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|