< mArkaH 6 >
1 anantaraM sa tatsthAnAt prasthAya svapradEzamAgataH ziSyAzca tatpazcAd gatAH|
2 atha vizrAmavArE sati sa bhajanagRhE upadESTumArabdhavAn tatO'nEkE lOkAstatkathAM zrutvA vismitya jagaduH, asya manujasya IdRzI AzcaryyakriyA kasmAj jAtA? tathA svakarAbhyAm itthamadbhutaM karmma karttAm Etasmai kathaM jnjAnaM dattam?
3 kimayaM mariyamaH putrastajnjA nO? kimayaM yAkUb-yOsi-yihudA-zimOnAM bhrAtA nO? asya bhaginyaH kimihAsmAbhiH saha nO? itthaM tE tadarthE pratyUhaM gatAH|
4 tadA yIzustEbhyO'kathayat svadEzaM svakuTumbAn svaparijanAMzca vinA kutrApi bhaviSyadvAdI asatkRtO na bhavati|
5 aparanjca tESAmapratyayAt sa vismitaH kiyatAM rOgiNAM vapuHSu hastam arpayitvA kEvalaM tESAmArOgyakaraNAd anyat kimapi citrakAryyaM karttAM na zaktaH|
6 atha sa caturdikstha grAmAn bhramitvA upadiSTavAn
7 dvAdazaziSyAn AhUya amEdhyabhUtAn vazIkarttAM zaktiM dattvA tESAM dvau dvau janO prESitavAn|
8 punarityAdizad yUyam EkaikAM yaSTiM vinA vastrasaMpuTaH pUpaH kaTibandhE tAmrakhaNPanjca ESAM kimapi mA grahlIta,
9 mArgayAtrAyai pAdESUpAnahau dattvA dvE uttarIyE mA paridhadvvaM|
10 aparamapyuktaM tEna yUyaM yasyAM puryyAM yasya nivEzanaM pravEkSyatha tAM purIM yAvanna tyakSyatha tAvat tannivEzanE sthAsyatha|
11 tatra yadi kEpi yuSmAkamAtithyaM na vidadhati yuSmAkaM kathAzca na zRNvanti tarhi tatsthAnAt prasthAnasamayE tESAM viruddhaM sAkSyaM dAtuM svapAdAnAsphAlya rajaH sampAtayata; ahaM yuSmAn yathArthaM vacmi vicAradinE tannagarasyAvasthAtaH sidOmAmOrayO rnagarayOravasthA sahyatarA bhaviSyati|
12 atha tE gatvA lOkAnAM manaHparAvarttanIH kathA pracAritavantaH|
13 EvamanEkAn bhUtAMzca tyAjitavantastathA tailEna marddayitvA bahUn janAnarOgAnakArSuH|
14 itthaM tasya sukhyAtizcaturdizO vyAptA tadA hErOd rAjA tannizamya kathitavAn, yOhan majjakaH zmazAnAd utthita atOhEtOstEna sarvvA EtA adbhutakriyAH prakAzantE|
15 anyE'kathayan ayam EliyaH, kEpi kathitavanta ESa bhaviSyadvAdI yadvA bhaviSyadvAdinAM sadRza EkOyam|
16 kintu hErOd ityAkarNya bhASitavAn yasyAhaM zirazchinnavAn sa Eva yOhanayaM sa zmazAnAdudatiSThat|
17 pUrvvaM svabhrAtuH philipasya patnyA udvAhaM kRtavantaM hErOdaM yOhanavAdIt svabhAtRvadhU rna vivAhyA|
18 ataH kAraNAt hErOd lOkaM prahitya yOhanaM dhRtvA bandhanAlayE baddhavAn|
19 hErOdiyA tasmai yOhanE prakupya taM hantum aicchat kintu na zaktA,
20 yasmAd hErOd taM dhArmmikaM satpuruSanjca jnjAtvA sammanya rakSitavAn; tatkathAM zrutvA tadanusArENa bahUni karmmANi kRtavAn hRSTamanAstadupadEzaM zrutavAMzca|
21 kintu hErOd yadA svajanmadinE pradhAnalOkEbhyaH sEnAnIbhyazca gAlIlpradEzIyazrESThalOkEbhyazca rAtrau bhOjyamEkaM kRtavAn
22 tasmin zubhadinE hErOdiyAyAH kanyA samEtya tESAM samakSaM saMnRtya hErOdastEna sahOpaviSTAnAnjca tOSamajIjanat tatA nRpaH kanyAmAha sma mattO yad yAcasE tadEva tubhyaM dAsyE|
23 zapathaM kRtvAkathayat cEd rAjyArddhamapi yAcasE tadapi tubhyaM dAsyE|
24 tataH sA bahi rgatvA svamAtaraM papraccha kimahaM yAciSyE? tadA sAkathayat yOhanO majjakasya ziraH|
25 atha tUrNaM bhUpasamIpam Etya yAcamAnAvadat kSaNEsmin yOhanO majjakasya ziraH pAtrE nidhAya dEhi, Etad yAcE'haM|
26 tasmAt bhUpO'tiduHkhitaH, tathApi svazapathasya sahabhOjinAnjcAnurOdhAt tadanaggIkarttuM na zaktaH|
27 tatkSaNaM rAjA ghAtakaM prESya tasya zira AnEtumAdiSTavAn|
28 tataH sa kArAgAraM gatvA tacchirazchitvA pAtrE nidhAyAnIya tasyai kanyAyai dattavAn kanyA ca svamAtrE dadau|
29 ananataraM yOhanaH ziSyAstadvArttAM prApyAgatya tasya kuNapaM zmazAnE'sthApayan|
30 atha prESitA yIzOH sannidhau militA yad yac cakruH zikSayAmAsuzca tatsarvvavArttAstasmai kathitavantaH|
31 sa tAnuvAca yUyaM vijanasthAnaM gatvA vizrAmyata yatastatsannidhau bahulOkAnAM samAgamAt tE bhOktuM nAvakAzaM prAptAH|
32 tatastE nAvA vijanasthAnaM guptaM gagmuH|
33 tatO lOkanivahastESAM sthAnAntarayAnaM dadarza, anEkE taM paricitya nAnApurEbhyaH padairvrajitvA javEna taiSAmagrE yIzOH samIpa upatasthuH|
34 tadA yIzu rnAvO bahirgatya lOkAraNyAnIM dRSTvA tESu karuNAM kRtavAn yatastE'rakSakamESA ivAsan tadA sa tAna nAnAprasaggAn upadiSTavAn|
35 atha divAntE sati ziSyA Etya yIzumUcirE, idaM vijanasthAnaM dinanjcAvasannaM|
36 lOkAnAM kimapi khAdyaM nAsti, atazcaturdikSu grAmAn gantuM bhOjyadravyANi krEtunjca bhavAn tAn visRjatu|
37 tadA sa tAnuvAca yUyamEva tAn bhOjayata; tatastE jagadu rvayaM gatvA dvizatasaMkhyakai rmudrApAdaiH pUpAn krItvA kiM tAn bhOjayiSyAmaH?
38 tadA sa tAn pRSThavAn yuSmAkaM sannidhau kati pUpA AsatE? gatvA pazyata; tatastE dRSTvA tamavadan panjca pUpA dvau matsyau ca santi|
39 tadA sa lOkAn zaspOpari paMktibhirupavEzayitum AdiSTavAn,
40 tatastE zataM zataM janAH panjcAzat panjcAzajjanAzca paMktibhi rbhuvi samupavivizuH|
41 atha sa tAn panjcapUpAn matsyadvayanjca dhRtvA svargaM pazyan IzvaraguNAn anvakIrttayat tAn pUpAn bhaMktvA lOkEbhyaH parivESayituM ziSyEbhyO dattavAn dvA matsyau ca vibhajya sarvvEbhyO dattavAn|
42 tataH sarvvE bhuktvAtRpyan|
43 anantaraM ziSyA avaziSTaiH pUpai rmatsyaizca pUrNAn dvadaza PallakAn jagRhuH|
44 tE bhOktAraH prAyaH panjca sahasrANi puruSA Asan|
45 atha sa lOkAn visRjannEva nAvamArOPhuM svasmAdagrE pArE baitsaidApuraM yAtunjca zSyin vAPhamAdiSTavAn|
46 tadA sa sarvvAn visRjya prArthayituM parvvataM gataH|
47 tataH sandhyAyAM satyAM nauH sindhumadhya upasthitA kintu sa EkAkI sthalE sthitaH|
48 atha sammukhavAtavahanAt ziSyA nAvaM vAhayitvA parizrAntA iti jnjAtvA sa nizAcaturthayAmE sindhUpari padbhyAM vrajan tESAM samIpamEtya tESAmagrE yAtum udyataH|
49 kintu ziSyAH sindhUpari taM vrajantaM dRSTvA bhUtamanumAya ruruvuH,
50 yataH sarvvE taM dRSTvA vyAkulitAH| ataEva yIzustatkSaNaM taiH sahAlapya kathitavAn, susthirA bhUta, ayamahaM mA bhaiSTa|
51 atha naukAmAruhya tasmin tESAM sannidhiM gatE vAtO nivRttaH; tasmAttE manaHsu vismitA AzcaryyaM mEnirE|
52 yatastE manasAM kAThinyAt tat pUpIyam AzcaryyaM karmma na viviktavantaH|
53 atha tE pAraM gatvA ginESaratpradEzamEtya taTa upasthitAH|
54 tESu naukAtO bahirgatESu tatpradEzIyA lOkAstaM paricitya
55 caturdikSu dhAvantO yatra yatra rOgiNO narA Asan tAn sarvvAna khaTvOpari nidhAya yatra kutracit tadvArttAM prApuH tat sthAnam AnEtum ArEbhirE|
56 tathA yatra yatra grAmE yatra yatra purE yatra yatra pallyAnjca tEna pravEzaH kRtastadvartmamadhyE lOkAH pIPitAn sthApayitvA tasya cElagranthimAtraM spraSTum tESAmarthE tadanujnjAM prArthayantaH yAvantO lOkAH paspRzustAvanta Eva gadAnmuktAH|
