ⅠtadA karasaJcAyinaH pApinazca lokA upadezkathAM zrotuM yIzoH samIpam Agacchan|
ⅡtataH phirUzina upAdhyAyAzca vivadamAnAH kathayAmAsuH eSa mAnuSaH pApibhiH saha praNayaM kRtvA taiH sArddhaM bhuMkte|
ⅢtadA sa tebhya imAM dRSTAntakathAM kathitavAn,
Ⅳkasyacit zatameSeSu tiSThatmu teSAmekaM sa yadi hArayati tarhi madhyeprAntaram ekonazatameSAn vihAya hAritameSasya uddezaprAptiparyyanataM na gaveSayati, etAdRzo loko yuSmAkaM madhye ka Aste?
ⅤtasyoddezaM prApya hRSTamanAstaM skandhe nidhAya svasthAnam AnIya bandhubAndhavasamIpavAsina AhUya vakti,
ⅥhAritaM meSaM prAptoham ato heto rmayA sArddham Anandata|
ⅦtadvadahaM yuSmAn vadAmi, yeSAM manaHparAvarttanasya prayojanaM nAsti, tAdRzaikonazatadhArmmikakAraNAd ya AnandastasmAd ekasya manaHparivarttinaH pApinaH kAraNAt svarge 'dhikAnando jAyate|
ⅧaparaJca dazAnAM rUpyakhaNDAnAm ekakhaNDe hArite pradIpaM prajvAlya gRhaM sammArjya tasya prAptiM yAvad yatnena na gaveSayati, etAdRzI yoSit kAste?
ⅨprApte sati bandhubAndhavasamIpavAsinIrAhUya kathayati, hAritaM rUpyakhaNDaM prAptAhaM tasmAdeva mayA sArddham Anandata|
ⅩtadvadahaM yuSmAn vyAharAmi, ekena pApinA manasi parivarttite, Izvarasya dUtAnAM madhyepyAnando jAyate|
ⅪaparaJca sa kathayAmAsa, kasyacid dvau putrAvAstAM,
ⅫtayoH kaniSThaH putraH pitre kathayAmAsa, he pitastava sampattyA yamaMzaM prApsyAmyahaM vibhajya taM dehi, tataH pitA nijAM sampattiM vibhajya tAbhyAM dadau|
ⅩⅢkatipayAt kAlAt paraM sa kaniSThaputraH samastaM dhanaM saMgRhya dUradezaM gatvA duSTAcaraNena sarvvAM sampattiM nAzayAmAsa|
ⅩⅣtasya sarvvadhane vyayaM gate taddeze mahAdurbhikSaM babhUva, tatastasya dainyadazA bhavitum Arebhe|
ⅩⅤtataH paraM sa gatvA taddezIyaM gRhasthamekam Azrayata; tataH sataM zUkaravrajaM cArayituM prAntaraM preSayAmAsa|
ⅩⅥkenApi tasmai bhakSyAdAnAt sa zUkaraphalavalkalena piciNDapUraNAM vavAJcha|
ⅩⅦzeSe sa manasi cetanAM prApya kathayAmAsa, hA mama pituH samIpe kati kati vetanabhujo dAsA yatheSTaM tatodhikaJca bhakSyaM prApnuvanti kintvahaM kSudhA mumUrSuH|
ⅩⅧahamutthAya pituH samIpaM gatvA kathAmetAM vadiSyAmi, he pitar Izvarasya tava ca viruddhaM pApamakaravam
ⅩⅨtava putra_iti vikhyAto bhavituM na yogyosmi ca, mAM tava vaitanikaM dAsaM kRtvA sthApaya|
ⅩⅩpazcAt sa utthAya pituH samIpaM jagAma; tatastasya pitAtidUre taM nirIkSya dayAJcakre, dhAvitvA tasya kaNThaM gRhItvA taM cucumba ca|
ⅩⅪtadA putra uvAca, he pitar Izvarasya tava ca viruddhaM pApamakaravaM, tava putra_iti vikhyAto bhavituM na yogyosmi ca|
ⅩⅫkintu tasya pitA nijadAsAn Adideza, sarvvottamavastrANyAnIya paridhApayatainaM haste cAGgurIyakam arpayata pAdayozcopAnahau samarpayata;
ⅩⅩⅢpuSTaM govatsam AnIya mArayata ca taM bhuktvA vayam AnandAma|
ⅩⅩⅣyato mama putroyam amriyata punarajIvId hAritazca labdhobhUt tatasta Ananditum Arebhire|
ⅩⅩⅤtatkAle tasya jyeSThaH putraH kSetra AsIt| atha sa nivezanasya nikaTaM Agacchan nRtyAnAM vAdyAnAJca zabdaM zrutvA
ⅩⅩⅥdAsAnAm ekam AhUya papraccha, kiM kAraNamasya?
ⅩⅩⅦtataH sovAdIt, tava bhrAtAgamat, tava tAtazca taM suzarIraM prApya puSTaM govatsaM mAritavAn|
ⅩⅩⅧtataH sa prakupya nivezanAntaH praveSTuM na sammene; tatastasya pitA bahirAgatya taM sAdhayAmAsa|
ⅩⅩⅨtataH sa pitaraM pratyuvAca, pazya tava kAJcidapyAjJAM na vilaMghya bahUn vatsarAn ahaM tvAM seve tathApi mitraiH sArddham utsavaM karttuM kadApi chAgamekamapi mahyaM nAdadAH;
ⅩⅩⅩkintu tava yaH putro vezyAgamanAdibhistava sampattim apavyayitavAn tasminnAgatamAtre tasyaiva nimittaM puSTaM govatsaM mAritavAn|
ⅩⅩⅪtadA tasya pitAvocat, he putra tvaM sarvvadA mayA sahAsi tasmAn mama yadyadAste tatsarvvaM tava|
ⅩⅩⅫkintu tavAyaM bhrAtA mRtaH punarajIvId hAritazca bhUtvA prAptobhUt, etasmAt kAraNAd utsavAnandau karttum ucitamasmAkam|