54 atha tE taM dhRtvA mahAyAjakasya nivEzanaM ninyuH| tataH pitarO dUrE dUrE pazcAditvA
55 bRhatkOSThasya madhyE yatrAgniM jvAlayitvA lOkAH samEtyOpaviSTAstatra taiH sArddham upavivEza|
56 atha vahnisannidhau samupavEzakAlE kAciddAsI manO nivizya taM nirIkSyAvadat pumAnayaM tasya saggE’sthAt|
57 kintu sa tad apahnutyAvAdIt hE nAri tamahaM na paricinOmi|
58 kSaNAntarE’nyajanastaM dRSTvAbravIt tvamapi tESAM nikarasyaikajanOsi| pitaraH pratyuvAca hE nara nAhamasmi|
59 tataH sArddhadaNPadvayAt paraM punaranyO janO nizcitya babhASE, ESa tasya saggIti satyaM yatOyaM gAlIlIyO lOkaH|
60 tadA pitara uvAca hE nara tvaM yad vadami tadahaM bOddhuM na zaknOmi, iti vAkyE kathitamAtrE kukkuTO rurAva|
61 tadA prabhuNA vyAdhuTya pitarE nirIkSitE kRkavAkuravAt pUrvvaM mAM trirapahnOSyasE iti pUrvvOktaM tasya vAkyaM pitaraH smRtvA
62 bahirgatvA mahAkhEdEna cakranda|