mathiH.
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tadAnIM rAjA herod yIsho ryashaH shrutvA nijadAseyAn jagAd, 
eSha majjayitA yohan, pramitebhayastasyotthAnAt tenetthamadbhutaM karmma prakAshyate| 
purA herod nijabhrAtu: philipo jAyAyA herodIyAyA anurodhAd yohanaM dhArayitvA baddhA kArAyAM sthApitavAn| 
yato yohan uktavAn, etsayAH saMgraho bhavato nochitaH| 
tasmAt nR^ipatistaM hantumichChannapi lokebhyo vibhayA nchakAra; yataH sarvve yohanaM bhaviShyadvAdinaM menire| 
kintu herodo janmAhIyamaha upasthite herodIyAyA duhitA teShAM samakShaM nR^ititvA herodamaprINyat| 
tasmAt bhUpatiH shapathaM kurvvan iti pratyaj nAsIt, tvayA yad yAchyate, tadevAhaM dAsyAmi| 
sA kumArI svIyamAtuH shikShAM labdhA babhAShe, majjayituryohana uttamA NgaM bhAjane samAnIya mahyaM vishrANaya| 
tato rAjA shushocha, kintu bhojanAyopavishatAM sa NginAM svakR^itashapathasya chAnurodhAt tat pradAtuma Adidesha| 
pashchAt kArAM prati naraM prahitya yohana uttamA NgaM ChittvA 
tat bhAjana AnAyya tasyai kumAryyai vyashrANayat, tataH sA svajananyAH samIpaM tanninAya| 
pashchAt yohanaH shiShyA Agatya kAyaM nItvA shmashAne sthApayAmAsustato yIshoH sannidhiM vrajitvA tadvArttAM babhAShire| 
anantaraM yIshuriti nishabhya nAvA nirjanasthAnam ekAkI gatavAn, pashchAt mAnavAstat shrutvA nAnAnagarebhya Agatya padaistatpashchAd IyuH| 
tadAnIM yIshu rbahirAgatya mahAntaM jananivahaM nirIkShya teShu kAruNikaH man teShAM pIDitajanAn nirAmayAn chakAra| 
tataH paraM sandhyAyAM shiShyAstadantikamAgatya kathayA nchakruH, idaM nirjanasthAnaM velApyavasannA; tasmAt manujAn svasvagrAmaM gantuM svArthaM bhakShyANi kretu ncha bhavAn tAn visR^ijatu| 
kintu yIshustAnavAdIt, teShAM gamane prayojanaM nAsti, yUyameva tAn bhojayata| 
tadA te pratyavadan, asmAkamatra pUpapa nchakaM mInadvaya nchAste| 
tadAnIM tenoktaM tAni madantikamAnayata| 
anantaraM sa manujAn yavasoparyyupaveShTum Aj nApayAmAsa; apara tat pUpapa nchakaM mInadvaya ncha gR^ihlan svargaM prati nirIkShyeshvarIyaguNAn anUdya bhaMktvA shiShyebhyo dattavAn, shiShyAshcha lokebhyo daduH| 
tataH sarvve bhuktvA paritR^iptavantaH, tatastadavashiShTabhakShyaiH pUrNAn dvAdashaDalakAn gR^ihItavantaH| 
te bhoktAraH strIrbAlakAMshcha vihAya prAyeNa pa ncha sahasrANi pumAMsa Asan| 
tadanantaraM yIshu rlokAnAM visarjanakAle shiShyAn taraNimAroDhuM svAgre pAraM yAtu ncha gADhamAdiShTavAn| 
tato lokeShu visR^iShTeShu sa vivikte prArthayituM girimekaM gatvA sandhyAM yAvat tatraikAkI sthitavAn| 
kintu tadAnIM sammukhavAtatvAt saritpate rmadhye tara NgaistaraNirdolAyamAnAbhavat| 
tadA sa yAminyAshchaturthaprahare padbhyAM vrajan teShAmantikaM gatavAn| 
kintu shiShyAstaM sAgaropari vrajantaM vilokya samudvignA jagaduH, eSha bhUta iti sha NkamAnA uchchaiH shabdAyA nchakrire cha| 
tadaiva yIshustAnavadat, susthirA bhavata, mA bhaiShTa, eSho.aham| 
tataH pitara ityuktavAn, he prabho, yadi bhavAneva, tarhi mAM bhavatsamIpaM yAtumAj nApayatu| 
tataH tenAdiShTaH pitarastaraNito.avaruhya yIsheाrantikaM prAptuM toyopari vavrAja| 
kintu prachaNDaM pavanaM vilokya bhayAt toye maMktum Arebhe, tasmAd uchchaiH shabdAyamAnaH kathitavAn, he prabho, mAmavatu| 
yIshustatkShaNAt karaM prasAryya taM dharan uktavAn, ha stokapratyayin tvaM kutaH samashethAH? 
anantaraM tayostaraNimArUDhayoH pavano nivavR^ite| 
tadAnIM ye taraNyAmAsan, ta Agatya taM praNabhya kathitavantaH, yathArthastvameveshvarasutaH| 
anantaraM pAraM prApya te gineSharannAmakaM nagaramupatasthuH, 
tadA tatratyA janA yIshuM parichIya taddeshsya chaturdisho vArttAM prahitya yatra yAvantaH pIDitA Asan, tAvataeva tadantikamAnayAmAsuH| 
aparaM tadIyavasanasya granthimAtraM spraShTuM vinIya yAvanto janAstat sparshaM chakrire, te sarvvaeva nirAmayA babhUvuH|