23kintu yadā satyabhaktā ātmanā satyarūpeṇa ca piturbhajanaṁ kariṣyante samaya etādṛśa āyāti, varam idānīmapi vidyate ; yata etādṛśo bhatkān pitā ceṣṭate|
24īśvara ātmā; tatastasya ye bhaktāstaiḥ sa ātmanā satyarūpeṇa ca bhajanīyaḥ|
25tadā sā mahilāvādīt khrīṣṭanāmnā vikhyāto'bhiṣiktaḥ puruṣa āgamiṣyatīti jānāmi sa ca sarvvāḥ kathā asmān jñāpayiṣyati|
26tato yīśuravadat tvayā sārddhaṁ kathanaṁ karomi yo'ham ahameva sa puruṣaḥ|
27etasmin samaye śiṣyā āgatya tathā striyā sārddhaṁ tasya kathopakathane mahāścaryyam amanyanta tathāpi bhavān kimicchati? yadvā kimartham etayā sārddhaṁ kathāṁ kathayati? iti kopi nāpṛcchat|
28tataḥ paraṁ sā nārī kalaśaṁ sthāpayitvā nagaramadhyaṁ gatvā lokebhyokathāyad
29ahaṁ yadyat karmmākaravaṁ tatsarvvaṁ mahyamakathayad etādṛśaṁ mānavamekam āgatya paśyata ru kim abhiṣikto na bhavati ?
30tataste nagarād bahirāgatya tātasya samīpam āyan|
31etarhi śiṣyāḥ sādhayitvā taṁ vyāhārṣuḥ he guro bhavān kiñcid bhūktāṁ|
32tataḥ sovadad yuṣmābhiryanna jñāyate tādṛśaṁ bhakṣyaṁ mamāste|
33tadā śiṣyāḥ parasparaṁ praṣṭum ārambhanta, kimasmai kopi kimapi bhakṣyamānīya dattavān?
34yīśuravocat matprerakasyābhimatānurūpakaraṇaṁ tasyaiva karmmasiddhikāraṇañca mama bhakṣyaṁ|
35māsacatuṣṭaye jāte śasyakarttanasamayo bhaviṣyatīti vākyaṁ yuṣmābhiḥ kiṁ nodyate? kintvahaṁ vadāmi, śira uttolya kṣetrāṇi prati nirīkṣya paśyata, idānīṁ karttanayogyāni śuklavarṇānyabhavan|
36yaśchinatti sa vetanaṁ labhate anantāyuḥsvarūpaṁ śasyaṁ sa gṛhlāti ca, tenaiva vaptā chettā ca yugapad ānandataḥ|
37itthaṁ sati vapatyekaśchinatyanya iti vacanaṁ siddhyati|
yohanaḥ 4
yohanaḥ 4:23-37