< mathiH 25 >
1 yA daza kanyAH pradIpAn gRhlatyo varaM sAkSAt karttuM bahiritAH, tAbhistadA svargIyarAjyasya sAdRzyaM bhaviSyati|
2 tAsAM kanyAnAM madhye paJca sudhiyaH paJca durdhiya Asan|
3 yA durdhiyastAH pradIpAn saGge gRhItvA tailaM na jagRhuH,
4 kintu sudhiyaH pradIpAn pAtreNa tailaJca jagRhuH|
5 anantaraM vare vilambite tAH sarvvA nidrAviSTA nidrAM jagmuH|
6 anantaram arddharAtre pazyata vara Agacchati, taM sAkSAt karttuM bahiryAteti janaravAt
7 tAH sarvvAH kanyA utthAya pradIpAn AsAdayituM Arabhanta|
8 tato durdhiyaH sudhiya UcuH, kiJcit tailaM datta, pradIpA asmAkaM nirvvANAH|
9 kintu sudhiyaH pratyavadan, datte yuSmAnasmAMzca prati tailaM nyUnIbhavet, tasmAd vikretRNAM samIpaM gatvA svArthaM tailaM krINIta|
10 tadA tAsu kretuM gatAsu vara AjagAma, tato yAH sajjitA Asan, tAstena sAkaM vivAhIyaM vezma pravivizuH|
11 anantaraM dvAre ruddhe aparAH kanyA Agatya jagaduH, he prabho, he prabho, asmAn prati dvAraM mocaya|
12 kintu sa uktavAn, tathyaM vadAmi, yuSmAnahaM na vedmi|
13 ato jAgrataH santastiSThata, manujasutaH kasmin dine kasmin daNDe vAgamiSyati, tad yuSmAbhi rna jJAyate|
14 aparaM sa etAdRzaH kasyacit puMsastulyaH, yo dUradezaM prati yAtrAkAle nijadAsAn AhUya teSAM svasvasAmarthyAnurUpam
15 ekasmin mudrANAM paJca poTalikAH anyasmiMzca dve poTalike aparasmiMzca poTalikaikAm itthaM pratijanaM samarpya svayaM pravAsaM gatavAn|
16 anantaraM yo dAsaH paJca poTalikAH labdhavAn, sa gatvA vANijyaM vidhAya tA dviguNIcakAra|
17 yazca dAso dve poTalike alabhata, sopi tA mudrA dviguNIcakAra|
18 kintu yo dAsa ekAM poTalikAM labdhavAn, sa gatvA bhUmiM khanitvA tanmadhye nijaprabhostA mudrA gopayAJcakAra|
19 tadanantaraM bahutithe kAle gate teSAM dAsAnAM prabhurAgatya tairdAsaiH samaM gaNayAJcakAra|
20 tadAnIM yaH paJca poTalikAH prAptavAn sa tA dviguNIkRtamudrA AnIya jagAda; he prabho, bhavatA mayi paJca poTalikAH samarpitAH, pazyatu, tA mayA dviguNIkRtAH|
21 tadAnIM tasya prabhustamuvAca, he uttama vizvAsya dAsa, tvaM dhanyosi, stokena vizvAsyo jAtaH, tasmAt tvAM bahuvittAdhipaM karomi, tvaM svaprabhoH sukhasya bhAgI bhava|
22 tato yena dve poTalike labdhe sopyAgatya jagAda, he prabho, bhavatA mayi dve poTalike samarpite, pazyatu te mayA dviguNIkRte|
23 tena tasya prabhustamavocat, he uttama vizvAsya dAsa, tvaM dhanyosi, stokena vizvAsyo jAtaH, tasmAt tvAM bahudraviNAdhipaM karomi, tvaM nijaprabhoH sukhasya bhAgI bhava|
24 anantaraM ya ekAM poTalikAM labdhavAn, sa etya kathitavAn, he prabho, tvAM kaThinanaraM jJAtavAn, tvayA yatra noptaM, tatraiva kRtyate, yatra ca na kIrNaM, tatraiva saMgRhyate|
25 atohaM sazaGkaH san gatvA tava mudrA bhUmadhye saMgopya sthApitavAn, pazya, tava yat tadeva gRhANa|
26 tadA tasya prabhuH pratyavadat re duSTAlasa dAsa, yatrAhaM na vapAmi, tatra chinadmi, yatra ca na kirAmi, tatreva saMgRhlAmIti cedajAnAstarhi
27 vaNikSu mama vittArpaNaM tavocitamAsIt, yenAhamAgatya vRdvyA sAkaM mUlamudrAH prApsyam|
28 atosmAt tAM poTalikAm AdAya yasya daza poTalikAH santi tasminnarpayata|
29 yena vardvyate tasminnaivArpiSyate, tasyaiva ca bAhulyaM bhaviSyati, kintu yena na vardvyate, tasyAntike yat kiJcana tiSThati, tadapi punarneSyate|
30 aparaM yUyaM tamakarmmaNyaM dAsaM nItvA yatra sthAne krandanaM dantagharSaNaJca vidyete, tasmin bahirbhUtatamasi nikSipata|
31 yadA manujasutaH pavitradUtAn saGginaH kRtvA nijaprabhAvenAgatya nijatejomaye siMhAsane nivekSyati,
32 tadA tatsammukhe sarvvajAtIyA janA saMmeliSyanti| tato meSapAlako yathA chAgebhyo'vIn pRthak karoti tathA sopyekasmAdanyam itthaM tAn pRthaka kRtvAvIn
33 dakSiNe chAgAMzca vAme sthApayiSyati|
34 tataH paraM rAjA dakSiNasthitAn mAnavAn vadiSyati, Agacchata mattAtasyAnugrahabhAjanAni, yuSmatkRta A jagadArambhat yad rAjyam AsAditaM tadadhikuruta|
35 yato bubhukSitAya mahyaM bhojyam adatta, pipAsitAya peyamadatta, videzinaM mAM svasthAnamanayata,
36 vastrahInaM mAM vasanaM paryyadhApayata, pIDItaM mAM draSTumAgacchata, kArAsthaJca mAM vIkSituma Agacchata|
37 tadA dhArmmikAH prativadiSyanti, he prabho, kadA tvAM kSudhitaM vIkSya vayamabhojayAma? vA pipAsitaM vIkSya apAyayAma?
38 kadA vA tvAM videzinaM vilokya svasthAnamanayAma? kadA vA tvAM nagnaM vIkSya vasanaM paryyadhApayAma?
39 kadA vA tvAM pIDitaM kArAsthaJca vIkSya tvadantikamagacchAma?
40 tadAnIM rAjA tAn prativadiSyati, yuSmAnahaM satyaM vadAmi, mamaiteSAM bhrAtRNAM madhye kaJcanaikaM kSudratamaM prati yad akuruta, tanmAM pratyakuruta|
41 pazcAt sa vAmasthitAn janAn vadiSyati, re zApagrastAH sarvve, zaitAne tasya dUtebhyazca yo'nantavahnirAsAdita Aste, yUyaM madantikAt tamagniM gacchata| (aiōnios )
42 yato kSudhitAya mahyamAhAraM nAdatta, pipAsitAya mahyaM peyaM nAdatta,
43 videzinaM mAM svasthAnaM nAnayata, vasanahInaM mAM vasanaM na paryyadhApayata, pIDitaM kArAsthaJca mAM vIkSituM nAgacchata|
44 tadA te prativadiSyanti, he prabho, kadA tvAM kSudhitaM vA pipAsitaM vA videzinaM vA nagnaM vA pIDitaM vA kArAsthaM vIkSya tvAM nAsevAmahi?
45 tadA sa tAn vadiSyati, tathyamahaM yuSmAn bravImi, yuSmAbhireSAM kaJcana kSodiSThaM prati yannAkAri, tanmAM pratyeva nAkAri|
46 pazcAdamyanantazAstiM kintu dhArmmikA anantAyuSaM bhoktuM yAsyanti| (aiōnios )
