14 yadi yuuyam anye.saam aparaadhaan k.samadhve tarhi yu.smaaka.m svargasthapitaapi yu.smaan k.sami.syate;
15 kintu yadi yuuyam anye.saam aparaadhaan na k.samadhve, tarhi yu.smaaka.m janakopi yu.smaakam aparaadhaan na k.sami.syate|
16 aparam upavaasakaale kapa.tino janaa maanu.saan upavaasa.m j naapayitu.m sve.saa.m vadanaani mlaanaani kurvvanti, yuuya.m ta_iva vi.sa.navadanaa maa bhavata; aha.m yu.smaan tathya.m vadaami te svakiiyaphalam alabhanta|
17 yadaa tvam upavasasi, tadaa yathaa lokaistva.m upavaasiiva na d.r"syase, kintu tava yo.agocara.h pitaa tenaiva d.r"syase, tatk.rte nija"sirasi taila.m marddaya vadana nca prak.saalaya;
18 tena tava ya.h pitaa guptadar"sii sa prakaa"sya tubhya.m phala.m daasyati|
19 apara.m yatra sthaane kii.taa.h kala"nkaa"sca k.saya.m nayanti, cauraa"sca sandhi.m karttayitvaa corayitu.m "saknuvanti, taad.r"syaa.m medinyaa.m svaartha.m dhana.m maa sa.mcinuta|
20 kintu yatra sthaane kii.taa.h kala"nkaa"sca k.saya.m na nayanti, cauraa"sca sandhi.m karttayitvaa corayitu.m na "saknuvanti, taad.r"se svarge dhana.m sa ncinuta|
21 yasmaat yatra sthaane yu.smaa.mka dhana.m tatraiva khaane yu.smaaka.m manaa.msi|
22 locana.m dehasya pradiipaka.m, tasmaat yadi tava locana.m prasanna.m bhavati, tarhi tava k.rtsna.m vapu rdiiptiyukta.m bhavi.syati|
23 kintu locane.aprasanne tava k.rtsna.m vapu.h tamisrayukta.m bhavi.syati| ataeva yaa diiptistvayi vidyate, saa yadi tamisrayuktaa bhavati, tarhi tat tamisra.m kiyan mahat|
24 kopi manujo dvau prabhuu sevitu.m na "saknoti, yasmaad eka.m sa.mmanya tadanya.m na sammanyate, yadvaa ekatra mano nidhaaya tadanyam avamanyate; tathaa yuuyamapii"svara.m lak.smii ncetyubhe sevitu.m na "saknutha|
25 aparam aha.m yu.smabhya.m tathya.m kathayaami, ki.m bhak.si.syaama.h? ki.m paasyaama.h? iti praa.nadhaara.naaya maa cintayata; ki.m paridhaasyaama.h? iti kaayarak.sa.naaya na cintayata; bhak.syaat praa.naa vasanaa nca vapuu.m.si ki.m "sre.s.thaa.ni na hi?
26 vihaayaso viha"ngamaan vilokayata; tai rnopyate na k.rtyate bhaa.n.daagaare na sa nciiyate.api; tathaapi yu.smaaka.m svargastha.h pitaa tebhya aahaara.m vitarati|
27 yuuya.m tebhya.h ki.m "sre.s.thaa na bhavatha? yu.smaaka.m ka"scit manuja.h cintayan nijaayu.sa.h k.sa.namapi varddhayitu.m "saknoti?
28 apara.m vasanaaya kuta"scintayata? k.setrotpannaani pu.spaa.ni katha.m varddhante tadaalocayata| taani tantuun notpaadayanti kimapi kaaryya.m na kurvvanti;
29 tathaapyaha.m yu.smaan vadaami, sulemaan taad.rg ai"svaryyavaanapi tatpu.spamiva vibhuu.sito naasiit|
30 tasmaat k.sadya vidyamaana.m "sca.h cullyaa.m nik.sepsyate taad.r"sa.m yat k.setrasthita.m kusuma.m tat yadii"scara ittha.m bibhuu.sayati, tarhi he stokapratyayino yu.smaan ki.m na paridhaapayi.syati?
31 tasmaat asmaabhi.h kimatsyate? ki nca paayi.syate? ki.m vaa paridhaayi.syate, iti na cintayata|