1 thiShalanIkinaH 4

1 he bhrAtaraH, yuShmAbhiH kIdR^ig AcharitavyaM IshvarAya rochitavya ncha tadadhyasmatto yA shikShA labdhA tadanusArAt punaratishayaM yatnaH kriyatAmiti vayaM prabhuyIshunA yuShmAn vinIyAdishAmaH|

2 yato vayaM prabhuyIshunA kIdR^ishIrAj nA yuShmAsu samarpitavantastad yUyaM jAnItha|

3 IshvarasyAyam abhilASho yad yuShmAkaM pavitratA bhavet, yUyaM vyabhichArAd dUre tiShThata|

4 yuShmAkam ekaiko janaH svakIyaM prANAdhAraM pavitraM mAnya ncha rakShatu,

5 ye cha bhinnajAtIyA lokA IshvaraM na jAnanti ta iva tat kAmAbhilAShasyAdhInaM na karotu|

6 etasmin viShaye ko. apyatyAchArI bhUtvA svabhrAtaraM na va nchayatu yato. asmAbhiH pUrvvaM yathoktaM pramANIkR^ita ncha tathaiva prabhuretAdR^ishAnAM karmmaNAM samuchitaM phalaM dAsyati|

7 yasmAd Ishvaro. asmAn ashuchitAyai nAhUtavAn kintu pavitratvAyaivAhUtavAn|

8 ato heto ryaH kashchid vAkyametanna gR^ihlAti sa manuShyam avajAnAtIti nahi yena svakIyAtmA yuShmadantare samarpitastam Ishvaram evAvajAnAti|

9 bhrAtR^iShu premakaraNamadhi yuShmAn prati mama likhanaM niShprayojanaM yato yUyaM parasparaM premakaraNAyeshvarashikShitA lokA Adhve|

10 kR^itsne mAkidaniyAdeshe cha yAvanto bhrAtaraH santi tAn sarvvAn prati yuShmAbhistat prema prakAshyate tathApi he bhrAtaraH, vayaM yuShmAn vinayAmahe yUyaM puna rbahutaraM prema prakAshayata|

11 aparaM ye bahiHsthitAsteShAM dR^iShTigochare yuShmAkam AcharaNaM yat manoramyaM bhavet kasyApi vastunashchAbhAvo yuShmAkaM yanna bhavet,

12 etadarthaM yUyam asmatto yAdR^isham AdeshaM prAptavantastAdR^ishaM nirvirodhAchAraM karttuM svasvakarmmaNi manAMmi nidhAtuM nijakaraishcha kAryyaM sAdhayituM yatadhvaM|

13 he bhrAtaraH nirAshA anye lokA iva yUyaM yanna shochedhvaM tadarthaM mahAnidrAgatAn lokAnadhi yuShmAkam aj nAnatA mayA nAbhilaShyate|

14 yIshu rmR^itavAn punaruthitavAMshcheti yadi vayaM vishvAsamastarhi yIshum AshritAn mahAnidrAprAptAn lokAnapIshvaro. avashyaM tena sArddham AneShyati|

15 yato. ahaM prabho rvAkyena yuShmAn idaM j nApayAmi; asmAkaM madhye ye janAH prabhorAgamanaM yAvat jIvanto. avashekShyante te mahAnidritAnAm agragAminona na bhaviShyanti;

16 yataH prabhuH siMhanAdena pradhAnasvargadUtasyochchaiH shabdeneshvarIyatUrIvAdyena cha svayaM svargAd avarokShyati tena khrIShTAshritA mR^italokAH prathamam utthAsyAnti|

17 aparam asmAkaM madhye ye jIvanto. avashekShyante ta AkAshe prabhoH sAkShAtkaraNArthaM taiH sArddhaM meghavAhanena hariShyante; ittha ncha vayaM sarvvadA prabhunA sArddhaM sthAsyAmaH|

18 ato yUyam etAbhiH kathAbhiH parasparaM sAntvayata|