< preritAH 24 >
1 paJcabhyo dinebhyaH paraM hanAnIyanAmA mahAyAjako'dhipateH samakSaM paulasya prAtikUlyena nivedayituM tartullanAmAnaM kaJcana vaktAraM prAcInajanAMzca saGginaH kRtvA kaisariyAnagaram Agacchat|
2 tataH paule samAnIte sati tartullastasyApavAdakathAM kathayitum Arabhata he mahAmahimaphIlikSa bhavato vayam atinirvvighnaM kAlaM yApayAmo bhavataH pariNAmadarzitayA etaddezIyAnAM bahUni maGgalAni ghaTitAni,
3 iti heto rvayamatikRtajJAH santaH sarvvatra sarvvadA bhavato guNAn gAyamaH|
4 kintu bahubhiH kathAbhi rbhavantaM yena na viraJjayAmi tasmAd vinaye bhavAn banukampya madalpakathAM zRNotu|
5 eSa mahAmArIsvarUpo nAsaratIyamatagrAhisaMghAtasya mukhyo bhUtvA sarvvadezeSu sarvveSAM yihUdIyAnAM rAjadrohAcaraNapravRttiM janayatItyasmAbhi rnizcitaM|
6 sa mandiramapi azuci karttuM ceSTitavAn; iti kAraNAd vayam enaM dhRtvA svavyavasthAnusAreNa vicArayituM prAvarttAmahi;
7 kintu luSiyaH sahasrasenApatirAgatya balAd asmAkaM karebhya enaM gRhItvA
8 etasyApavAdakAn bhavataH samIpam Agantum AjJApayat| vayaM yasmin tamapavAdAmo bhavatA padapavAdakathAyAM vicAritAyAM satyAM sarvvaM vRttAntaM vedituM zakSyate|
9 tato yihUdIyA api svIkRtya kathitavanta eSA kathA pramANam|
10 adhipatau kathAM kathayituM paulaM pratIGgitaM kRtavati sa kathitavAn bhavAn bahUn vatsarAn yAvad etaddezasya zAsanaM karotIti vijJAya pratyuttaraM dAtum akSobho'bhavam|
11 adya kevalaM dvAdaza dinAni yAtAni, aham ArAdhanAM karttuM yirUzAlamanagaraM gatavAn eSA kathA bhavatA jJAtuM zakyate;
12 kintvibhe mAM madhyemandiraM kenApi saha vitaNDAM kurvvantaM kutrApi bhajanabhavane nagare vA lokAn kupravRttiM janayantuM na dRSTavantaH|
13 idAnIM yasmin yasmin mAm apavadante tasya kimapi pramANaM dAtuM na zaknuvanti|
14 kintu bhaviSyadvAkyagranthe vyavasthAgranthe ca yA yA kathA likhitAste tAsu sarvvAsu vizvasya yanmatam ime vidharmmaM jAnanti tanmatAnusAreNAhaM nijapitRpuruSANAm Izvaram ArAdhayAmItyahaM bhavataH samakSam aGgIkaromi|
15 dhArmmikANAm adhArmmikANAJca pramItalokAnAmevotthAnaM bhaviSyatIti kathAmime svIkurvvanti tathAhamapi tasmin Izvare pratyAzAM karomi;
16 Izvarasya mAnavAnAJca samIpe yathA nirdoSo bhavAmi tadarthaM satataM yatnavAn asmi|
17 bahuSu vatsareSu gateSu svadezIyalokAnAM nimittaM dAnIyadravyANi naivedyAni ca samAdAya punarAgamanaM kRtavAn|
18 tatohaM zuci rbhUtvA lokAnAM samAgamaM kalahaM vA na kAritavAn tathApyAziyAdezIyAH kiyanto yihudIyalokA madhyemandiraM mAM dhRtavantaH|
19 mamopari yadi kAcidapavAdakathAsti tarhi bhavataH samIpam upasthAya teSAmeva sAkSyadAnam ucitam|
20 nocet pUrvve mahAsabhAsthAnAM lokAnAM sannidhau mama daNDAyamAnatvasamaye, ahamadya mRtAnAmutthAne yuSmAbhi rvicAritosmi,
21 teSAM madhye tiSThannahaM yAmimAM kathAmuccaiH svareNa kathitavAn tadanyo mama kopi doSo'labhyata na veti varam ete samupasthitalokA vadantu|
22 tadA phIlikSa etAM kathAM zrutvA tanmatasya vizeSavRttAntaM vijJAtuM vicAraM sthagitaM kRtvA kathitavAn luSiye sahasrasenApatau samAyAte sati yuSmAkaM vicAram ahaM niSpAdayiSyAmi|
23 anantaraM bandhanaM vinA paulaM rakSituM tasya sevanAya sAkSAtkaraNAya vA tadIyAtmIyabandhujanAn na vArayituJca zamasenApatim AdiSTavAn|
24 alpadinAt paraM phIlikSo'dhipati rdruSillAnAmnA yihUdIyayA svabhAryyayA sahAgatya paulamAhUya tasya mukhAt khrISTadharmmasya vRttAntam azrauSIt|
25 paulena nyAyasya parimitabhogasya caramavicArasya ca kathAyAM kathitAyAM satyAM phIlikSaH kampamAnaH san vyAharad idAnIM yAhi, aham avakAzaM prApya tvAm AhUsyAmi|
26 muktipraptyarthaM paulena mahyaM mudrAdAsyante iti patyAzAM kRtvA sa punaH punastamAhUya tena sAkaM kathopakathanaM kRtavAn|
27 kintu vatsaradvayAt paraM parkiyaphISTa phAlikSasya padaM prApte sati phIlikSo yihUdIyAn santuSTAn cikIrSan paulaM baddhaM saMsthApya gatavAn|
