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1Izvaraputrasya yIzukhrISTasya susaMvAdArambhaH|
2bhaviSyadvAdinAM grantheSu lipiritthamAste, pazya svakIyadUtantu tavAgre preSayAmyaham| gatvA tvadIyapanthAnaM sa hi pariSkariSyati|
3"paramezasya panthAnaM pariSkuruta sarvvataH| tasya rAjapathaJcaiva samAnaM kurutAdhunA|" ityetat prAntare vAkyaM vadataH kasyacidravaH||
4saeva yohan prAntare majjitavAn tathA pApamArjananimittaM manovyAvarttakamajjanasya kathAJca pracAritavAn|
5tato yihUdAdezayirUzAlamnagaranivAsinaH sarvve lokA bahi rbhUtvA tasya samIpamAgatya svAni svAni pApAnyaGgIkRtya yarddananadyAM tena majjitA babhUvuH|
6asya yohanaH paridheyAni kramelakalomajAni, tasya kaTibandhanaM carmmajAtam, tasya bhakSyANi ca zUkakITA vanyamadhUni cAsan|
7sa pracArayan kathayAJcakre, ahaM namrIbhUya yasya pAdukAbandhanaM mocayitumapi na yogyosmi, tAdRzo matto gurutara ekaH puruSo matpazcAdAgacchati|
8ahaM yuSmAn jale majjitavAn kintu sa pavitra AtmAni saMmajjayiSyati|
9aparaJca tasminneva kAle gAlIlpradezasya nAsaradgrAmAd yIzurAgatya yohanA yarddananadyAM majjito'bhUt|
10sa jalAdutthitamAtro meghadvAraM muktaM kapotavat svasyopari avarohantamAtmAnaJca dRSTavAn|
11tvaM mama priyaH putrastvayyeva mamamahAsantoSa iyamAkAzIyA vANI babhUva|
12tasmin kAle AtmA taM prAntaramadhyaM ninAya|
13atha sa catvAriMzaddinAni tasmin sthAne vanyapazubhiH saha tiSThan zaitAnA parIkSitaH; pazcAt svargIyadUtAstaM siSevire|
14anantaraM yohani bandhanAlaye baddhe sati yIzu rgAlIlpradezamAgatya IzvararAjyasya susaMvAdaM pracArayan kathayAmAsa,
15kAlaH sampUrNa IzvararAjyaJca samIpamAgataM; atoheto ryUyaM manAMsi vyAvarttayadhvaM susaMvAde ca vizvAsita|
16tadanantaraM sa gAlIlIyasamudrasya tIre gacchan zimon tasya bhrAtA andriyanAmA ca imau dvau janau matsyadhAriNau sAgaramadhye jAlaM prakSipantau dRSTvA tAvavadat,
17yuvAM mama pazcAdAgacchataM, yuvAmahaM manuSyadhAriNau kariSyAmi|
18tatastau tatkSaNameva jAlAni parityajya tasya pazcAt jagmatuH|
19tataH paraM tatsthAnAt kiJcid dUraM gatvA sa sivadIputrayAkUb tadbhrAtRyohan ca imau naukAyAM jAlAnAM jIrNamuddhArayantau dRSTvA tAvAhUyat|
20tatastau naukAyAM vetanabhugbhiH sahitaM svapitaraM vihAya tatpazcAdIyatuH|
21tataH paraM kapharnAhUmnAmakaM nagaramupasthAya sa vizrAmadivase bhajanagrahaM pravizya samupadideza|
22tasyopadezAllokA AzcaryyaM menire yataH sodhyApakAiva nopadizan prabhAvavAniva propadideza|
23aparaJca tasmin bhajanagRhe apavitrabhUtena grasta eko mAnuSa AsIt| sa cItzabdaM kRtvA kathayAJcake
24bho nAsaratIya yIzo tvamasmAn tyaja, tvayA sahAsmAkaM kaH sambandhaH? tvaM kimasmAn nAzayituM samAgataH? tvamIzvarasya pavitraloka ityahaM jAnAmi|
25tadA yIzustaM tarjayitvA jagAda tUSNIM bhava ito bahirbhava ca|
26tataH so'pavitrabhUtastaM sampIDya atyucaizcItkRtya nirjagAma|
27tenaiva sarvve camatkRtya parasparaM kathayAJcakrire, aho kimidaM? kIdRzo'yaM navya upadezaH? anena prabhAvenApavitrabhUteSvAjJApiteSu te tadAjJAnuvarttino bhavanti|
28tadA tasya yazo gAlIlazcaturdiksthasarvvadezAn vyApnot|
29aparaJca te bhajanagRhAd bahi rbhUtvA yAkUbyohanbhyAM saha zimona Andriyasya ca nivezanaM pravivizuH|
30tadA pitarasya zvazrUrjvarapIDitA zayyAyAmAsta iti te taM jhaTiti vijJApayAJcakruH|
31tataH sa Agatya tasyA hastaM dhRtvA tAmudasthApayat; tadaiva tAM jvaro'tyAkSIt tataH paraM sA tAn siSeve|
32athAstaM gate ravau sandhyAkAle sati lokAstatsamIpaM sarvvAn rogiNo bhUtadhRtAMzca samAninyuH|
33sarvve nAgarikA lokA dvAri saMmilitAzca|
34tataH sa nAnAvidharogiNo bahUn manujAnarogiNazcakAra tathA bahUn bhUtAn tyAjayAJcakAra tAn bhUtAn kimapi vAkyaM vaktuM niSiSedha ca yatohetoste tamajAnan|
35aparaJca so'tipratyUSe vastutastu rAtrizeSe samutthAya bahirbhUya nirjanaM sthAnaM gatvA tatra prArthayAJcakre|
36anantaraM zimon tatsaGginazca tasya pazcAd gatavantaH|
37taduddezaM prApya tamavadan sarvve lokAstvAM mRgayante|
38tadA so'kathayat Agacchata vayaM samIpasthAni nagarANi yAmaH, yato'haM tatra kathAM pracArayituM bahirAgamam|
39atha sa teSAM gAlIlpradezasya sarvveSu bhajanagRheSu kathAH pracArayAJcakre bhUtAnatyAjayaJca|
40anantaramekaH kuSThI samAgatya tatsammukhe jAnupAtaM vinayaJca kRtvA kathitavAn yadi bhavAn icchati tarhi mAM pariSkarttuM zaknoti|
41tataH kRpAlu ryIzuH karau prasAryya taM spaSTvA kathayAmAsa
42mamecchA vidyate tvaM pariSkRto bhava| etatkathAyAH kathanamAtrAt sa kuSThI rogAnmuktaH pariSkRto'bhavat|
43tadA sa taM visRjan gADhamAdizya jagAda
44sAvadhAno bhava kathAmimAM kamapi mA vada; svAtmAnaM yAjakaM darzaya, lokebhyaH svapariSkRteH pramANadAnAya mUsAnirNItaM yaddAnaM tadutsRjasva ca|
45kintu sa gatvA tat karmma itthaM vistAryya pracArayituM prArebhe tenaiva yIzuH punaH saprakAzaM nagaraM praveSTuM nAzaknot tatohetorbahiH kAnanasthAne tasyau; tathApi caturddigbhyo lokAstasya samIpamAyayuH|
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