yohanaH 9:5-18

⁵ahaM yAvatkAlaM jagati tiShThAmi tAvatkAlaM jagato jyotiHsvarUposmi|

⁶ityukttA bhUmau niShThIvaM nikShipya tena pa NkaM kR^itavAn

⁷pashchAt tatpa Nkena tasyAndhasya netre pralipya tamityAdishat gatvA shilohe .arthAt preritanAmni sarasi snAhi| tatondho gatvA tatrAsnAt tataH prannachakShu rbhUtvA vyAghuTyAgAt|

⁸apara ncha samIpavAsino lokA ye cha taM pUrvvamandham apashyan te bakttum Arabhanta yondhaloko vartmanyupavishyAbhikShata sa evAyaM janaH kiM na bhavati?

⁹kechidavadan sa eva kechidavochan tAdR^isho bhavati kintu sa svayamabravIt sa evAhaM bhavAmi|

¹⁰ataeva te .apR^ichChan tvaM kathaM dR^iShTiM pAptavAn?

¹¹tataH sovadad yIshanAmaka eko jano mama nayane pa Nkena pralipya ityAj nApayat shilohakAsAraM gatvA tatra snAhi| tatastatra gatvA mayi snAte dR^iShTimahaM labdhavAn|

¹²tadA te .avadan sa pumAn kutra? tenokttaM nAhaM jAnAmi|

¹³aparaM tasmin pUrvvAndhe jane phirUshinAM nikaTam AnIte sati phirUshinopi tamapR^ichChan kathaM dR^iShTiM prAptosi?

¹⁴tataH sa kathitavAn sa pa Nkena mama netre .alimpat pashchAd snAtvA dR^iShTimalabhe|

¹⁵kintu yIshu rvishrAmavAre karddamaM kR^itvA tasya nayane prasanne.akarod itikAraNAt katipayaphirUshino.avadan

¹⁶sa pumAn IshvarAnna yataH sa vishrAmavAraM na manyate| tatonye kechit pratyavadan pApI pumAn kim etAdR^isham AshcharyyaM karmma karttuM shaknoti?

¹⁷itthaM teShAM parasparaM bhinnavAkyatvam abhavat| pashchAt te punarapi taM pUrvvAndhaM mAnuSham aprAkShuH yo janastava chakShuShI prasanne kR^itavAn tasmin tvaM kiM vadasi? sa ukttavAn sa bhavishadvAdI|

¹⁸sa dR^iShTim AptavAn iti yihUdIyAstasya dR^iShTiM prAptasya janasya pitro rmukhAd ashrutvA na pratyayan|