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atha prabhAte sati pradhAnayAjakAH prAJca upAdhyAyAH sarvve mantriNazca sabhAM kRtvA yIzuृM bandhayitva pIlAtAkhyasya dezAdhipateH savidhaM nItvA samarpayAmAsuH| 
tadA pIlAtastaM pRSTavAn tvaM kiM yihUdIyalokAnAM rAjA? tataH sa pratyuktavAn satyaM vadasi| 
aparaM pradhAnayAjakAstasya bahuSu vAkyeSu doSamAropayAJcakruH kintu sa kimapi na pratyuvAca| 
tadAnIM pIlAtastaM punaH papraccha tvaM kiM nottarayasi? pazyaite tvadviruddhaM katiSu sAdhyeSu sAkSaM dadati| 
kantu yIzustadApi nottaraM dadau tataH pIlAta AzcaryyaM jagAma| 
aparaJca kArAbaddhe kastiMzcit jane tanmahotsavakAle lokai ryAcite dezAdhipatistaM mocayati| 
ye ca pUrvvamupaplavamakArSurupaplave vadhamapi kRtavantasteSAM madhye tadAnoM barabbAnAmaka eko baddha AsIt| 
ato hetoH pUrvvAparIyAM rItikathAM kathayitvA lokA uccairuvantaH pIlAtasya samakSaM nivedayAmAsuH| 
tadA pIlAtastAnAcakhyau tarhi kiM yihUdIyAnAM rAjAnaM mocayiSyAmi? yuSmAbhiH kimiSyate? 
yataH pradhAnayAjakA IrSyAta eva yIzuM samArpayanniti sa viveda| 
kintu yathA barabbAM mocayati tathA prArthayituM pradhAnayAjakA lokAn pravarttayAmAsuH| 
atha pIlAtaH punaH pRSTavAn tarhi yaM yihUdIyAnAM rAjeti vadatha tasya kiM kariSyAmi yuSmAbhiH kimiSyate? 
tadA te punarapi proccaiH procustaM kruze vedhaya| 
tasmAt pIlAtaH kathitavAn kutaH? sa kiM kukarmma kRtavAn? kintu te punazca ruvanto vyAjahrustaM kruze vedhaya| 
tadA pIlAtaH sarvvAllokAn toSayitumicchan barabbAM mocayitvA yIzuM kazAbhiH prahRtya kruze veddhuM taM samarpayAmbabhUva| 
anantaraM sainyagaNo'TTAlikAm arthAd adhipate rgRhaM yIzuM nItvA senAnivahaM samAhuyat| 
pazcAt te taM dhUmalavarNavastraM paridhApya kaNTakamukuTaM racayitvA zirasi samAropya 
he yihUdIyAnAM rAjan namaskAra ityuktvA taM namaskarttAmArebhire| 
tasyottamAGge vetrAghAtaM cakrustadgAtre niSThIvaJca nicikSipuH, tathA tasya sammukhe jAnupAtaM praNomuH 
itthamupahasya dhUmravarNavastram uttAryya tasya vastraM taM paryyadhApayan kruze veddhuM bahirninyuzca| 
tataH paraM sekandarasya ruphasya ca pitA zimonnAmA kurINIyaloka ekaH kutazcid grAmAdetya pathi yAti taM te yIzoH kruzaM voDhuM balAd dadhnuH| 
atha gulgaltA arthAt ziraHkapAlanAmakaM sthAnaM yIzumAnIya 
te gandharasamizritaM drAkSArasaM pAtuM tasmai daduH kintu sa na jagrAha| 
tasmin kruze viddhe sati teSAmekaikazaH kiM prApsyatIti nirNayAya 
tasya paridheyAnAM vibhAgArthaM guTikApAtaM cakruH| 
aparam eSa yihUdIyAnAM rAjeti likhitaM doSapatraM tasya ziraUrdvvam AropayAJcakruH| 
tasya vAmadakSiNayo rdvau caurau kruzayo rvividhAte| 
tenaiva "aparAdhijanaiH sArddhaM sa gaNito bhaviSyati," iti zAstroktaM vacanaM siddhamabhUta| 
anantaraM mArge ye ye lokA gamanAgamane cakruste sarvva eva zirAMsyAndolya nindanto jagaduH, re mandiranAzaka re dinatrayamadhye tannirmmAyaka, 
adhunAtmAnam avitvA kruzAdavaroha| 
kiJca pradhAnayAjakA adhyApakAzca tadvat tiraskRtya parasparaM cacakSire eSa parAnAvat kintu svamavituM na zaknoti| 
yadIsrAyelo rAjAbhiSiktastrAtA bhavati tarhyadhunaina kruzAdavarohatu vayaM tad dRSTvA vizvasiSyAmaH; kiJca yau lokau tena sArddhaM kruze 'vidhyetAM tAvapi taM nirbhartsayAmAsatuH| 
atha dvitIyayAmAt tRtIyayAmaM yAvat sarvvo dezaH sAndhakArobhUt| 
tatastRtIyaprahare yIzuruccairavadat elI elI lAmA zivaktanI arthAd "he madIza madIza tvaM paryyatyAkSIH kuto hi mAM?" 
tadA samIpasthalokAnAM kecit tadvAkyaM nizamyAcakhyuH pazyaiSa eliyam AhUyati| 
tata eko jano dhAvitvAgatya spaJje 'mlarasaM pUrayitvA taM naDAgre nidhAya pAtuM tasmai dattvAvadat tiSTha eliya enamavarohayitum eti na veti pazyAmi| 
atha yIzuruccaiH samAhUya prANAn jahau| 
tadA mandirasya javanikordvvAdadhaHryyantA vidIrNA dvikhaNDAbhUt| 
kiJca itthamuccairAhUya prANAn tyajantaM taM dRSdvA tadrakSaNAya niyukto yaH senApatirAsIt sovadat naroyam Izvaraputra iti satyam| 
tadAnIM magdalInI marisam kaniSThayAkUbo yosezca mAtAnyamariyam zAlomI ca yAH striyo 
gAlIlpradeze yIzuM sevitvA tadanugAminyo jAtA imAstadanyAzca yA anekA nAryo yIzunA sArddhaM yirUzAlamamAyAtAstAzca dUrAt tAni dadRzuH| 
athAsAdanadinasyArthAd vizrAmavArAt pUrvvadinasya sAyaMkAla Agata 
IzvararAjyApekSyarimathIyayUSaphanAmA mAnyamantrI sametya pIlAtasavidhaM nirbhayo gatvA yIzordehaM yayAce| 
kintu sa idAnIM mRtaH pIlAta ityasambhavaM matvA zatasenApatimAhUya sa kadA mRta iti papraccha| 
zatasemanApatimukhAt tajjJAtvA yUSaphe yIzordehaM dadau| 
pazcAt sa sUkSmaM vAsaH krItvA yIzoH kAyamavarohya tena vAsasA veSTAyitvA girau khAtazmazAne sthApitavAn pASANaM loThayitvA dvAri nidadhe| 
kintu yatra sosthApyata tata magdalInI mariyam yosimAtRmariyam ca dadRzatRH|