1 tataH paraM yihUdIyAnAm utsava upasthite yIzu ryirUzAlamaM gatavAn|
2 tasminnagare meSanAmno dvArasya samIpe ibrIyabhASayA baithesdA nAmnA piSkariNI paJcaghaTTayuktAsIt|
3 tasyAsteSu ghaTTeSu kilAlakampanam apekSya andhakhaJcazuSkAGgAdayo bahavo rogiNaH patantastiSThanti sma|
4 yato vizeSakAle tasya saraso vAri svargIyadUta etyAkampayat tatkIlAlakampanAt paraM yaH kazcid rogI prathamaM pAnIyamavArohat sa eva tatkSaNAd rogamukto'bhavat|
5 tadASTAtriMzadvarSANi yAvad rogagrasta ekajanastasmin sthAne sthitavAn|
6 yIzustaM zayitaM dRSTvA bahukAlikarogIti jJAtvA vyAhRtavAn tvaM kiM svastho bubhUSasi?
7 tato rogI kathitavAn he maheccha yadA kIlAlaM kampate tadA mAM puSkariNIm avarohayituM mama kopi nAsti, tasmAn mama gamanakAle kazcidanyo'gro gatvA avarohati|
8 tadA yIzurakathayad uttiSTha, tava zayyAmuttolya gRhItvA yAhi|
9 sa tatkSaNAt svastho bhUtvA zayyAmuttolyAdAya gatavAn kintu taddinaM vizrAmavAraH|
10 tasmAd yihUdIyAH svasthaM naraM vyAharan adya vizrAmavAre zayanIyamAdAya na yAtavyam|
11 tataH sa pratyavocad yo mAM svastham akArSIt zayanIyam uttolyAdAya yAtuM mAM sa evAdizat|
12 tadA te'pRcchan zayanIyam uttolyAdAya yAtuM ya AjJApayat sa kaH?
13 kintu sa ka iti svasthIbhUto nAjAnAd yatastasmin sthAne janatAsattvAd yIzuH sthAnAntaram Agamat|
14 tataH paraM yezu rmandire taM naraM sAkSAtprApyAkathayat pazyedAnIm anAmayo jAtosi yathAdhikA durdazA na ghaTate taddhetoH pApaM karmma punarmAkArSIH|
15 tataH sa gatvA yihUdIyAn avadad yIzu rmAm arogiNam akArSIt|
16 tato yIzu rvizrAmavAre karmmedRzaM kRtavAn iti heto ryihUdIyAstaM tADayitvA hantum aceSTanta|
17 yIzustAnAkhyat mama pitA yat kAryyaM karoti tadanurUpam ahamapi karoti|
18 tato yihUdIyAstaM hantuM punarayatanta yato vizrAmavAraM nAmanyata tadeva kevalaM na adhikantu IzvaraM svapitaraM procya svamapIzvaratulyaM kRtavAn|
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|
20 pitA putre snehaM karoti tasmAt svayaM yadyat karmma karoti tatsarvvaM putraM darzayati ; yathA ca yuSmAkaM AzcaryyajJAnaM janiSyate tadartham itopi mahAkarmma taM darzayiSyati|
21 vastutastu pitA yathA pramitAn utthApya sajivAn karoti tadvat putropi yaM yaM icchati taM taM sajIvaM karoti|
22 sarvve pitaraM yathA satkurvvanti tathA putramapi satkArayituM pitA svayaM kasyApi vicAramakRtvA sarvvavicArANAM bhAraM putre samarpitavAn|
23 yaH putraM sat karoti sa tasya prerakamapi sat karoti|
24 yuSmAnAhaM yathArthataraM vadAmi yo jano mama vAkyaM zrutvA matprerake vizvasiti sonantAyuH prApnoti kadApi daNDabAjanaM na bhavati nidhanAdutthAya paramAyuH prApnoti|
25 ahaM yuSmAnatiyathArthaM vadAmi yadA mRtA Izvaraputrasya ninAdaM zroSyanti ye ca zroSyanti te sajIvA bhaviSyanti samaya etAdRza AyAti varam idAnImapyupatiSThati|
26 pitA yathA svayaJjIvI tathA putrAya svayaJjIvitvAdhikAraM dattavAn|
27 sa manuSyaputraH etasmAt kAraNAt pitA daNDakaraNAdhikAramapi tasmin samarpitavAn|
28 etadarthe yUyam AzcaryyaM na manyadhvaM yato yasmin samaye tasya ninAdaM zrutvA zmazAnasthAH sarvve bahirAgamiSyanti samaya etAdRza upasthAsyati|
29 tasmAd ye satkarmmANi kRtavantasta utthAya AyuH prApsyanti ye ca kukarmANi kRtavantasta utthAya daNDaM prApsyanti|
30 ahaM svayaM kimapi karttuM na zaknomi yathA zuNomi tathA vicArayAmi mama vicAraJca nyAyyaH yatohaM svIyAbhISTaM nehitvA matprerayituH pituriSTam Ihe|
31 yadi svasmin svayaM sAkSyaM dadAmi tarhi tatsAkSyam AgrAhyaM bhavati ;
32 kintu madarthe'paro janaH sAkSyaM dadAti madarthe tasya yat sAkSyaM tat satyam etadapyahaM jAnAmi|
33 yuSmAbhi ryohanaM prati lokeSu preriteSu sa satyakathAyAM sAkSyamadadAt|
34 mAnuSAdahaM sAkSyaM nopekSe tathApi yUyaM yathA paritrayadhve tadartham idaM vAkyaM vadAmi|
35 yohan dedIpyamAno dIpa iva tejasvI sthitavAn yUyam alpakAlaM tasya dIptyAnandituM samamanyadhvaM|
36 kintu tatpramANAdapi mama gurutaraM pramANaM vidyate pitA mAM preSya yadyat karmma samApayituM zakttimadadAt mayA kRtaM tattat karmma madarthe pramANaM dadAti|
37 yaH pitA mAM preritavAn mopi madarthe pramANaM dadAti| tasya vAkyaM yuSmAbhiH kadApi na zrutaM tasya rUpaJca na dRSTaM
38 tasya vAkyaJca yuSmAkam antaH kadApi sthAnaM nApnoti yataH sa yaM preSitavAn yUyaM tasmin na vizvasitha|
39 dharmmapustakAni yUyam AlocayadhvaM tai rvAkyairanantAyuH prApsyAma iti yUyaM budhyadhve taddharmmapustakAni madarthe pramANaM dadati|
40 tathApi yUyaM paramAyuHprAptaye mama saMnidhim na jigamiSatha|
41 ahaM mAnuSebhyaH satkAraM na gRhlAmi|
42 ahaM yuSmAn jAnAmi; yuSmAkamantara Izvaraprema nAsti|
43 ahaM nijapitu rnAmnAgatosmi tathApi mAM na gRhlItha kintu kazcid yadi svanAmnA samAgamiSyati tarhi taM grahISyatha|
44 yUyam IzvarAt satkAraM na ciSTatvA kevalaM parasparaM satkAram ced Adadhvve tarhi kathaM vizvasituM zaknutha?
45 putuH samIpe'haM yuSmAn apavadiSyAmIti mA cintayata yasmin , yasmin yuSmAkaM vizvasaH saeva mUsA yuSmAn apavadati|
46 yadi yUyaM tasmin vyazvasiSyata tarhi mayyapi vyazvasiSyata, yat sa mayi likhitavAn|
47 tato yadi tena likhitavAni na pratitha tarhi mama vAkyAni kathaM pratyeSyatha?