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 Ⅰ aparaJca lokairaklAntai rnirantaraM prArthayitavyam ityAzayena yIzunA dRSTAnta ekaH kathitaH| 
 Ⅱ kutracinnagare kazcit prADvivAka AsIt sa IzvarAnnAbibhet mAnuSAMzca nAmanyata| 
 Ⅲ atha tatpuravAsinI kAcidvidhavA tatsamIpametya vivAdinA saha mama vivAdaM pariSkurvviti nivedayAmAsa| 
 Ⅳ tataH sa prADvivAkaH kiyaddinAni na tadaGgIkRtavAn pazcAccitte cintayAmAsa, yadyapIzvarAnna bibhemi manuSyAnapi na manye 
 Ⅴ tathApyeSA vidhavA mAM kliznAti tasmAdasyA vivAdaM pariSkariSyAmi nocet sA sadAgatya mAM vyagraM kariSyati| 
 Ⅵ pazcAt prabhuravadad asAvanyAyaprADvivAko yadAha tatra mano nidhadhvaM| 
 Ⅶ Izvarasya ye 'bhirucitalokA divAnizaM prArthayante sa bahudinAni vilambyApi teSAM vivAdAn kiM na pariSkariSyati? 
 Ⅷ yuSmAnahaM vadAmi tvarayA pariSkariSyati, kintu yadA manuSyaputra AgamiSyati tadA pRthivyAM kimIdRzaM vizvAsaM prApsyati? 
 Ⅸ ye svAn dhArmmikAn jJAtvA parAn tucchIkurvvanti etAdRgbhyaH, kiyadbhya imaM dRSTAntaM kathayAmAsa| 
 Ⅹ ekaH phirUzyaparaH karasaJcAyI dvAvimau prArthayituM mandiraM gatau| 
 Ⅺ tato'sau phirUzyekapArzve tiSThan he Izvara ahamanyalokavat loThayitAnyAyI pAradArikazca na bhavAmi asya karasaJcAyinastulyazca na, tasmAttvAM dhanyaM vadAmi| 
 Ⅻ saptasu dineSu dinadvayamupavasAmi sarvvasampatte rdazamAMzaM dadAmi ca, etatkathAM kathayan prArthayAmAsa| 
 ⅩⅢ kintu sa karasaJcAyi dUre tiSThan svargaM draSTuM necchan vakSasi karAghAtaM kurvvan he Izvara pApiSThaM mAM dayasva, itthaM prArthayAmAsa| 
 ⅩⅣ yuSmAnahaM vadAmi, tayordvayo rmadhye kevalaH karasaJcAyI puNyavattvena gaNito nijagRhaM jagAma, yato yaH kazcit svamunnamayati sa nAmayiSyate kintu yaH kazcit svaM namayati sa unnamayiSyate| 
 ⅩⅤ atha zizUnAM gAtrasparzArthaM lokAstAn tasya samIpamAninyuH ziSyAstad dRSTvAnetRn tarjayAmAsuH, 
 ⅩⅥ kintu yIzustAnAhUya jagAda, mannikaTam AgantuM zizUn anujAnIdhvaM tAMzca mA vArayata; yata IzvararAjyAdhikAriNa eSAM sadRzAH| 
 ⅩⅦ ahaM yuSmAn yathArthaM vadAmi, yo janaH zizoH sadRzo bhUtvA IzvararAjyaM na gRhlAti sa kenApi prakAreNa tat praveSTuM na zaknoti| 
 ⅩⅧ aparam ekodhipatistaM papraccha, he paramaguro, anantAyuSaH prAptaye mayA kiM karttavyaM? 
 ⅩⅨ yIzuruvAca, mAM kutaH paramaM vadasi? IzvaraM vinA kopi paramo na bhavati| 
 ⅩⅩ paradArAn mA gaccha, naraM mA jahi, mA coraya, mithyAsAkSyaM mA dehi, mAtaraM pitaraJca saMmanyasva, etA yA AjJAH santi tAstvaM jAnAsi| 
 ⅩⅪ tadA sa uvAca, bAlyakAlAt sarvvA etA AcarAmi| 
 ⅩⅫ iti kathAM zrutvA yIzustamavadat, tathApi tavaikaM karmma nyUnamAste, nijaM sarvvasvaM vikrIya daridrebhyo vitara, tasmAt svarge dhanaM prApsyasi; tata Agatya mamAnugAmI bhava| 
 ⅩⅩⅢ kintvetAM kathAM zrutvA sodhipatiH zuzoca, yatastasya bahudhanamAsIt| 
 ⅩⅩⅣ tadA yIzustamatizokAnvitaM dRSTvA jagAda, dhanavatAm IzvararAjyapravezaH kIdRg duSkaraH| 
 ⅩⅩⅤ IzvararAjye dhaninaH pravezAt sUcezchidreNa mahAGgasya gamanAgamane sukare| 
 ⅩⅩⅥ zrotAraH papracchustarhi kena paritrANaM prApsyate? 
 ⅩⅩⅦ sa uktavAn, yan mAnuSeNAzakyaM tad IzvareNa zakyaM| 
 ⅩⅩⅧ tadA pitara uvAca, pazya vayaM sarvvasvaM parityajya tava pazcAdgAmino'bhavAma| 
 ⅩⅩⅨ tataH sa uvAca, yuSmAnahaM yathArthaM vadAmi, IzvararAjyArthaM gRhaM pitarau bhrAtRgaNaM jAyAM santAnAMzca tyaktavA 
 ⅩⅩⅩ iha kAle tato'dhikaM parakAle 'nantAyuzca na prApsyati loka IdRzaH kopi nAsti| 
 ⅩⅩⅪ anantaraM sa dvAdazaziSyAnAhUya babhASe, pazyata vayaM yirUzAlamnagaraM yAmaH, tasmAt manuSyaputre bhaviSyadvAdibhiruktaM yadasti tadanurUpaM taM prati ghaTiSyate; 
 ⅩⅩⅫ vastutastu so'nyadezIyAnAM hasteSu samarpayiSyate, te tamupahasiSyanti, anyAyamAcariSyanti tadvapuSi niSThIvaM nikSepsyanti, kazAbhiH prahRtya taM haniSyanti ca, 
 ⅩⅩⅩⅢ kintu tRtIyadine sa zmazAnAd utthAsyati| 
 ⅩⅩⅩⅣ etasyAH kathAyA abhiprAyaM kiJcidapi te boddhuM na zekuH teSAM nikaTe'spaSTatavAt tasyaitAsAM kathAnAm AzayaM te jJAtuM na zekuzca| 
 ⅩⅩⅩⅤ atha tasmin yirIhoH purasyAntikaM prApte kazcidandhaH pathaH pArzva upavizya bhikSAm akarot 
 ⅩⅩⅩⅥ sa lokasamUhasya gamanazabdaM zrutvA tatkAraNaM pRSTavAn| 
 ⅩⅩⅩⅦ nAsaratIyayIzuryAtIti lokairukte sa uccairvaktumArebhe, 
 ⅩⅩⅩⅧ he dAyUdaH santAna yIzo mAM dayasva| 
 ⅩⅩⅩⅨ tatogragAminastaM maunI tiSTheti tarjayAmAsuH kintu sa punAruvan uvAca, he dAyUdaH santAna mAM dayasva| 
 ⅩⅬ tadA yIzuH sthagito bhUtvA svAntike tamAnetum Adideza| 
 ⅩⅬⅠ tataH sa tasyAntikam Agamat, tadA sa taM papraccha, tvaM kimicchasi? tvadarthamahaM kiM kariSyAmi? sa uktavAn, he prabho'haM draSTuM labhai| 
 ⅩⅬⅡ tadA yIzuruvAca, dRSTizaktiM gRhANa tava pratyayastvAM svasthaM kRtavAn| 
 ⅩⅬⅢ tatastatkSaNAt tasya cakSuSI prasanne; tasmAt sa IzvaraM dhanyaM vadan tatpazcAd yayau, tadAlokya sarvve lokA IzvaraM prazaMsitum Arebhire|