22 tasmin zubhadine herodiyAyAH kanyA sametya teSAM samakSaM saMnRtya herodastena sahopaviSTAnAJca toSamajIjanat tatA nRpaH kanyAmAha sma matto yad yAcase tadeva tubhyaM dAsye|
23 zapathaM kRtvAkathayat ced rAjyArddhamapi yAcase tadapi tubhyaM dAsye|
24 tataH sA bahi rgatvA svamAtaraM papraccha kimahaM yAciSye? tadA sAkathayat yohano majjakasya ziraH|
25 atha tUrNaM bhUpasamIpam etya yAcamAnAvadat kSaNesmin yohano majjakasya ziraH pAtre nidhAya dehi, etad yAce’haM|
26 tasmAt bhUpo’tiduHkhitaH, tathApi svazapathasya sahabhojinAJcAnurodhAt tadanaGgIkarttuM na zaktaH|
27 tatkSaNaM rAjA ghAtakaM preSya tasya zira AnetumAdiSTavAn|
28 tataH sa kArAgAraM gatvA tacchirazchitvA pAtre nidhAyAnIya tasyai kanyAyai dattavAn kanyA ca svamAtre dadau|
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