31 ataeve"svarasya raajyaartha.m sace.s.taa bhavata tathaa k.rte sarvvaa.nyetaani dravyaa.ni yu.smabhya.m pradaayi.syante|
32 he k.sudrame.savraja yuuya.m maa bhai.s.ta yu.smabhya.m raajya.m daatu.m yu.smaaka.m pitu.h sammatirasti|
33 ataeva yu.smaaka.m yaa yaa sampattirasti taa.m taa.m vikriiya vitarata, yat sthaana.m cauraa naagacchanti, kii.taa"sca na k.saayayanti taad.r"se svarge nijaartham ajare sampu.take .ak.saya.m dhana.m sa ncinuta ca;
34 yato yatra yu.smaaka.m dhana.m varttate tatreva yu.smaaka.m mana.h|
35 apara nca yuuya.m pradiipa.m jvaalayitvaa baddhaka.tayasti.s.thata;
36 prabhu rvivaahaadaagatya yadaiva dvaaramaahanti tadaiva dvaara.m mocayitu.m yathaa bh.rtyaa apek.sya ti.s.thanti tathaa yuuyamapi ti.s.thata|
37 yata.h prabhuraagatya yaan daasaan sacetanaan ti.s.thato drak.syati taeva dhanyaa.h; aha.m yu.smaan yathaartha.m vadaami prabhustaan bhojanaartham upave"sya svaya.m baddhaka.ti.h samiipametya parive.sayi.syati|
38 yadi dvitiiye t.rtiiye vaa prahare samaagatya tathaiva pa"syati, tarhi taeva daasaa dhanyaa.h|
39 apara nca kasmin k.sa.ne cauraa aagami.syanti iti yadi g.rhapati rj naatu.m "saknoti tadaava"sya.m jaagran nijag.rhe sandhi.m karttayitu.m vaarayati yuuyametad vitta|
40 ataeva yuuyamapi sajjamaanaasti.s.thata yato yasmin k.sa.ne ta.m naaprek.sadhve tasminneva k.sa.ne manu.syaputra aagami.syati|
41 tadaa pitara.h papraccha, he prabho bhavaan kimasmaan uddi"sya ki.m sarvvaan uddi"sya d.r.s.taantakathaamimaa.m vadati?
42 tata.h prabhu.h provaaca, prabhu.h samucitakaale nijaparivaaraartha.m bhojyaparive.sa.naaya ya.m tatpade niyok.syati taad.r"so vi"svaasyo boddhaa karmmaadhii"sa.h kosti?
43 prabhuraagatya yam etaad.r"se karmma.ni prav.rtta.m drak.syati saeva daaso dhanya.h|
44 aha.m yu.smaan yathaartha.m vadaami sa ta.m nijasarvvasvasyaadhipati.m kari.syati|
45 kintu prabhurvilambenaagami.syati, iti vicintya sa daaso yadi tadanyadaasiidaasaan praharttum bhoktu.m paatu.m maditu nca praarabhate,
46 tarhi yadaa prabhu.m naapek.si.syate yasmin k.sa.ne so.acetana"sca sthaasyati tasminneva k.sa.ne tasya prabhuraagatya ta.m padabhra.s.ta.m k.rtvaa vi"svaasahiinai.h saha tasya a.m"sa.m niruupayi.syati|
47 yo daasa.h prabheाraaj naa.m j naatvaapi sajjito na ti.s.thati tadaaj naanusaare.na ca kaaryya.m na karoti sonekaan prahaaraan praapsyati;
48 kintu yo jano.aj naatvaa prahaaraarha.m karmma karoti solpaprahaaraan praapsyati| yato yasmai baahulyena datta.m tasmaadeva baahulyena grahii.syate, maanu.saa yasya nika.te bahu samarpayanti tasmaad bahu yaacante|
49 aha.m p.rthivyaam anaikyaruupa.m vahni nik.septum aagatosmi, sa ced idaaniimeva prajvalati tatra mama kaa cintaa?