Ascensão
A ascensão de Jesus ao céu é a coroação de sua obra redentora. Ele subiu à destra do Pai, de onde voltará com poder e glória para buscar os seus.
iti vAkyamuktvA sa teSAM samakSaM svargaM nIto’bhavat, tato meghamAruhya teSAM dRSTeragocaro’bhavat|
yasmin samaye te vihAyasaM pratyananyadRSTyA tasya tAdRzam Urdvvagamanam apazyan tasminneva samaye zuklavastrau dvau janau teSAM sannidhau daNDAyamAnau kathitavantau,
he gAlIlIyalokA yUyaM kimarthaM gagaNaM prati nirIkSya daNDAyamAnAstiSThatha? yuSmAkaM samIpAt svargaM nIto yo yIzustaM yUyaM yathA svargam Arohantam adarzam tathA sa punazcAgamiSyati|
atha prabhustAnityAdizya svargaM nItaH san paramezvarasya dakSiNa upaviveza|
atha sa tAn baithanIyAparyyantaM nItvA hastAvuttolya AziSa vaktumArebhe
AziSaM vadanneva ca tebhyaH pRthag bhUtvA svargAya nIto’bhavat|
mama pitu gRhe bahUni vAsasthAni santi no cet pUrvvaM yuSmAn ajJApayiSyaM yuSmadarthaM sthAnaM sajjayituM gacchAmi|
ahaM yuSmAnatiyathArthaM vadAmi, yo jano mayi vizvasiti sohamiva karmmANi kariSyati varaM tatopi mahAkarmmANi kariSyati yato hetorahaM pituH samIpaM gacchAmi|
pituH samIpAjjajad Agatosmi jagat parityajya ca punarapi pituH samIpaM gacchAmi|
tadA yIzuravadat mAM mA dhara, idAnIM pituH samIpe UrddhvagamanaM na karomi kintu yo mama yuSmAkaJca pitA mama yuSmAkaJcezvarastasya nikaTa UrddhvagamanaM karttum udyatosmi, imAM kathAM tvaM gatvA mama bhrAtRgaNaM jJApaya|
tato yIzuravadad aham alpadinAni yuSmAbhiH sArddhaM sthitvA matprerayituH samIpaM yAsyAmi|
aparaM yasya mahattvaM sarvvasvIkRtam Izvarabhaktestat nigUDhavAkyamidam Izvaro mAnavadehe prakAzita AtmanA sapuNyIkRto dUtaiH sandRSTaH sarvvajAtIyAnAM nikaTe ghoSito jagato vizvAsapAtrIbhUtastejaHprAptaye svargaM nItazceti|