< lUkaH 19 >
1 yadA yIzu ryirIhopuraM pravizya tanmadhyena gacchaMstadA
2 sakkeyanAmA karasaJcAyinAM pradhAno dhanavAneko
3 yIzuH kIdRgiti draSTuM ceSTitavAn kintu kharvvatvAllokasaMghamadhye taddarzanamaprApya
4 yena pathA sa yAsyati tatpathe'gre dhAvitvA taM draSTum uDumbaratarumAruroha|
5 pazcAd yIzustatsthAnam itvA UrddhvaM vilokya taM dRSTvAvAdIt, he sakkeya tvaM zIghramavaroha mayAdya tvadgehe vastavyaM|
6 tataH sa zIghramavaruhya sAhlAdaM taM jagrAha|
7 tad dRSTvA sarvve vivadamAnA vaktumArebhire, sotithitvena duSTalokagRhaM gacchati|
8 kintu sakkeyo daNDAyamAno vaktumArebhe, he prabho pazya mama yA sampattirasti tadarddhaM daridrebhyo dade, aparam anyAyaM kRtvA kasmAdapi yadi kadApi kiJcit mayA gRhItaM tarhi taccaturguNaM dadAmi|
9 tadA yIzustamuktavAn ayamapi ibrAhImaH santAno'taH kAraNAd adyAsya gRhe trANamupasthitaM|
10 yad hAritaM tat mRgayituM rakSituJca manuSyaputra AgatavAn|
11 atha sa yirUzAlamaH samIpa upAtiSThad IzvararAjatvasyAnuSThAnaM tadaiva bhaviSyatIti lokairanvabhUyata, tasmAt sa zrotRbhyaH punardRSTAntakathAm utthApya kathayAmAsa|
12 kopi mahAlloko nijArthaM rAjatvapadaM gRhItvA punarAgantuM dUradezaM jagAma|
13 yAtrAkAle nijAn dazadAsAn AhUya dazasvarNamudrA dattvA mamAgamanaparyyantaM vANijyaM kurutetyAdideza|
14 kintu tasya prajAstamavajJAya manuSyamenam asmAkamupari rAjatvaM na kArayivyAma imAM vArttAM tannikaTe prerayAmAsuH|
15 atha sa rAjatvapadaM prApyAgatavAn ekaiko jano bANijyena kiM labdhavAn iti jJAtuM yeSu dAseSu mudrA arpayat tAn AhUyAnetum Adideza|
16 tadA prathama Agatya kathitavAn, he prabho tava tayaikayA mudrayA dazamudrA labdhAH|
17 tataH sa uvAca tvamuttamo dAsaH svalpena vizvAsyo jAta itaH kAraNAt tvaM dazanagarANAm adhipo bhava|
18 dvitIya Agatya kathitavAn, he prabho tavaikayA mudrayA paJcamudrA labdhAH|
19 tataH sa uvAca, tvaM paJcAnAM nagarANAmadhipati rbhava|
20 tatonya Agatya kathayAmAsa, he prabho pazya tava yA mudrA ahaM vastre baddhvAsthApayaM seyaM|
21 tvaM kRpaNo yannAsthApayastadapi gRhlAsi, yannAvapastadeva ca chinatsi tatohaM tvatto bhItaH|
22 tadA sa jagAda, re duSTadAsa tava vAkyena tvAM doSiNaM kariSyAmi, yadahaM nAsthApayaM tadeva gRhlAmi, yadahaM nAvapaJca tadeva chinadmi, etAdRzaH kRpaNohamiti yadi tvaM jAnAsi,
23 tarhi mama mudrA baNijAM nikaTe kuto nAsthApayaH? tayA kRte'ham Agatya kusIdena sArddhaM nijamudrA aprApsyam|
24 pazcAt sa samIpasthAn janAn AjJApayat asmAt mudrA AnIya yasya dazamudrAH santi tasmai datta|
25 te procuH prabho'sya dazamudrAH santi|
26 yuSmAnahaM vadAmi yasyAzraye vaddhate 'dhikaM tasmai dAyiSyate, kintu yasyAzraye na varddhate tasya yadyadasti tadapi tasmAn nAyiSyate|
27 kintu mamAdhipatitvasya vazatve sthAtum asammanyamAnA ye mama ripavastAnAnIya mama samakSaM saMharata|
28 ityupadezakathAM kathayitvA sogragaH san yirUzAlamapuraM yayau|
29 tato baitphagIbaithanIyAgrAmayoH samIpe jaitunAdrerantikam itvA ziSyadvayam ityuktvA preSayAmAsa,
30 yuvAmamuM sammukhasthagrAmaM pravizyaiva yaM kopi mAnuSaH kadApi nArohat taM garddabhazAvakaM baddhaM drakSyathastaM mocayitvAnayataM|
31 tatra kuto mocayathaH? iti cet kopi vakSyati tarhi vakSyathaH prabheratra prayojanam Aste|
32 tadA tau praritau gatvA tatkathAnusAreNa sarvvaM prAptau|
33 gardabhazAvakamocanakAle tatvAmina UcuH, gardabhazAvakaM kuto mocayathaH?
34 tAvUcatuH prabhoratra prayojanam Aste|
35 pazcAt tau taM gardabhazAvakaM yIzorantikamAnIya tatpRSThe nijavasanAni pAtayitvA tadupari yIzumArohayAmAsatuH|
36 atha yAtrAkAle lokAH pathi svavastrANi pAtayitum Arebhire|
37 aparaM jaitunAdrerupatyakAm itvA ziSyasaMghaH pUrvvadRSTAni mahAkarmmANi smRtvA,
38 yo rAjA prabho rnAmnAyAti sa dhanyaH svarge kuzalaM sarvvocce jayadhvani rbhavatu, kathAmetAM kathayitvA sAnandam ucairIzvaraM dhanyaM vaktumArebhe|
39 tadA lokAraNyamadhyasthAH kiyantaH phirUzinastat zrutvA yIzuM procuH, he upadezaka svaziSyAn tarjaya|
40 sa uvAca, yuSmAnahaM vadAmi yadyamI nIravAstiSThanti tarhi pASANA ucaiH kathAH kathayiSyanti|
41 pazcAt tatpurAntikametya tadavalokya sAzrupAtaM jagAda,
42 hA hA cet tvamagre'jJAsyathAH, tavAsminneva dine vA yadi svamaGgalam upAlapsyathAH, tarhyuttamam abhaviSyat, kintu kSaNesmin tattava dRSTeragocaram bhavati|
43 tvaM svatrANakAle na mano nyadhatthA iti heto ryatkAle tava ripavastvAM caturdikSu prAcIreNa veSTayitvA rotsyanti
44 bAlakaiH sArddhaM bhUmisAt kariSyanti ca tvanmadhye pASANaikopi pASANopari na sthAsyati ca, kAla IdRza upasthAsyati|
45 atha madhyemandiraM pravizya tatratyAn krayivikrayiNo bahiSkurvvan
46 avadat madgRhaM prArthanAgRhamiti lipirAste kintu yUyaM tadeva cairANAM gahvaraM kurutha|
47 pazcAt sa pratyahaM madhyemandiram upadideza; tataH pradhAnayAjakA adhyApakAH prAcInAzca taM nAzayituM ciceSTire;
48 kintu tadupadeze sarvve lokA niviSTacittAH sthitAstasmAt te tatkarttuM nAvakAzaM prApuH|
