1tvaM prAchInaM na bhartsaya kintu taM pitaramiva yUnashcha bhrAtR^iniva
2vR^iddhAH striyashcha mAtR^iniva yuvatIshcha pUrNashuchitvena bhaginIriva vinayasva|
3aparaM satyavidhavAH sammanyasva|
4kasyAshchid vidhavAyA yadi putrAH pautrA vA vidyante tarhi te prathamataH svIyaparijanAn sevituM pitroH pratyupakarttu ncha shikShantAM yatastadeveshvarasya sAkShAd uttamaM grAhya ncha karmma|
5aparaM yA nArI satyavidhavA nAthahInA chAsti sA IshvarasyAshraye tiShThantI divAnishaM nivedanaprArthanAbhyAM kAlaM yApayati|
6kintu yA vidhavA sukhabhogAsaktA sA jIvatyapi mR^itA bhavati|
7ataeva tA yad aninditA bhaveyUstadartham etAni tvayA nidishyantAM|
8yadi kashchit svajAtIyAn lokAn visheShataH svIyaparijanAn na pAlayati tarhi sa vishvAsAd bhraShTo .apyadhamashcha bhavati|
9vidhavAvarge yasyA gaNanA bhavati tayA ShaShTivatsarebhyo nyUnavayaskayA na bhavitavyaM; aparaM pUrvvam ekasvAmikA bhUtvA
10sA yat shishupoShaNenAtithisevanena pavitralokAnAM charaNaprakShAlanena kliShTAnAm upakAreNa sarvvavidhasatkarmmAcharaNena cha satkarmmakaraNAt sukhyAtiprAptA bhavet tadapyAvashyakaM|
11kintu yuvatI rvidhavA na gR^ihANa yataH khrIShTasya vaiparItyena tAsAM darpe jAte tA vivAham ichChanti|
12tasmAchcha pUrvvadharmmaM parityajya daNDanIyA bhavanti|
13anantaraM tA gR^ihAd gR^ihaM paryyaTantya AlasyaM shikShante kevalamAlasyaM nahi kintvanarthakAlApaM parAdhikAracharchchA nchApi shikShamANA anuchitAni vAkyAni bhAShante|
14ato mamechCheyaM yuvatyo vidhavA vivAhaM kurvvatAm apatyavatyo bhavantu gR^ihakarmma kurvvatA nchetthaM vipakShAya kimapi nindAdvAraM na dadatu|
15yata itaH pUrvvam api kAshchit shayatAnasya pashchAdgAminyo jAtAH|
16aparaM vishvAsinyA vishvAsino vA kasyApi parivArANAM madhye yadi vidhavA vidyante tarhi sa tAH pratipAlayatu tasmAt samitau bhAre .anAropite satyavidhavAnAM pratipAlanaM karttuM tayA shakyate|
17ye prA nchaH samitiM samyag adhitiShThanti visheShata IshvaravAkyenopadeshena cha ye yatnaM vidadhate te dviguNasyAdarasya yogyA mAnyantAM|
18yasmAt shAstre likhitamidamAste, tvaM shasyamarddakavR^iShasyAsyaM mA badhAneti, aparamapi kAryyakR^id vetanasya yogyo bhavatIti|
19dvau trIn vA sAkShiNo vinA kasyAchit prAchInasya viruddham abhiyogastvayA na gR^ihyatAM|
20aparaM ye pApamAcharanti tAn sarvveShAM samakShaM bhartsayasva tenApareShAmapi bhIti rjaniShyate|
21aham Ishvarasya prabho ryIshukhrIShTasya manonItadivyadUtAnA ncha gochare tvAm idam Aj nApayAmi tvaM kasyApyanurodhena kimapi na kurvvana vinApakShapAtam etAna vidhIn pAlaya|
22kasyApi mUrddhi hastAparNaM tvarayA mAkArShIH| parapApAnA nchAMshI mA bhava| svaM shuchiM rakSha|
23aparaM tavodarapIDAyAH punaH puna durbbalatAyAshcha nimittaM kevalaM toyaM na pivan ki nchin madyaM piva|
24keShA nchit mAnavAnAM pApAni vichArAt pUrvvaM keShA nchit pashchAt prakAshante|
25tathaiva satkarmmANyapi prakAshante tadanyathA sati prachChannAni sthAtuM na shaknuvanti|
