< mathiH 8 >
1 yadA sa parvvatAd avArOhat tadA bahavO mAnavAstatpazcAd vavrajuH|
2 EkaH kuSThavAn Agatya taM praNamya babhASE, hE prabhO, yadi bhavAn saMmanyatE, tarhi mAM nirAmayaM karttuM zaknOti|
3 tatO yIzuH karaM prasAryya tasyAggaM spRzan vyAjahAra, sammanyE'haM tvaM nirAmayO bhava; tEna sa tatkSaNAt kuSThEnAmOci|
4 tatO yIzustaM jagAda, avadhEhi kathAmEtAM kazcidapi mA brUhi, kintu yAjakasya sannidhiM gatvA svAtmAnaM darzaya manujEbhyO nijanirAmayatvaM pramANayituM mUsAnirUpitaM dravyam utsRja ca|
5 tadanantaraM yIzunA kapharnAhUmnAmani nagarE praviSTE kazcit zatasEnApatistatsamIpam Agatya vinIya babhASE,
6 hE prabhO, madIya EkO dAsaH pakSAghAtavyAdhinA bhRzaM vyathitaH, satu zayanIya AstE|
7 tadAnIM yIzustasmai kathitavAn, ahaM gatvA taM nirAmayaM kariSyAmi|
8 tataH sa zatasEnApatiH pratyavadat, hE prabhO, bhavAn yat mama gEhamadhyaM yAti tadyOgyabhAjanaM nAhamasmi; vAgmAtram Adizatu, tEnaiva mama dAsO nirAmayO bhaviSyati|
9 yatO mayi paranidhnE'pi mama nidEzavazyAH kati kati sEnAH santi, tata Ekasmin yAhItyuktE sa yAti, tadanyasmin EhItyuktE sa AyAti, tathA mama nijadAsE karmmaitat kurvvityuktE sa tat karOti|
10 tadAnIM yIzustasyaitat vacO nizamya vismayApannO'bhUt; nijapazcAdgAminO mAnavAn avOcca, yuSmAn tathyaM vacmi, isrAyElIyalOkAnAM madhyE'pi naitAdRzO vizvAsO mayA prAptaH|
11 anyaccAhaM yuSmAn vadAmi, bahavaH pUrvvasyAH pazcimAyAzca diza Agatya ibrAhImA ishAkA yAkUbA ca sAkam militvA samupavEkSyanti;
12 kintu yatra sthAnE rOdanadantagharSaNE bhavatastasmin bahirbhUtatamisrE rAjyasya santAnA nikSEsyantE|
13 tataH paraM yIzustaM zatasEnApatiM jagAda, yAhi, tava pratItyanusAratO maggalaM bhUyAt; tadA tasminnEva daNPE tadIyadAsO nirAmayO babhUva|
14 anantaraM yIzuH pitarasya gEhamupasthAya jvarENa pIPitAM zayanIyasthitAM tasya zvazrUM vIkSAnjcakrE|
15 tatastEna tasyAH karasya spRSTatavAt jvarastAM tatyAja, tadA sA samutthAya tAn siSEvE|
16 anantaraM sandhyAyAM satyAM bahuzO bhUtagrastamanujAn tasya samIpam AninyuH sa ca vAkyEna bhUtAn tyAjayAmAsa, sarvvaprakArapIPitajanAMzca nirAmayAn cakAra;
17 tasmAt, sarvvA durbbalatAsmAkaM tEnaiva paridhAritA| asmAkaM sakalaM vyAdhiM saEva saMgRhItavAn| yadEtadvacanaM yizayiyabhaviSyadvAdinOktamAsIt, tattadA saphalamabhavat|
18 anantaraM yIzuzcaturdikSu jananivahaM vilOkya taTinyAH pAraM yAtuM ziSyAn AdidEza|
19 tadAnIm Eka upAdhyAya Agatya kathitavAn, hE gurO, bhavAn yatra yAsyati tatrAhamapi bhavataH pazcAd yAsyAmi|
20 tatO yIzu rjagAda, krOSTuH sthAtuM sthAnaM vidyatE, vihAyasO vihaggamAnAM nIPAni ca santi; kintu manuSyaputrasya ziraH sthApayituM sthAnaM na vidyatE|
21 anantaram apara EkaH ziSyastaM babhASE, hE prabhO, prathamatO mama pitaraM zmazAnE nidhAtuM gamanArthaM mAm anumanyasva|
22 tatO yIzuruktavAn mRtA mRtAn zmazAnE nidadhatu, tvaM mama pazcAd Agaccha|
23 anantaraM tasmin nAvamArUPhE tasya ziSyAstatpazcAt jagmuH|
24 pazcAt sAgarasya madhyaM tESu gatESu tAdRzaH prabalO jhanjbhzanila udatiSThat, yEna mahAtaragga utthAya taraNiM chAditavAn, kintu sa nidrita AsIt|
25 tadA ziSyA Agatya tasya nidrAbhaggaM kRtvA kathayAmAsuH, hE prabhO, vayaM mriyAmahE, bhavAn asmAkaM prANAn rakSatu|
26 tadA sa tAn uktavAn, hE alpavizvAsinO yUyaM kutO vibhItha? tataH sa utthAya vAtaM sAgaranjca tarjayAmAsa, tatO nirvvAtamabhavat|
27 aparaM manujA vismayaM vilOkya kathayAmAsuH, ahO vAtasaritpatI asya kimAjnjAgrAhiNau? kIdRzO'yaM mAnavaH|
28 anantaraM sa pAraM gatvA gidErIyadEzam upasthitavAn; tadA dvau bhUtagrastamanujau zmazAnasthAnAd bahi rbhUtvA taM sAkSAt kRtavantau, tAvEtAdRzau pracaNPAvAstAM yat tEna sthAnEna kOpi yAtuM nAzaknOt|
29 tAvucaiH kathayAmAsatuH, hE Izvarasya sUnO yIzO, tvayA sAkam AvayOH kaH sambandhaH? nirUpitakAlAt prAgEva kimAvAbhyAM yAtanAM dAtum atrAgatOsi?
30 tadAnIM tAbhyAM kinjcid dUrE varAhANAm EkO mahAvrajO'carat|
31 tatO bhUtau tau tasyAntikE vinIya kathayAmAsatuH, yadyAvAM tyAjayasi, tarhi varAhANAM madhyEvrajam AvAM prEraya|
32 tadA yIzuravadat yAtaM, anantaraM tau yadA manujau vihAya varAhAn Azritavantau, tadA tE sarvvE varAhA uccasthAnAt mahAjavEna dhAvantaH sAgarIyatOyE majjantO mamruH|
33 tatO varAharakSakAH palAyamAnA madhyEnagaraM tau bhUtagrastau prati yadyad aghaTata, tAH sarvvavArttA avadan|
34 tatO nAgarikAH sarvvE manujA yIzuM sAkSAt karttuM bahirAyAtAH tanjca vilOkya prArthayAnjcakrirE bhavAn asmAkaM sImAtO yAtu|
