3 tadA herod rAjA kathAmetAM nizamya yirUzAlamnagarasthitaiH sarvvamAnavaiH sArddham udvijya
4 sarvvAn pradhAnayAjakAn adhyApakAMzca samAhUyAnIya papraccha, khrISTaH kutra janiSyate?
5 tadA te kathayAmAsuH, yihUdIyadezasya baitlehami nagare, yato bhaviSyadvAdinA itthaM likhitamAste,
6 sarvvAbhyo rAjadhAnIbhyo yihUdIyasya nIvRtaH| he yIhUdIyadezasye baitleham tvaM na cAvarA|isrAyelIyalokAn me yato yaH pAlayiSyati| tAdRgeko mahArAjastvanmadhya udbhaviSyatI||
7 tadAnIM herod rAjA tAn jyotirvvido gopanam AhUya sA tArakA kadA dRSTAbhavat , tad vinizcayAmAsa|
8 aparaM tAn baitlehamaM prahItya gaditavAn, yUyaM yAta, yatnAt taM zizum anviSya taduddeze prApte mahyaM vArttAM dAsyatha, tato mayApi gatvA sa praNaMsyate|
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