mArkaH 6:15-53

¹⁵anye'kathayan ayam eliyaH, kepi kathitavanta eSa bhaviSyadvAdI yadvA bhaviSyadvAdinAM sadRza ekoyam|

¹⁶kintu herod ityAkarNya bhASitavAn yasyAhaM zirazchinnavAn sa eva yohanayaM sa zmazAnAdudatiSThat|

¹⁷pUrvvaM svabhrAtuH philipasya patnyA udvAhaM kRtavantaM herodaM yohanavAdIt svabhAtRvadhU rna vivAhyA|

¹⁸ataH kAraNAt herod lokaM prahitya yohanaM dhRtvA bandhanAlaye baddhavAn|

¹⁹herodiyA tasmai yohane prakupya taM hantum aicchat kintu na zaktA,

²⁰yasmAd herod taM dhArmmikaM satpuruSaJca jJAtvA sammanya rakSitavAn; tatkathAM zrutvA tadanusAreNa bahUni karmmANi kRtavAn hRSTamanAstadupadezaM zrutavAMzca|

²¹kintu herod yadA svajanmadine pradhAnalokebhyaH senAnIbhyazca gAlIlpradezIyazreSThalokebhyazca rAtrau bhojyamekaM kRtavAn

²²tasmin zubhadine herodiyAyAH kanyA sametya teSAM samakSaM saMnRtya herodastena sahopaviSTAnAJca toSamajIjanat tatA nRpaH kanyAmAha sma matto yad yAcase tadeva tubhyaM dAsye|

²³zapathaM kRtvAkathayat ced rAjyArddhamapi yAcase tadapi tubhyaM dAsye|

²⁴tataH sA bahi rgatvA svamAtaraM papraccha kimahaM yAciSye? tadA sAkathayat yohano majjakasya ziraH|

²⁵atha tUrNaM bhUpasamIpam etya yAcamAnAvadat kSaNesmin yohano majjakasya ziraH pAtre nidhAya dehi, etad yAce'haM|

²⁶tasmAt bhUpo'tiduHkhitaH, tathApi svazapathasya sahabhojinAJcAnurodhAt tadanaGgIkarttuM na zaktaH|

²⁷tatkSaNaM rAjA ghAtakaM preSya tasya zira AnetumAdiSTavAn|

²⁸tataH sa kArAgAraM gatvA tacchirazchitvA pAtre nidhAyAnIya tasyai kanyAyai dattavAn kanyA ca svamAtre dadau|

²⁹ananataraM yohanaH ziSyAstadvArttAM prApyAgatya tasya kuNapaM zmazAne'sthApayan|

³⁰atha preSitA yIzoH sannidhau militA yad yac cakruH zikSayAmAsuzca tatsarvvavArttAstasmai kathitavantaH|

³¹sa tAnuvAca yUyaM vijanasthAnaM gatvA vizrAmyata yatastatsannidhau bahulokAnAM samAgamAt te bhoktuM nAvakAzaM prAptAH|

³²tataste nAvA vijanasthAnaM guptaM gagmuH|

³³tato lokanivahasteSAM sthAnAntarayAnaM dadarza, aneke taM paricitya nAnApurebhyaH padairvrajitvA javena taiSAmagre yIzoH samIpa upatasthuH|

³⁴tadA yIzu rnAvo bahirgatya lokAraNyAnIM dRSTvA teSu karuNAM kRtavAn yataste'rakSakameSA ivAsan tadA sa tAna nAnAprasaGgAn upadiSTavAn|

³⁵atha divAnte sati ziSyA etya yIzumUcire, idaM vijanasthAnaM dinaJcAvasannaM|

³⁶lokAnAM kimapi khAdyaM nAsti, atazcaturdikSu grAmAn gantuM bhojyadravyANi kretuJca bhavAn tAn visRjatu|

³⁷tadA sa tAnuvAca yUyameva tAn bhojayata; tataste jagadu rvayaM gatvA dvizatasaMkhyakai rmudrApAdaiH pUpAn krItvA kiM tAn bhojayiSyAmaH?

³⁸tadA sa tAn pRSThavAn yuSmAkaM sannidhau kati pUpA Asate? gatvA pazyata; tataste dRSTvA tamavadan paJca pUpA dvau matsyau ca santi|

³⁹tadA sa lokAn zaspopari paMktibhirupavezayitum AdiSTavAn,

⁴⁰tataste zataM zataM janAH paJcAzat paJcAzajjanAzca paMktibhi rbhuvi samupavivizuH|

⁴¹atha sa tAn paJcapUpAn matsyadvayaJca dhRtvA svargaM pazyan IzvaraguNAn anvakIrttayat tAn pUpAn bhaMktvA lokebhyaH pariveSayituM ziSyebhyo dattavAn dvA matsyau ca vibhajya sarvvebhyo dattavAn|

⁴²tataH sarvve bhuktvAtRpyan|

⁴³anantaraM ziSyA avaziSTaiH pUpai rmatsyaizca pUrNAn dvadaza DallakAn jagRhuH|

⁴⁴te bhoktAraH prAyaH paJca sahasrANi puruSA Asan|

⁴⁵atha sa lokAn visRjanneva nAvamAroDhuM svasmAdagre pAre baitsaidApuraM yAtuJca zSyiाn vADhamAdiSTavAn|

⁴⁶tadA sa sarvvAn visRjya prArthayituM parvvataM gataH|

⁴⁷tataH sandhyAyAM satyAM nauH sindhumadhya upasthitA kintu sa ekAkI sthale sthitaH|

⁴⁸atha sammukhavAtavahanAt ziSyA nAvaM vAhayitvA parizrAntA iti jJAtvA sa nizAcaturthayAme sindhUpari padbhyAM vrajan teSAM samIpametya teSAmagre yAtum udyataH|

⁴⁹kintu ziSyAH sindhUpari taM vrajantaM dRSTvA bhUtamanumAya ruruvuH,

⁵⁰yataH sarvve taM dRSTvA vyAkulitAH| ataeva yIzustatkSaNaM taiH sahAlapya kathitavAn, susthirA bhUta, ayamahaM mA bhaiSTa|

⁵¹atha naukAmAruhya tasmin teSAM sannidhiM gate vAto nivRttaH; tasmAtte manaHsu vismitA AzcaryyaM menire|

⁵²yataste manasAM kAThinyAt tat pUpIyam AzcaryyaM karmma na viviktavantaH|

⁵³atha te pAraM gatvA gineSaratpradezametya taTa upasthitAH|