAdhastEnApi na prAptaH|pazyatAnEna vadhahEेtukaM kimapi nAparAddhaM|
16tasmAdEnaM tAPayitvA vihAsyAmi|
17tatrOtsavE tESAmEkO mOcayitavyaH|
18iti hEtOstE prOccairEkadA prOcuH, EnaM dUrIkRtya barabbAnAmAnaM mOcaya|
19sa barabbA nagara upaplavavadhAparAdhAbhyAM kArAyAM baddha AsIt|
20kintu pIlAtO yIzuM mOcayituM vAnjchan punastAnuvAca|
21tathApyEnaM kruzE vyadha kruzE vyadhEti vadantastE ruruvuH|
22tataH sa tRtIyavAraM jagAda kutaH? sa kiM karmma kRtavAn? nAhamasya kamapi vadhAparAdhaM prAptaH kEvalaM tAPayitvAmuM tyajAmi|
23tathApi tE punarEnaM kruzE vyadha ityuktvA prOccairdRPhaM prArthayAnjcakrirE;
24tataH pradhAnayAjakAdInAM kalaravE prabalE sati tESAM prArthanArUpaM karttuM pIlAta AdidEza|
25rAjadrOhavadhayOraparAdhEna kArAsthaM yaM janaM tE yayAcirE taM mOcayitvA yIzuM tESAmicchAyAM samArpayat|
26atha tE yIzuM gRhItvA yAnti, Etarhi grAmAdAgataM zimOnanAmAnaM kurINIyaM janaM dhRtvA yIzOH pazcAnnEtuM tasya skandhE kruzamarpayAmAsuH|
27tatO lOाkAraNyamadhyE bahustriyO rudatyO vilapantyazca yIzOH pazcAd yayuH|
28kintu sa vyAghuTya tA uvAca, hE yirUzAlamO nAryyO yuyaM madarthaM na ruditvA svArthaM svApatyArthanjca ruditi;
29pazyata yaH kadApi garbhavatyO nAbhavan stanyanjca nApAyayan tAdRzI rvandhyA yadA dhanyA vakSyanti sa kAla AyAti|
30tadA hE zailA asmAkamupari patata, hE upazailA asmAnAcchAdayata kathAmIdRzIM lOkA vakSyanti|
31yataH satEjasi zAkhini cEdEtad ghaTatE tarhi zuSkazAkhini kiM na ghaTiSyatE?
32tadA tE hantuM dvAvaparAdhinau tEna sArddhaM ninyuH|
33aparaM ziraHkapAlanAmakasthAnaM prApya taM kruzE vividhuH; taddvayOraparAdhinOrEkaM tasya dakSiNO tadanyaM vAmE kruzE vividhuH|
34tadA yIzurakathayat, hE pitarEtAn kSamasva yata EtE yat karmma kurvvanti tan na viduH; pazcAttE guTikApAtaM kRtvA tasya vastrANi vibhajya jagRhuH|
35tatra lOkasaMghastiSThan dadarza; tE tESAM zAsakAzca tamupahasya jagaduH, ESa itarAn rakSitavAn yadIzvarENAbhirucitO 'bhiSiktastrAtA bhavati tarhi svamadhunA rakSatu|
36tadanyaH sEnAgaNA Etya tasmai amlarasaM datvA parihasya prOvAca,
37cEttvaM yihUdIyAnAM rAjAsi tarhi svaM rakSa|
38yihUdIyAnAM rAjEti vAkyaM yUnAnIyarOmIyEbrIyAkSarai rlikhitaM tacchirasa UrddhvE'sthApyata|
39tadObhayapArzvayO rviddhau yAvaparAdhinau tayOrEkastaM vinindya babhASE, cEttvam abhiSiktOsi tarhi svamAvAnjca rakSa|
40kintvanyastaM tarjayitvAvadat, IzvarAttava kinjcidapi bhayaM nAsti kiM? tvamapi samAnadaNPOsi,
41yOgyapAtrE AvAM svasvakarmmaNAM samucitaphalaM prApnuvaH kintvanEna kimapi nAparAddhaM|
42atha sa yIzuM jagAda hE prabhE bhavAn svarAjyapravEzakAlE mAM smaratu|
43tadA yIzuH kathitavAn tvAM yathArthaM vadAmi tvamadyaiva mayA sArddhaM paralOkasya sukhasthAnaM prApsyasi|
44aparanjca dvitIyayAmAt tRtIyayAmaparyyantaM ravEstEjasOntarhitatvAt sarvvadEzO'ndhakArENAvRtO
45mandirasya yavanikA ca chidyamAnA dvidhA babhUva|
46tatO yIzuruccairuvAca, hE pita rmamAtmAnaM tava karE samarpayE, ityuktvA sa prANAn jahau|
47tadaitA ghaTanA dRSTvA zatasEnApatirIzvaraM dhanyamuktvA kathitavAn ayaM nitAntaM sAdhumanuSya AsIt|
48atha yAvantO lOkA draSTum AgatAstE tA ghaTanA dRSTvA vakSaHsu karAghAtaM kRtvA vyAcuTya gatAH|
49yIzO rjnjAtayO yA yA yOSitazca gAlIlastEna sArddhamAyAtAstA api dUrE sthitvA tat sarvvaM dadRzuH|
50tadA yihUdIyAnAM mantraNAM kriyAnjcAsammanyamAna Izvarasya rAjatvam apEkSamANO
51yihUdidEzIyO 'rimathIyanagarIyO yUSaphnAmA mantrI bhadrO dhArmmikazca pumAn
52pIlAtAntikaM gatvA yIzO rdEhaM yayAcE|
53pazcAd vapuravarOhya vAsasA saMvESTya yatra kOpi mAnuSO nAsthApyata tasmin zailE svAtE zmazAnE tadasthApayat|
54taddinamAyOjanIyaM dinaM vizrAmavArazca samIpaH|
55aparaM yIzunA sArddhaM gAlIla AgatA yOSitaH pazcAditvA zmazAnE tatra yathA vapuH sthApitaM tacca dRSTvA
56vyAghuTya sugandhidravyatailAni kRtvA vidhivad vizrAmavArE vizrAmaM cakruH|
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