mathiH. 24. anantaraM yIzu ryadA mandirAd bahi rgacchati, tadAnIM ziSyAstaM mandiranirmmANaM darzayitumAgatAH| tatO yIzustAnuvAca, yUyaM kimEtAni na pazyatha? yuSmAnahaM satyaM vadAmi, Etannicayanasya pASANaikamapyanyapASANEाpari na sthAsyati sarvvANi bhUmisAt kAriSyantE| anantaraM tasmin jaitunaparvvatOpari samupaviSTE ziSyAstasya samIpamAgatya guptaM papracchuH, EtA ghaTanAH kadA bhaviSyanti? bhavata Agamanasya yugAntasya ca kiM lakSma? tadasmAn vadatu| tadAnIM yIzustAnavOcat, avadhadvvaM, kOpi yuSmAn na bhramayEt| bahavO mama nAma gRhlanta AgamiSyanti, khrISTO'hamEvEti vAcaM vadantO bahUn bhramayiSyanti| yUyanjca saMgrAmasya raNasya cAPambaraM zrOSyatha, avadhadvvaM tEna canjcalA mA bhavata, EtAnyavazyaM ghaTiSyantE, kintu tadA yugAntO nahi| aparaM dEzasya vipakSO dEzO rAjyasya vipakSO rAjyaM bhaviSyati, sthAnE sthAnE ca durbhikSaM mahAmArI bhUkampazca bhaviSyanti, EtAni duHkhOpakramAH| tadAnIM lOkA duHkhaM bhOjayituM yuSmAn parakarESu samarpayiSyanti haniSyanti ca, tathA mama nAmakAraNAd yUyaM sarvvadEzIyamanujAnAM samIpE ghRNArhA bhaviSyatha| bahuSu vighnaM prAptavatsu parasparam RृtIyAM kRtavatsu ca EkO'paraM parakarESu samarpayiSyati| tathA bahavO mRSAbhaviSyadvAdina upasthAya bahUn bhramayiSyanti| duSkarmmaNAM bAhulyAnjca bahUnAM prEma zItalaM bhaviSyati| kintu yaH kazcit zESaM yAvad dhairyyamAzrayatE, saEva paritrAyiSyatE| aparaM sarvvadEzIyalOkAn pratimAkSI bhavituM rAjasya zubhasamAcAraH sarvvajagati pracAriSyatE, EtAdRzi sati yugAnta upasthAsyati| atO yat sarvvanAzakRdghRNArhaM vastu dAniyElbhaviSyadvadinA prOktaM tad yadA puNyasthAnE sthApitaM drakSyatha, (yaH paThati, sa budhyatAM) tadAnIM yE yihUdIyadEzE tiSThanti, tE parvvatESu palAyantAM| yaH kazcid gRhapRSThE tiSThati, sa gRhAt kimapi vastvAnEtum adhEा nAvarOhEt| yazca kSEtrE tiSThati, sOpi vastramAnEtuM parAvRtya na yAyAt| tadAnIM garbhiNIstanyapAyayitrINAM durgati rbhaviSyati| atO yaSmAkaM palAyanaM zItakAlE vizrAmavArE vA yanna bhavEt, tadarthaM prArthayadhvam| A jagadArambhAd EtatkAlaparyyanantaM yAdRzaH kadApi nAbhavat na ca bhaviSyati tAdRzO mahAklEzastadAnIm upasthAsyati| tasya klEzasya samayO yadi hsvO na kriyEta, tarhi kasyApi prANinO rakSaNaM bhavituM na zaknuyAt, kintu manOnItamanujAnAM kRtE sa kAlO hsvIkariSyatE| aparanjca pazyata, khrISTO'tra vidyatE, vA tatra vidyatE, tadAnIM yadI kazcid yuSmAna iti vAkyaM vadati, tathApi tat na pratIt| yatO bhAktakhrISTA bhAktabhaviSyadvAdinazca upasthAya yAni mahanti lakSmANi citrakarmmANi ca prakAzayiSyanti, tai ryadi sambhavEt tarhi manOnItamAnavA api bhrAmiSyantE| pazyata, ghaTanAtaH pUrvvaM yuSmAn vArttAm avAdiSam| ataH pazyata, sa prAntarE vidyata iti vAkyE kEnacit kathitEpi bahi rmA gacchata, vA pazyata, sOntaHpurE vidyatE, EtadvAkya uktEpi mA pratIta| yatO yathA vidyut pUrvvadizO nirgatya pazcimadizaM yAvat prakAzatE, tathA mAnuSaputrasyApyAgamanaM bhaviSyati| yatra zavastiSThati, tatrEva gRdhrA milanti| aparaM tasya klEzasamayasyAvyavahitaparatra sUryyasya tEjO lOpsyatE, candramA jyOsnAM na kariSyati, nabhasO nakSatrANi patiSyanti, gagaNIyA grahAzca vicaliSyanti| tadAnIm AkAzamadhyE manujasutasya lakSma darziSyatE, tatO nijaparAkramENa mahAtEjasA ca mEghArUPhaM manujasutaM nabhasAgacchantaM vilOkya pRthivyAH sarvvavaMzIyA vilapiSyanti| tadAnIM sa mahAzabdAyamAnatUryyA vAdakAn nijadUtAn prahESyati, tE vyOmna EkasImAtO'parasImAM yAvat caturdizastasya manOnItajanAn AnIya mElayiSyanti| uPumbarapAdapasya dRSTAntaM zikSadhvaM; yadA tasya navInAH zAkhA jAyantE, pallavAdizca nirgacchati, tadA nidAghakAlaH savidhO bhavatIti yUyaM jAnItha; tadvad EtA ghaTanA dRSTvA sa samayO dvAra upAsthAd iti jAnIta| yuSmAnahaM tathyaM vadAmi, idAnIntanajanAnAM gamanAt pUrvvamEva tAni sarvvANi ghaTiSyantE| nabhOmEdinyO rluptayOrapi mama vAk kadApi na lOpsyatE| aparaM mama tAtaM vinA mAnuSaH svargasthO dUtO vA kOpi taddinaM taddaNPanjca na jnjApayati| aparaM nOhE vidyamAnE yAdRzamabhavat tAdRzaM manujasutasyAgamanakAlEpi bhaviSyati| phalatO jalAplAvanAt pUrvvaM yaddinaM yAvat nOhaH pOtaM nArOhat, tAvatkAlaM yathA manuSyA bhOjanE pAnE vivahanE vivAhanE ca pravRttA Asan; aparam AplAvitOyamAgatya yAvat sakalamanujAn plAvayitvA nAnayat, tAvat tE yathA na vidAmAsuH, tathA manujasutAgamanEpi bhaviSyati| tadA kSEtrasthitayOrdvayOrEkO dhAriSyatE, aparastyAjiSyatE| tathA pESaNyA piMSatyOrubhayO ryOSitOrEkA dhAriSyatE'parA tyAjiSyatE| yuSmAkaM prabhuH kasmin daNPa AgamiSyati, tad yuSmAbhi rnAvagamyatE, tasmAt jAgrataH santastiSThata| kutra yAmE stEna AgamiSyatIti cEd gRhasthO jnjAtum azakSyat, tarhi jAgaritvA taM sandhiM karttitum avArayiSyat tad jAnIta| yuSmAbhiravadhIyatAM, yatO yuSmAbhi ryatra na budhyatE, tatraiva daNPE manujasuta AyAsyati| prabhu rnijaparivArAn yathAkAlaM bhOjayituM yaM dAsam adhyakSIkRtya sthApayati, tAdRzO vizvAsyO dhImAn dAsaH kaH? prabhurAgatya yaM dAsaM tathAcarantaM vIkSatE, saEva dhanyaH| yuSmAnahaM satyaM vadAmi, sa taM nijasarvvasvasyAdhipaM kariSyati| kintu prabhurAgantuM vilambata iti manasi cintayitvA yO duSTO dAsO 'paradAsAn praharttuM mattAnAM saggE bhOktuM pAtunjca pravarttatE, sa dAsO yadA nApEkSatE, yanjca daNPaM na jAnAti, tatkAlaEva tatprabhurupasthAsyati| tadA taM daNPayitvA yatra sthAnE rOdanaM dantagharSaNanjcAsAtE, tatra kapaTibhiH sAkaM taddazAM nirUpayiSyati|