< prEritAH 28 >
1 itthaM sarvvESu rakSAM prAptESu tatratyOpadvIpasya nAma milItEti tE jnjAtavantaH|
2 asabhyalOkA yathESTam anukampAM kRtvA varttamAnavRSTEH zItAcca vahniM prajjvAlyAsmAkam Atithyam akurvvan|
3 kintu paula indhanAni saMgRhya yadA tasmin agrau nirakSipat, tadA vahnEH pratApAt EkaH kRSNasarpO nirgatya tasya hastE draSTavAn|
4 tE'sabhyalOkAstasya hastE sarpam avalambamAnaM dRSTvA parasparam uktavanta ESa janO'vazyaM narahA bhaviSyati, yatO yadyapi jaladhE rakSAM prAptavAn tathApi pratiphaladAyaka EnaM jIvituM na dadAti|
5 kintu sa hastaM vidhunvan taM sarpam agnimadhyE nikSipya kAmapi pIPAM nAptavAn|
6 tatO viSajvAlayA Etasya zarIraM sphItaM bhaviSyati yadvA haThAdayaM prANAn tyakSyatIti nizcitya lOkA bahukSaNAni yAvat tad draSTuM sthitavantaH kintu tasya kasyAzcid vipadO'ghaTanAt tE tadviparItaM vijnjAya bhASitavanta ESa kazcid dEvO bhavEt|
7 publiyanAmA jana EkastasyOpadvIpasyAdhipatirAsIt tatra tasya bhUmyAdi ca sthitaM| sa janO'smAn nijagRhaM nItvA saujanyaM prakAzya dinatrayaM yAvad asmAkaM Atithyam akarOt|
8 tadA tasya publiyasya pitA jvarAtisArENa pIPyamAnaH san zayyAyAm AsIt; tataH paulastasya samIpaM gatvA prArthanAM kRtvA tasya gAtrE hastaM samarpya taM svasthaM kRtavAn|
9 itthaM bhUtE tadvIpanivAsina itarEpi rOgilOkA Agatya nirAmayA abhavan|
10 tasmAttE'smAkam atIva satkAraM kRtavantaH, vizESataH prasthAnasamayE prayOjanIyAni nAnadravyANi dattavantaH|
11 itthaM tatra triSu mAsESu gatESu yasya cihnaM diyaskUrI tAdRza EkaH sikandarIyanagarasya pOtaH zItakAlaM yApayan tasmin upadvIpE 'tiSThat tamEva pOtaM vayam Aruhya yAtrAm akurmma|
12 tataH prathamataH surAkUsanagaram upasthAya tatra trINi dinAni sthitavantaH|
13 tasmAd AvRtya rIgiyanagaram upasthitAH dinaikasmAt paraM dakSiNavayau sAnukUlyE sati parasmin divasE patiyalInagaram upAtiSThAma|
14 tatO'smAsu tatratyaM bhrAtRgaNaM prAptESu tE svaiH sArddham asmAn sapta dinAni sthApayitum ayatanta, itthaM vayaM rOmAnagaram pratyagacchAma|
15 tasmAt tatratyAH bhrAtarO'smAkam AgamanavArttAM zrutvA AppiyapharaM triSTAvarNInjca yAvad agrEsarAH santOsmAn sAkSAt karttum Agaman; tESAM darzanAt paula IzvaraM dhanyaM vadan AzvAsam AptavAn|
16 asmAsu rOmAnagaraM gatESu zatasEnApatiH sarvvAn bandIn pradhAnasEnApatEH samIpE samArpayat kintu paulAya svarakSakapadAtinA saha pRthag vastum anumatiM dattavAn|
17 dinatrayAt paraM paulastaddEzasthAn pradhAnayihUdina AhUtavAn tatastESu samupasthitESu sa kathitavAn, hE bhrAtRgaNa nijalOkAnAM pUrvvapuruSANAM vA rItE rviparItaM kinjcana karmmAhaM nAkaravaM tathApi yirUzAlamanivAsinO lOkA mAM bandiM kRtvA rOmilOkAnAM hastESu samarpitavantaH|
18 rOmilOkA vicAryya mama prANahananArhaM kimapi kAraNaM na prApya mAM mOcayitum aicchan;
19 kintu yihUdilOkAnAm ApattyA mayA kaisararAjasya samIpE vicArasya prArthanA karttavyA jAtA nOcEt nijadEzIyalOkAn prati mama kOpyabhiyOgO nAsti|
20 EtatkAraNAd ahaM yuSmAn draSTuM saMlapitunjcAhUyam isrAyElvazIyAnAM pratyAzAhEtOham EtEna zugkhalEna baddhO'bhavam|
21 tadA tE tam avAdiSuH, yihUdIyadEzAd vayaM tvAmadhi kimapi patraM na prAptA yE bhrAtaraH samAyAtAstESAM kOpi tava kAmapi vArttAM nAvadat abhadramapi nAkathayacca|
22 tava mataM kimiti vayaM tvattaH zrOtumicchAmaH| yad idaM navInaM matamutthitaM tat sarvvatra sarvvESAM nikaTE ninditaM jAtama iti vayaM jAnImaH|
23 taistadartham Ekasmin dinE nirUpitE tasmin dinE bahava Ekatra militvA paulasya vAsagRham Agacchan tasmAt paula A prAtaHkAlAt sandhyAkAlaM yAvan mUsAvyavasthAgranthAd bhaviSyadvAdinAM granthEbhyazca yIzOH kathAm utthApya Izvarasya rAjyE pramANaM datvA tESAM pravRttiM janayituM cESTitavAn|
24 kEcittu tasya kathAM pratyAyan kEcittu na pratyAyan;
25 EtatkAraNAt tESAM parasparam anaikyAt sarvvE calitavantaH; tathApi paula EtAM kathAmEkAM kathitavAn pavitra AtmA yizayiyasya bhaviSyadvaktu rvadanAd asmAkaM pitRpuruSEbhya EtAM kathAM bhadraM kathayAmAsa, yathA,
26 "upagatya janAnEtAn tvaM bhASasva vacastvidaM| karNaiH zrOSyatha yUyaM hi kintu yUyaM na bhOtsyatha| nEtrai rdrakSyatha yUyanjca jnjAtuM yUyaM na zakSyatha|
27 tE mAnuSA yathA nEtraiH paripazyanti naiva hi| karNaiH ryathA na zRNvanti budhyantE na ca mAnasaiH| vyAvarttayatsu cittAni kAlE kutrApi tESu vai| mattastE manujAH svasthA yathA naiva bhavanti ca| tathA tESAM manuSyANAM santi sthUlA hi buddhayaH| badhirIbhUtakarNAzca jAtAzca mudritA dRzaH||
28 ata IzvarAd yat paritrANaM tasya vArttA bhinnadEzIyAnAM samIpaM prESitA taEva tAM grahISyantIti yUyaM jAnIta|
29 EtAdRzyAM kathAyAM kathitAyAM satyAM yihUdinaH parasparaM bahuvicAraM kurvvantO gatavantaH|
30 itthaM paulaH sampUrNaM vatsaradvayaM yAvad bhATakIyE vAsagRhE vasan yE lOkAstasya sannidhim Agacchanti tAn sarvvAnEva parigRhlan,
31 nirvighnam atizayaniHkSObham IzvarIyarAjatvasya kathAM pracArayan prabhau yIzau khrISTE kathAH samupAdizat| iti||
