1he bhraatara.h, "se.se vadaami yuuya.m prabhaavaanandata| puna.h punarekasya vaco lekhana.m mama kle"sada.m nahi yu.smadartha nca bhramanaa"saka.m bhavati|
2yuuya.m kukkurebhya.h saavadhaanaa bhavata du.skarmmakaaribhya.h saavadhaanaa bhavata chinnamuulebhyo lokebhya"sca saavadhaanaa bhavata|
3vayameva chinnatvaco lokaa yato vayam aatmane"svara.m sevaamahe khrii.s.tena yii"sunaa "slaaghaamahe "sariire.na ca pragalbhataa.m na kurvvaamahe|
4kintu "sariire mama pragalbhataayaa.h kaara.na.m vidyate, ka"scid yadi "sariire.na pragalbhataa.m cikiir.sati tarhi tasmaad api mama pragalbhataayaa gurutara.m kaara.na.m vidyate|
5yato.aham a.s.tamadivase tvakchedapraapta israayelva.m"siiyo binyaamiinago.s.thiiya ibrikulajaata ibriyo vyavasthaacara.ne phiruu"sii
6dharmmotsaahakaara.naat samiterupadravakaarii vyavasthaato labhye pu.nye caanindaniiya.h|
7kintu mama yadyat labhyam aasiit tat sarvvam aha.m khrii.s.tasyaanurodhaat k.satim amanye|
8ki ncaadhunaapyaha.m matprabho.h khrii.s.tasya yii"so rj naanasyotk.r.s.tataa.m buddhvaa tat sarvva.m k.sati.m manye|
9yato hetoraha.m yat khrii.s.ta.m labheya vyavasthaato jaata.m svakiiyapu.nya nca na dhaarayan kintu khrii.s.te vi"svasanaat labhya.m yat pu.nyam ii"svare.na vi"svaasa.m d.r.s.tvaa diiyate tadeva dhaarayan yat khrii.s.te vidyeya tadartha.m tasyaanurodhaat sarvve.saa.m k.sati.m sviik.rtya taani sarvvaa.nyavakaraaniva manye|
10yato hetoraha.m khrii.s.ta.m tasya punarutthite rgu.na.m tasya du.hkhaanaa.m bhaagitva nca j naatvaa tasya m.rtyoraak.rti nca g.rhiitvaa
11yena kenacit prakaare.na m.rtaanaa.m punarutthiti.m praaptu.m yate|
12mayaa tat sarvvam adhunaa praapi siddhataa vaalambhi tannahi kintu yadartham aha.m khrii.s.tena dhaaritastad dhaarayitu.m dhaavaami|
13he bhraatara.h, mayaa tad dhaaritam iti na manyate kintvetadaikamaatra.m vadaami yaani pa"scaat sthitaani taani vism.rtyaaham agrasthitaanyuddi"sya
14puur.nayatnena lak.sya.m prati dhaavan khrii.s.tayii"sunorddhvaat maam aahvayata ii"svaraat jet.rpa.na.m praaptu.m ce.s.te|
15asmaaka.m madhye ye siddhaastai.h sarvvaistadeva bhaavyataa.m, yadi ca ka ncana vi.sayam adhi yu.smaakam aparo bhaavo bhavati tarhii"svarastamapi yu.smaaka.m prati prakaa"sayi.syati|
16kintu vaya.m yadyad avagataa aasmastatraasmaabhireko vidhiraacaritavya ekabhaavai rbhavitavya nca|
17he bhraatara.h, yuuya.m mamaanugaamino bhavata vaya nca yaad.rgaacara.nasya nidar"sanasvaruupaa bhavaamastaad.rgaacaari.no lokaan aalokayadhva.m|
18yato.aneke vipathe caranti te ca khrii.s.tasya kru"sasya "satrava iti puraa mayaa puna.h puna.h kathitam adhunaapi rudataa mayaa kathyate|
19te.saa.m "se.sada"saa sarvvanaa"sa udara"sce"svaro lajjaa ca "slaaghaa p.rthivyaa nca lagna.m mana.h|
20kintvasmaaka.m janapada.h svarge vidyate tasmaaccaagami.syanta.m traataara.m prabhu.m yii"sukhrii.s.ta.m vaya.m pratiik.saamahe|
21sa ca yayaa "saktyaa sarvvaa.nyeva svasya va"siikarttu.m paarayati tayaasmaakam adhama.m "sariira.m ruupaantariik.rtya svakiiyatejomaya"sariirasya samaakaara.m kari.syati|
