2 karinthinaH 8

1 he bhrAtaraH, mAkidaniyAdeshasthAsu samitiShu prakAshito ya IshvarasyAnugrahastamahaM yuShmAn j nApayAmi|

2 vastuto bahukleshaparIkShAsamaye teShAM mahAnando. atIvadInatA cha vadAnyatAyAH prachuraphalam aphalayatAM|

3 te svechChayA yathAshakti ki nchAtishakti dAna udyuktA abhavan iti mayA pramANIkriyate|

4 vaya ncha yat pavitralokebhyasteShAM dAnam upakArArthakam aMshana ncha gR^ihlAmastad bahununayenAsmAn prArthitavantaH|

5 vayaM yAdR^ik pratyaiQkShAmahi tAdR^ig akR^itvA te. agre prabhave tataH param IshvarasyechChayAsmabhyamapi svAn nyavedayan|

6 ato hetostvaM yathArabdhavAn tathaiva karinthinAM madhye. api tad dAnagrahaNaM sAdhayeti yuShmAn adhi vayaM tItaM prArthayAmahi|

7 ato vishvAso vAkpaTutA j nAnaM sarvvotsAho. asmAsu prema chaitai rguNai ryUyaM yathAparAn atishedhve tathaivaitena guNenApyatishedhvaM|

8 etad aham Aj nayA kathayAmIti nahi kintvanyeShAm utsAhakAraNAd yuShmAkamapi premnaH sAralyaM parIkShitumichChatA mayaitat kathyate|

9 yUya nchAsmatprabho ryIshukhrIShTasyAnugrahaM jAnItha yatastasya nirdhanatvena yUyaM yad dhanino bhavatha tadarthaM sa dhanI sannapi yuShmatkR^ite nirdhano. abhavat|

10 etasmin ahaM yuShmAn svavichAraM j nApayAmi| gataM saMvatsaram Arabhya yUyaM kevalaM karmma karttaM tannahi kintvichChukatAM prakAshayitumapyupAkrAbhyadhvaM tato heto ryuShmatkR^ite mama mantraNA bhadrA|

11 ato. adhunA tatkarmmasAdhanaM yuShmAbhiH kriyatAM tena yadvad ichChukatAyAm utsAhastadvad ekaikasya sampadanusAreNa karmmasAdhanam api janiShyate|

12 yasmin ichChukatA vidyate tena yanna dhAryyate tasmAt so. anugR^ihyata iti nahi kintu yad dhAryyate tasmAdeva|

13 yata itareShAM virAmeNa yuShmAka ncha kleshena bhavitavyaM tannahi kintu samatayaiva|

14 varttamAnasamaye yuShmAkaM dhanAdhikyena teShAM dhananyUnatA pUrayitavyA tasmAt teShAmapyAdhikyena yuShmAkaM nyUnatA pUrayiShyate tena samatA janiShyate|

15 tadeva shAstre. api likhitam Aste yathA, yenAdhikaM saMgR^ihItaM tasyAdhikaM nAbhavat yena chAlpaM saMgR^ihItaM tasyAlpaM nAbhavat|

16 yuShmAkaM hitAya tItasya manasi ya Ishvara imam udyogaM janitavAn sa dhanyo bhavatu|

17 tIto. asmAkaM prArthanAM gR^ihItavAn ki ncha svayam udyuktaH san svechChayA yuShmatsamIpaM gatavAn|

18 tena saha yo. apara eko bhrAtAsmAbhiH preShitaH susaMvAdAt tasya sukhyAtyA sarvvAH samitayo vyAptAH|

19 prabho rgauravAya yuShmAkam ichChukatAyai cha sa samitibhiretasyai dAnasevAyai asmAkaM sa Ngitve nyayojyata|

20 yato yA mahopAyanasevAsmAbhi rvidhIyate tAmadhi vayaM yat kenApi na nindyAmahe tadarthaM yatAmahe|

21 yataH kevalaM prabhoH sAkShAt tannahi kintu mAnavAnAmapi sAkShAt sadAchAraM karttum AlochAmahe|

22 tAbhyAM sahApara eko yo bhrAtAsmAbhiH preShitaH so. asmAbhi rbahuviShayeShu bahavArAn parIkShita udyogIva prakAshitashcha kintvadhunA yuShmAsu dR^iDhavishvAsAt tasyotsAho bahu vavR^idhe|

23 yadi kashchit tItasya tattvaM jij nAsate tarhi sa mama sahabhAgI yuShmanmadhye sahakArI cha, aparayo rbhrAtrostattvaM vA yadi jij nAsate tarhi tau samitInAM dUtau khrIShTasya pratibimbau cheti tena j nAyatAM|

24 ato hetoH samitInAM samakShaM yuShmatpremno. asmAkaM shlAghAyAshcha prAmANyaM tAn prati yuShmAbhiH prakAshayitavyaM|