17pa"scaat sa t.rtiiyavaara.m p.r.s.tavaan, he yuunasa.h putra "simon tva.m ki.m mayi priiyase? etadvaakya.m t.rtiiyavaara.m p.r.s.tavaan tasmaat pitaro du.hkhito bhuutvaa.akathayat he prabho bhavata.h kimapyagocara.m naasti tvayyaha.m priiye tad bhavaan jaanaati; tato yii"suravadat tarhi mama me.saga.na.m paalaya|
18aha.m tubhya.m yathaartha.m kathayaami yauvanakaale svaya.m baddhaka.ti ryatrecchaa tatra yaatavaan kintvita.h para.m v.rddhe vayasi hasta.m vistaarayi.syasi, anyajanastvaa.m baddhvaa yatra gantu.m tavecchaa na bhavati tvaa.m dh.rtvaa tatra ne.syati|
19phalata.h kiid.r"sena mara.nena sa ii"svarasya mahimaana.m prakaa"sayi.syati tad bodhayitu.m sa iti vaakya.m proktavaan| ityukte sati sa tamavocat mama pa"scaad aagaccha|
20yo jano raatrikaale yii"so rvak.so.avalambya, he prabho ko bhavanta.m parakare.su samarpayi.syatiiti vaakya.m p.r.s.tavaan, ta.m yii"so.h priyatama"si.sya.m pa"scaad aagacchanta.m