mathiH.
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anantaraM yIzuH punarapi dRSTAntena tAn avAdIt, 
svargIyarAjyam etAdRzasya nRpateH samaM, yo nija putraM vivAhayan sarvvAn nimantritAn AnetuM dAseyAn prahitavAn, 
kintu te samAgantuM neSTavantaH| 
tato rAjA punarapi dAsAnanyAn ityuktvA preSayAmAsa, nimantritAn vadata, pazyata, mama bhejyamAsAditamAste, nijavTaSAdipuSTajantUn mArayitvA sarvvaM khAdyadravyamAsAditavAn, yUyaM vivAhamAgacchata| 
tathapi te tucchIkRtya kecit nijakSetraM kecid vANijyaM prati svasvamArgeNa calitavantaH| 
anye lokAstasya dAseyAn dhRtvA daurAtmyaM vyavahRtya tAnavadhiSuH| 
anantaraM sa nRpatistAM vArttAM zrutvA krudhyan sainyAni prahitya tAn ghAtakAn hatvA teSAM nagaraM dAhayAmAsa| 
tataH sa nijadAseyAn babhASe, vivAhIyaM bhojyamAsAditamAste, kintu nimantritA janA ayogyAH| 
tasmAd yUyaM rAjamArgaM gatvA yAvato manujAn pazyata, tAvataeva vivAhIyabhojyAya nimantrayata| 
tadA te dAseyA rAjamArgaM gatvA bhadrAn abhadrAn vA yAvato janAn dadRzuH, tAvataeva saMgRhyAnayan; tato'bhyAgatamanujai rvivAhagRham apUryyata| 
tadAnIM sa rAjA sarvvAnabhyAgatAn draSTum abhyantaramAgatavAn; tadA tatra vivAhIyavasanahInamekaM janaM vIkSya taM jagAd, 
he mitra,tvaM vivAhIyavasanaM vinA kathamatra praviSTavAn? tena sa niruttaro babhUva| 
tadA rAjA nijAnucarAn avadat, etasya karacaraNAn baddhA yatra rodanaM dantairdantagharSaNaJca bhavati, tatra vahirbhUtatamisre taM nikSipata| 
itthaM bahava AhUtA alpe manobhimatAH| 
anantaraM phirUzinaH pragatya yathA saMlApena tam unmAthe pAtayeyustathA mantrayitvA 
herodIyamanujaiH sAkaM nijaziSyagaNena taM prati kathayAmAsuH, he guro, bhavAn satyaH satyamIzvarIyamArgamupadizati, kamapi mAnuSaM nAnurudhyate, kamapi nApekSate ca, tad vayaM jAnImaH| 
ataH kaisarabhUpAya karo'smAkaM dAtavyo na vA? atra bhavatA kiM budhyate? tad asmAn vadatu| 
tato yIzusteSAM khalatAM vijJAya kathitavAn, re kapaTinaH yuyaM kuto mAM parikSadhve? 
tatkaradAnasya mudrAM mAM darzayata| tadAnIM taistasya samIpaM mudrAcaturthabhAga AnIte 
sa tAn papraccha, atra kasyeyaM mUrtti rnAma cAste? te jagaduH, kaisarabhUpasya| 
tataH sa uktavAna, kaisarasya yat tat kaisarAya datta, Izvarasya yat tad IzvarAya datta| 
iti vAkyaM nizamya te vismayaM vijJAya taM vihAya calitavantaH| 
tasminnahani sidUkino'rthAt zmazAnAt notthAsyantIti vAkyaM ye vadanti, te yIzeाrantikam Agatya papracchuH, 
he guro, kazcinmanujazcet niHsantAnaH san prANAn tyajati, tarhi tasya bhrAtA tasya jAyAM vyuhya bhrAtuH santAnam utpAdayiSyatIti mUsA AdiSTavAn| 
kintvasmAkamatra ke'pi janAH saptasahodarA Asan, teSAM jyeSTha ekAM kanyAM vyavahAt, aparaM prANatyAgakAle svayaM niHsantAnaH san tAM striyaM svabhrAtari samarpitavAn, 
tato dvitIyAdisaptamAntAzca tathaiva cakruH| 
zeSe sApI nArI mamAra| 
mRtAnAm utthAnasamaye teSAM saptAnAM madhye sA nArI kasya bhAryyA bhaviSyati? yasmAt sarvvaeva tAM vyavahan| 
tato yIzuH pratyavAdIt, yUyaM dharmmapustakam IzvarIyAM zaktiJca na vijJAya bhrAntimantaH| 
utthAnaprAptA lokA na vivahanti, na ca vAcA dIyante, kintvIzvarasya svargasthadUtAnAM sadRzA bhavanti| 
aparaM mRtAnAmutthAnamadhi yuSmAn pratIyamIzvaroktiH, 
"ahamibrAhIma Izvara ishAka Izvaro yAkUba Izvara" iti kiM yuSmAbhi rnApAThi? kintvIzvaro jIvatAm Izvara:, sa mRtAnAmIzvaro nahi| 
iti zrutvA sarvve lokAstasyopadezAd vismayaM gatAH| 
anantaraM sidUkinAm niruttaratvavArtAM nizamya phirUzina ekatra militavantaH, 
teSAmeko vyavasthApako yIzuM parIkSituM papaccha, 
he guro vyavasthAzAstramadhye kAjJA zreSThA? 
tato yIzuruvAca, tvaM sarvvAntaHkaraNaiH sarvvaprANaiH sarvvacittaizca sAkaM prabhau paramezvare prIyasva, 
eSA prathamamahAjJA| tasyAH sadRzI dvitIyAjJaiSA, 
tava samIpavAsini svAtmanIva prema kuru| 
anayo rdvayorAjJayoH kRtsnavyavasthAyA bhaviSyadvaktRgranthasya ca bhArastiSThati| 
anantaraM phirUzinAm ekatra sthitikAle yIzustAn papraccha, 
khrISTamadhi yuSmAkaM kIdRgbodho jAyate? sa kasya santAnaH? tataste pratyavadan, dAyUdaH santAnaH| 
tadA sa uktavAn, tarhi dAyUd katham AtmAdhiSThAnena taM prabhuM vadati ? 
yathA mama prabhumidaM vAkyamavadat paramezvaraH| tavArIn pAdapIThaM te yAvannahi karomyahaM| tAvat kAlaM madIye tvaM dakSapArzva upAviza| ato yadi dAyUd taM prabhuM vadati, rtiha sa kathaM tasya santAno bhavati? 
tadAnIM teSAM kopi tadvAkyasya kimapyuttaraM dAtuM nAzaknot; 
taddinamArabhya taM kimapi vAkyaM praSTuM kasyApi sAhaso nAbhavat|