19 anyo jana.h kathayaamaasa, da"sav.r.saanaha.m kriitavaan taan pariik.situ.m yaami tasmaadeva maa.m k.santu.m ta.m nivedaya|
20 apara.h kathayaamaasa, vyuu.dhavaanaha.m tasmaat kaara.naad yaatu.m na "saknomi|
21 pa"scaat sa daaso gatvaa nijaprabho.h saak.saat sarvvav.rttaanta.m nivedayaamaasa, tatosau g.rhapati.h kupitvaa svadaasa.m vyaajahaara, tva.m satvara.m nagarasya sannive"saan maargaa.m"sca gatvaa daridra"su.skakarakha njaandhaan atraanaya|
22 tato daaso.avadat, he prabho bhavata aaj naanusaare.naakriyata tathaapi sthaanamasti|
23 tadaa prabhu.h puna rdaasaayaakathayat, raajapathaan v.rk.samuulaani ca yaatvaa madiiyag.rhapuura.naartha.m lokaanaagantu.m pravarttaya|
24 aha.m yu.smabhya.m kathayaami, puurvvanimantritaanamekopi mamaasya raatribhojyasyaasvaada.m na praapsyati|
25 anantara.m bahu.su loke.su yii"so.h pa"scaad vrajite.su satsu sa vyaaghu.tya tebhya.h kathayaamaasa,
26 ya.h ka"scin mama samiipam aagatya svasya maataa pitaa patnii santaanaa bhraataro bhagimyo nijapraa.naa"sca, etebhya.h sarvvebhyo mayyadhika.m prema na karoti, sa mama "si.syo bhavitu.m na "sak.syati|
27 ya.h ka"scit sviiya.m kru"sa.m vahan mama pa"scaanna gacchati, sopi mama "si.syo bhavitu.m na "sak.syati|
28 durganirmmaa.ne kativyayo bhavi.syati, tathaa tasya samaaptikara.naartha.m sampattirasti na vaa, prathamamupavi"sya etanna ga.nayati, yu.smaaka.m madhya etaad.r"sa.h kosti?