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1yadA yIshu ryirIhopuraM pravishya tanmadhyena gachChaMstadA

2sakkeyanAmA karasa nchAyinAM pradhAno dhanavAneko

3yIshuH kIdR^igiti draShTuM cheShTitavAn kintu kharvvatvAllokasaMghamadhye taddarshanamaprApya

4yena pathA sa yAsyati tatpathe.agre dhAvitvA taM draShTum uDumbaratarumAruroha|

5pashchAd yIshustatsthAnam itvA UrddhvaM vilokya taM dR^iShTvAvAdIt, he sakkeya tvaM shIghramavaroha mayAdya tvadgehe vastavyaM|

6tataH sa shIghramavaruhya sAhlAdaM taM jagrAha|

7tad dR^iShTvA sarvve vivadamAnA vaktumArebhire, sotithitvena duShTalokagR^ihaM gachChati|

8kintu sakkeyo daNDAyamAno vaktumArebhe, he prabho pashya mama yA sampattirasti tadarddhaM daridrebhyo dade, aparam anyAyaM kR^itvA kasmAdapi yadi kadApi ki nchit mayA gR^ihItaM tarhi tachchaturguNaM dadAmi|

9tadA yIshustamuktavAn ayamapi ibrAhImaH santAno.ataH kAraNAd adyAsya gR^ihe trANamupasthitaM|

10yad hAritaM tat mR^igayituM rakShitu ncha manuShyaputra AgatavAn|

11atha sa yirUshAlamaH samIpa upAtiShThad IshvararAjatvasyAnuShThAnaM tadaiva bhaviShyatIti lokairanvabhUyata, tasmAt sa shrotR^ibhyaH punardR^iShTAntakathAm utthApya kathayAmAsa|

12kopi mahAlloko nijArthaM rAjatvapadaM gR^ihItvA punarAgantuM dUradeshaM jagAma|

13yAtrAkAle nijAn dashadAsAn AhUya dashasvarNamudrA dattvA mamAgamanaparyyantaM vANijyaM kurutetyAdidesha|

14kintu tasya prajAstamavaj nAya manuShyamenam asmAkamupari rAjatvaM na kArayivyAma imAM vArttAM tannikaTe prerayAmAsuH|

15atha sa rAjatvapadaM prApyAgatavAn ekaiko jano bANijyena kiM labdhavAn iti j nAtuM yeShu dAseShu mudrA arpayat tAn AhUyAnetum Adidesha|

16tadA prathama Agatya kathitavAn, he prabho tava tayaikayA mudrayA dashamudrA labdhAH|

17tataH sa uvAcha tvamuttamo dAsaH svalpena vishvAsyo jAta itaH kAraNAt tvaM dashanagarANAm adhipo bhava|

18dvitIya Agatya kathitavAn, he prabho tavaikayA mudrayA pa nchamudrA labdhAH|

19tataH sa uvAcha, tvaM pa nchAnAM nagarANAmadhipati rbhava|

20tatonya Agatya kathayAmAsa, he prabho pashya tava yA mudrA ahaM vastre baddhvAsthApayaM seyaM|

21tvaM kR^ipaNo yannAsthApayastadapi gR^ihlAsi, yannAvapastadeva cha Chinatsi tatohaM tvatto bhItaH|

22tadA sa jagAda, re duShTadAsa tava vAkyena tvAM doShiNaM kariShyAmi, yadahaM nAsthApayaM tadeva gR^ihlAmi, yadahaM nAvapa ncha tadeva Chinadmi, etAdR^ishaH kR^ipaNohamiti yadi tvaM jAnAsi,

23tarhi mama mudrA baNijAM nikaTe kuto nAsthApayaH? tayA kR^ite.aham Agatya kusIdena sArddhaM nijamudrA aprApsyam|

24pashchAt sa samIpasthAn janAn Aj nApayat asmAt mudrA AnIya yasya dashamudrAH santi tasmai datta|

25te prochuH prabho.asya dashamudrAH santi|

26yuShmAnahaM vadAmi yasyAshraye vaddhate .adhikaM tasmai dAyiShyate, kintu yasyAshraye na varddhate tasya yadyadasti tadapi tasmAn nAyiShyate|

27kintu mamAdhipatitvasya vashatve sthAtum asammanyamAnA ye mama ripavastAnAnIya mama samakShaM saMharata|

28ityupadeshakathAM kathayitvA sogragaH san yirUshAlamapuraM yayau|

29tato baitphagIbaithanIyAgrAmayoH samIpe jaitunAdrerantikam itvA shiShyadvayam ityuktvA preShayAmAsa,

30yuvAmamuM sammukhasthagrAmaM pravishyaiva yaM kopi mAnuShaH kadApi nArohat taM garddabhashAvakaM baddhaM drakShyathastaM mochayitvAnayataM|

31tatra kuto mochayathaH? iti chet kopi vakShyati tarhi vakShyathaH prabheाratra prayojanam Aste|

32tadA tau praritau gatvA tatkathAाnusAreNa sarvvaM prAptau|

33gardabhashAvakamochanakAle tatvAmina UchuH, gardabhashAvakaM kuto mochayathaH?

34tAvUchatuH prabhoratra prayojanam Aste|

35pashchAt tau taM gardabhashAvakaM yIshorantikamAnIya tatpR^iShThe nijavasanAni pAtayitvA tadupari yIshumArohayAmAsatuH|

36atha yAtrAkAle lokAH pathi svavastrANi pAtayitum Arebhire|

37aparaM jaitunAdrerupatyakAm itvA shiShyasaMghaH pUrvvadR^iShTAni mahAkarmmANi smR^itvA,

38yo rAjA prabho rnAmnAyAti sa dhanyaH svarge kushalaM sarvvochche jayadhvani rbhavatu, kathAmetAM kathayitvA sAnandam uchairIshvaraM dhanyaM vaktumArebhe|

39tadA lokAraNyamadhyasthAH kiyantaH phirUshinastat shrutvA yIshuM prochuH, he upadeshaka svashiShyAn tarjaya|

40sa uvAcha, yuShmAnahaM vadAmi yadyamI nIravAstiShThanti tarhi pAShANA uchaiH kathAH kathayiShyanti|

41pashchAt tatpurAntikametya tadavalokya sAshrupAtaM jagAda,

42hA hA chet tvamagre.aj nAsyathAH, tavAsminneva dine vA yadi svama Ngalam upAlapsyathAH, tarhyuttamam abhaviShyat, kintu kShaNesmin tattava dR^iShTeragocharam bhavati|

43tvaM svatrANakAle na mano nyadhatthA iti heto ryatkAle tava ripavastvAM chaturdikShu prAchIreNa veShTayitvA rotsyanti

44bAlakaiH sArddhaM bhUmisAt kariShyanti cha tvanmadhye pAShANaikopi pAShANopari na sthAsyati cha, kAla IdR^isha upasthAsyati|

45atha madhyemandiraM pravishya tatratyAn krayivikrayiNo bahiShkurvvan

46avadat madgR^ihaM prArthanAgR^ihamiti lipirAste kintu yUyaM tadeva chairANAM gahvaraM kurutha|

47pashchAt sa pratyahaM madhyemandiram upadidesha; tataH pradhAnayAjakA adhyApakAH prAchInAshcha taM nAshayituM chicheShTire;

48kintu tadupadeshe sarvve lokA niviShTachittAH sthitAstasmAt te tatkarttuM nAvakAshaM prApuH|