1 karinthanagara aapallasa.h sthitikaale paula uttaraprade"sairaagacchan iphi.sanagaram upasthitavaan| tatra katipaya"si.syaan saak.sat praapya taan ap.rcchat,
2 yuuya.m vi"svasya pavitramaatmaana.m praaptaa na vaa? tataste pratyavadan pavitra aatmaa diiyate ityasmaabhi.h "srutamapi nahi|
3 tadaa saa.avadat tarhi yuuya.m kena majjitaa abhavata? te.akathayan yohano majjanena|
4 tadaa paula uktavaan ita.h para.m ya upasthaasyati tasmin arthata yii"sukhrii.s.te vi"svasitavyamityuktvaa yohan mana.hparivarttanasuucakena majjanena jale lokaan amajjayat|