1 karinthinaH 12

1 he bhrAtaraH, yUyaM yad AtmikAn dAyAn anavagatAstiShThatha tadahaM nAbhilaShAmi|

2 pUrvvaM bhinnajAtIyA yUyaM yadvad vinItAstadvad avAkpratimAnAm anugAmina Adhbam iti jAnItha|

3 iti hetorahaM yuShmabhyaM nivedayAmi, IshvarasyAtmanA bhAShamANaH ko. api yIshuM shapta iti na vyAharati, punashcha pavitreNAtmanA vinItaM vinAnyaH ko. api yIshuM prabhuriti vyAharttuM na shaknoti|

4 dAyA bahuvidhAH kintveka AtmA

5 paricharyyAshcha bahuvidhAH kintvekaH prabhuH|

6 sAdhanAni bahuvidhAni kintu sarvveShu sarvvasAdhaka Ishvara ekaH|

7 ekaikasmai tasyAtmano darshanaM parahitArthaM dIyate|

8 ekasmai tenAtmanA j nAnavAkyaM dIyate, anyasmai tenaivAtmanAdiShTaM vidyAvAkyam,

9 anyasmai tenaivAtmanA vishvAsaH, anyasmai tenaivAtmanA svAsthyadAnashaktiH,

10 anyasmai duHsAdhyasAdhanashaktiranyasmai cheshvarIyAdeshaH, anyasmai chAtimAnuShikasyAdeshasya vichArasAmarthyam, anyasmai parabhAShAbhAShaNashaktiranyasmai cha bhAShArthabhAShaNasAmaryaM dIyate|

11 ekenAdvitIyenAtmanA yathAbhilASham ekaikasmai janAyaikaikaM dAnaM vitaratA tAni sarvvANi sAdhyante|

12 deha ekaH sannapi yadvad bahva Ngayukto bhavati, tasyaikasya vapuSho. a NgAnAM bahutvena yadvad ekaM vapu rbhavati, tadvat khrIShTaH|

13 yato heto ryihUdibhinnajAtIyadAsasvatantrA vayaM sarvve majjanenaikenAtmanaikadehIkR^itAH sarvve chaikAtmabhuktA abhavAma|

14 ekenA Ngena vapu rna bhavati kintu bahubhiH|

15 tatra charaNaM yadi vadet nAhaM hastastasmAt sharIrasya bhAgo nAsmIti tarhyanena sharIrAt tasya viyogo na bhavati|

16 shrotraM vA yadi vadet nAhaM nayanaM tasmAt sharIrasyAMsho nAsmIti tarhyanena sharIrAt tasya viyogo na bhavati|

17 kR^itsnaM sharIraM yadi darshanendriyaM bhavet tarhi shravaNendriyaM kutra sthAsyati? tat kR^itsnaM yadi vA shravaNendriyaM bhavet tarhi ghraNendriyaM kutra sthAsyati?

18 kintvidAnIm IshvareNa yathAbhilaShitaM tathaivA Ngapratya NgAnAm ekaikaM sharIre sthApitaM|

19 tat kR^itsnaM yadyekA NgarUpi bhavet tarhi sharIre kutra sthAsyati?

20 tasmAd a NgAni bahUni santi sharIraM tvekameva|

21 ataeva tvayA mama prayojanaM nAstIti vAchaM pANiM vadituM nayanaM na shaknoti, tathA yuvAbhyAM mama prayojanaM nAstIti mUrddhA charaNau vadituM na shaknotiH;

22 vastutastu vigrahasya yAnya NgAnyasmAbhi rdurbbalAni budhyante tAnyeva saprayojanAni santi|

23 yAni cha sharIramadhye. avamanyAni budhyate tAnyasmAbhiradhikaM shobhyante| yAni cha kudR^ishyAni tAni sudR^ishyatarANi kriyante

24 kintu yAni svayaM sudR^ishyAni teShAM shobhanam niShprayojanaM|

25 sharIramadhye yad bhedo na bhavet kintu sarvvANya NgAni yad aikyabhAvena sarvveShAM hitaM chintayanti tadartham IshvareNApradhAnam AdaraNIyaM kR^itvA sharIraM virachitaM|

26 tasmAd ekasyA Ngasya pIDAyAM jAtAyAM sarvvANya NgAni tena saha pIDyante, ekasya samAdare jAte cha sarvvANi tena saha saMhR^iShyanti|

27 yUya ncha khrIShTasya sharIraM, yuShmAkam ekaikashcha tasyaikaikam a NgaM|

28 kechit kechit samitAvIshvareNa prathamataH preritA dvitIyata IshvarIyAdeshavaktArastR^itIyata upadeShTAro niyuktAH, tataH paraM kebhyo. api chitrakAryyasAdhanasAmarthyam anAmayakaraNashaktirupakR^itau lokashAsane vA naipuNyaM nAnAbhAShAbhAShaNasAmarthyaM vA tena vyatAri|

29 sarvve kiM preritAH? sarvve kim IshvarIyAdeshavaktAraH? sarvve kim upadeShTAraH? sarvve kiM chitrakAryyasAdhakAH?

30 sarvve kim anAmayakaraNashaktiyuktAH? sarvve kiM parabhAShAvAdinaH? sarvve vA kiM parabhAShArthaprakAshakAH?

31 yUyaM shreShThadAyAn labdhuM yatadhvaM| anena yUyaM mayA sarvvottamamArgaM darshayitavyAH|