< mArkaH 7 >
1 anantaraM yirUshAlama AgatAH phirUshino. adhyApakAshcha yIshoH samIpam AgatAH|
2 te tasya kiyataH shiShyAn ashuchikarairarthAda aprakShAlitahastai rbhu njato dR^iShTvA tAnadUShayan|
3 yataH phirUshinaH sarvvayihUdIyAshcha prAchAM paramparAgatavAkyaM sammanya pratalena hastAn aprakShAlya na bhu njate|
4 ApanAdAgatya majjanaM vinA na khAdanti; tathA pAnapAtrANAM jalapAtrANAM pittalapAtrANAm AsanAnA ncha jale majjanam ityAdayonyepi bahavasteShAmAchArAH santi|
5 te phirUshino. adhyApakAshcha yIshuM paprachChuH, tava shiShyAH prAchAM paramparAgatavAkyAnusAreNa nAcharanto. aprakShAlitakaraiH kuto bhujaMte?
6 tataH sa pratyuvAcha kapaTino yuShmAn uddishya yishayiyabhaviShyadvAdI yuktamavAdIt| yathA svakIyairadharairete sammanyanate sadaiva mAM| kintu matto viprakarShe santi teShAM manAMsi cha|
7 shikShayanto bidhIn nnAj nA bhajante mAM mudhaiva te|
8 yUyaM jalapAtrapAnapAtrAdIni majjayanto manujaparamparAgatavAkyaM rakShatha kintu IshvarAj nAM laMghadhve; aparA IdR^ishyonekAH kriyA api kurudhve|
9 anya nchAkathayat yUyaM svaparamparAgatavAkyasya rakShArthaM spaShTarUpeNa IshvarAj nAM lopayatha|
10 yato mUsAdvArA proktamasti svapitarau sammanyadhvaM yastu mAtaraM pitaraM vA durvvAkyaM vakti sa nitAntaM hanyatAM|
11 kintu madIyena yena dravyeNa tavopakArobhavat tat karbbANamarthAd IshvarAya niveditam idaM vAkyaM yadi kopi pitaraM mAtaraM vA vakti
12 tarhi yUyaM mAtuH pitu rvopakAraM karttAM taM vArayatha|
13 itthaM svaprachAritaparamparAgatavAkyena yUyam IshvarAj nAM mudhA vidhadvve, IdR^ishAnyanyAnyanekAni karmmANi kurudhve|
14 atha sa lokAnAhUya babhAShe yUyaM sarvve madvAkyaM shR^iNuta budhyadhva ncha|
15 bAhyAdantaraM pravishya naramamedhyaM karttAM shaknoti IdR^ishaM kimapi vastu nAsti, varam antarAd bahirgataM yadvastu tanmanujam amedhyaM karoti|
16 yasya shrotuM shrotre staH sa shR^iNotu|
17 tataH sa lokAn hitvA gR^ihamadhyaM praviShTastadA shiShyAstadR^iShTAntavAkyArthaM paprachChuH|
18 tasmAt sa tAn jagAda yUyamapi kimetAdR^igabodhAH? kimapi dravyaM bAhyAdantaraM pravishya naramamedhyaM karttAM na shaknoti kathAmimAM kiM na budhyadhve?
19 tat tadantarna pravishati kintu kukShimadhyaM pravishati sheShe sarvvabhuktavastugrAhiNi bahirdeshe niryAti|
20 aparamapyavAdId yannarAnnireti tadeva naramamedhyaM karoti|
21 yato. antarAd arthAn mAnavAnAM manobhyaH kuchintA parastrIveshyAgamanaM
22 naravadhashchauryyaM lobho duShTatA prava nchanA kAmukatA kudR^iShTirIshvaranindA garvvastama ityAdIni nirgachChanti|
23 etAni sarvvANi duritAnyantarAdetya naramamedhyaM kurvvanti|
24 atha sa utthAya tatsthAnAt sorasIdonpurapradeshaM jagAma tatra kimapi niveshanaM pravishya sarvvairaj nAtaH sthAtuM mati nchakre kintu guptaH sthAtuM na shashAka|
25 yataH suraphainikIdeshIyayUnAnIvaMshodbhavastriyAH kanyA bhUtagrastAsIt| sA strI tadvArttAM prApya tatsamIpamAgatya tachcharaNayoH patitvA
26 svakanyAto bhUtaM nirAkarttAM tasmin vinayaM kR^itavatI|
27 kintu yIshustAmavadat prathamaM bAlakAstR^ipyantu yato bAlakAnAM khAdyaM gR^ihItvA kukkurebhyo nikShepo. anuchitaH|
28 tadA sA strI tamavAdIt bhoH prabho tat satyaM tathApi ma nchAdhaHsthAH kukkurA bAlAnAM karapatitAni khAdyakhaNDAni khAdanti|
29 tataH so. akathayad etatkathAhetoH sakushalA yAhi tava kanyAM tyaktvA bhUto gataH|
30 atha sA strI gR^ihaM gatvA kanyAM bhUtatyaktAM shayyAsthitAM dadarsha|
31 punashcha sa sorasIdonpurapradeshAt prasthAya dikApalideshasya prAntarabhAgena gAlIljaladheH samIpaM gatavAn|
32 tadA lokairekaM badhiraM kadvada ncha naraM tannikaTamAnIya tasya gAtre hastamarpayituM vinayaH kR^itaH|
33 tato yIshu rlokAraNyAt taM nirjanamAnIya tasya karNayo NgulI rdadau niShThIvaM dattvA cha tajjihvAM pasparsha|
34 anantaraM svargaM nirIkShya dIrghaM nishvasya tamavadat itaphataH arthAn mukto bhUyAt|
35 tatastatkShaNaM tasya karNau muktau jihvAyAshcha jADyApagamAt sa suspaShTavAkyamakathayat|
36 atha sa tAn vADhamityAdidesha yUyamimAM kathAM kasmaichidapi mA kathayata, kintu sa yati nyaShedhat te tati bAhulyena prAchArayan;
37 te. atichamatkR^itya parasparaM kathayAmAsuH sa badhirAya shravaNashaktiM mUkAya cha kathanashaktiM dattvA sarvvaM karmmottamarUpeNa chakAra|