lUkaH 1:18-30

¹⁸tadA sikhariyo dUtamavAdIt kathametad vetsyAmi? yatohaM vRddho mama bhAryyA ca vRddhA|

¹⁹tato dUtaH pratyuvAca pazyezvarasya sAkSAdvarttI jibrAyelnAmA dUtohaM tvayA saha kathAM gadituM tubhyamimAM zubhavArttAM dAtuJca preSitaH|

²⁰kintu madIyaM vAkyaM kAle phaliSyati tat tvayA na pratItam ataH kAraNAd yAvadeva tAni na setsyanti tAvat tvaM vaktuMmazakto mUko bhava|

²¹tadAnIM ye ye lokAH sikhariyamapaikSanta te madhyemandiraM tasya bahuvilambAd AzcaryyaM menire|

²²sa bahirAgato yadA kimapi vAkyaM vaktumazaktaH saGketaM kRtvA niHzabdastasyau tadA madhyemandiraM kasyacid darzanaM tena prAptam iti sarvve bubudhire|

²³anantaraM tasya sevanaparyyAye sampUrNe sati sa nijagehaM jagAma|

²⁴katipayadineSu gateSu tasya bhAryyA ilIzevA garbbhavatI babhUva

²⁵pazcAt sA paJcamAsAn saMgopyAkathayat lokAnAM samakSaM mamApamAnaM khaNDayituM paramezvaro mayi dRSTiM pAtayitvA karmmedRzaM kRtavAn|

²⁶aparaJca tasyA garbbhasya SaSThe mAse jAte gAlIlpradezIyanAsaratpure

²⁷dAyUdo vaMzIyAya yUSaphnAmne puruSAya yA mariyamnAmakumArI vAgdattAsIt tasyAH samIpaM jibrAyel dUta IzvareNa prahitaH|

²⁸sa gatvA jagAda he IzvarAnugRhItakanye tava zubhaM bhUyAt prabhuH paramezvarastava sahAyosti nArINAM madhye tvameva dhanyA|

²⁹tadAnIM sA taM dRSTvA tasya vAkyata udvijya kIdRzaM bhASaNamidam iti manasA cintayAmAsa|

³⁰tato dUto'vadat he mariyam bhayaM mAkArSIH, tvayi paramezvarasyAnugrahosti|