< mArkaH 7 >
1 anantaraM yirUzAlama AgatAH phirUzino'dhyApakAzca yIzoH samIpam AgatAH|
2 te tasya kiyataH ziSyAn azucikarairarthAda aprakSAlitahastai rbhuJjato dRSTvA tAnadUSayan|
3 yataH phirUzinaH sarvvayihUdIyAzca prAcAM paramparAgatavAkyaM sammanya pratalena hastAn aprakSAlya na bhuJjate|
4 ApanAdAgatya majjanaM vinA na khAdanti; tathA pAnapAtrANAM jalapAtrANAM pittalapAtrANAm AsanAnAJca jale majjanam ityAdayonyepi bahavasteSAmAcArAH santi|
5 te phirUzino'dhyApakAzca yIzuM papracchuH, tava ziSyAH prAcAM paramparAgatavAkyAnusAreNa nAcaranto'prakSAlitakaraiH kuto bhujaMte?
6 tataH sa pratyuvAca kapaTino yuSmAn uddizya yizayiyabhaviSyadvAdI yuktamavAdIt| yathA svakIyairadharairete sammanyanate sadaiva mAM| kintu matto viprakarSe santi teSAM manAMsi ca|
7 zikSayanto bidhIn nnAjJA bhajante mAM mudhaiva te|
8 yUyaM jalapAtrapAnapAtrAdIni majjayanto manujaparamparAgatavAkyaM rakSatha kintu IzvarAjJAM laMghadhve; aparA IdRzyonekAH kriyA api kurudhve|
9 anyaJcAkathayat yUyaM svaparamparAgatavAkyasya rakSArthaM spaSTarUpeNa IzvarAjJAM lopayatha|
10 yato mUsAdvArA proktamasti svapitarau sammanyadhvaM yastu mAtaraM pitaraM vA durvvAkyaM vakti sa nitAntaM hanyatAM|
11 kintu madIyena yena dravyeNa tavopakArobhavat tat karbbANamarthAd IzvarAya niveditam idaM vAkyaM yadi kopi pitaraM mAtaraM vA vakti
12 tarhi yUyaM mAtuH pitu rvopakAraM karttAM taM vArayatha|
13 itthaM svapracAritaparamparAgatavAkyena yUyam IzvarAjJAM mudhA vidhadvve, IdRzAnyanyAnyanekAni karmmANi kurudhve|
14 atha sa lokAnAhUya babhASe yUyaM sarvve madvAkyaM zRNuta budhyadhvaJca|
15 bAhyAdantaraM pravizya naramamedhyaM karttAM zaknoti IdRzaM kimapi vastu nAsti, varam antarAd bahirgataM yadvastu tanmanujam amedhyaM karoti|
16 yasya zrotuM zrotre staH sa zRNotu|
17 tataH sa lokAn hitvA gRhamadhyaM praviSTastadA ziSyAstadRSTAntavAkyArthaM papracchuH|
18 tasmAt sa tAn jagAda yUyamapi kimetAdRgabodhAH? kimapi dravyaM bAhyAdantaraM pravizya naramamedhyaM karttAM na zaknoti kathAmimAM kiM na budhyadhve?
19 tat tadantarna pravizati kintu kukSimadhyaM pravizati zeSe sarvvabhuktavastugrAhiNi bahirdeze niryAti|
20 aparamapyavAdId yannarAnnireti tadeva naramamedhyaM karoti|
21 yato'ntarAd arthAn mAnavAnAM manobhyaH kucintA parastrIvezyAgamanaM
22 naravadhazcauryyaM lobho duSTatA pravaJcanA kAmukatA kudRSTirIzvaranindA garvvastama ityAdIni nirgacchanti|
23 etAni sarvvANi duritAnyantarAdetya naramamedhyaM kurvvanti|
24 atha sa utthAya tatsthAnAt sorasIdonpurapradezaM jagAma tatra kimapi nivezanaM pravizya sarvvairajJAtaH sthAtuM matiJcakre kintu guptaH sthAtuM na zazAka|
25 yataH suraphainikIdezIyayUnAnIvaMzodbhavastriyAH kanyA bhUtagrastAsIt| sA strI tadvArttAM prApya tatsamIpamAgatya taccaraNayoH patitvA
26 svakanyAto bhUtaM nirAkarttAM tasmin vinayaM kRtavatI|
27 kintu yIzustAmavadat prathamaM bAlakAstRpyantu yato bAlakAnAM khAdyaM gRhItvA kukkurebhyo nikSepo'nucitaH|
28 tadA sA strI tamavAdIt bhoH prabho tat satyaM tathApi maJcAdhaHsthAH kukkurA bAlAnAM karapatitAni khAdyakhaNDAni khAdanti|
29 tataH so'kathayad etatkathAhetoH sakuzalA yAhi tava kanyAM tyaktvA bhUto gataH|
30 atha sA strI gRhaM gatvA kanyAM bhUtatyaktAM zayyAsthitAM dadarza|
31 punazca sa sorasIdonpurapradezAt prasthAya dikApalidezasya prAntarabhAgena gAlIljaladheH samIpaM gatavAn|
32 tadA lokairekaM badhiraM kadvadaJca naraM tannikaTamAnIya tasya gAtre hastamarpayituM vinayaH kRtaH|
33 tato yIzu rlokAraNyAt taM nirjanamAnIya tasya karNayoGgulI rdadau niSThIvaM dattvA ca tajjihvAM pasparza|
34 anantaraM svargaM nirIkSya dIrghaM nizvasya tamavadat itaphataH arthAn mukto bhUyAt|
35 tatastatkSaNaM tasya karNau muktau jihvAyAzca jADyApagamAt sa suspaSTavAkyamakathayat|
36 atha sa tAn vADhamityAdideza yUyamimAM kathAM kasmaicidapi mA kathayata, kintu sa yati nyaSedhat te tati bAhulyena prAcArayan;
37 te'ticamatkRtya parasparaM kathayAmAsuH sa badhirAya zravaNazaktiM mUkAya ca kathanazaktiM dattvA sarvvaM karmmottamarUpeNa cakAra|
