17 tatO lOkAnAM kazcidEkaH pratyavAdIt hE gurO mama sUnuM mUkaM bhUtadhRtanjca bhavadAsannam AnayaM|
18 yadAsau bhUtastamAkramatE tadaiva pAtasati tathA sa phENAyatE, dantairdantAn gharSati kSINO bhavati ca; tatO hEtOstaM bhUtaM tyAjayituM bhavacchiSyAn nivEditavAn kintu tE na zEkuH|
19 tadA sa tamavAdIt, rE avizvAsinaH santAnA yuSmAbhiH saha kati kAlAnahaM sthAsyAmi? aparAn kati kAlAn vA va AcArAn sahiSyE? taM madAsannamAnayata|
20 tatastatsannidhiM sa AnIyata kintu taM dRSTvaiva bhUtO bAlakaM dhRtavAn; sa ca bhUmau patitvA phENAyamAnO lulOTha|
21 tadA sa tatpitaraM papraccha, asyEdRzI dazA kati dinAni bhUtA? tataH sOvAdIt bAlyakAlAt|
22 bhUtOyaM taM nAzayituM bahuvArAn vahnau jalE ca nyakSipat kintu yadi bhavAna kimapi karttAM zaknOti tarhi dayAM kRtvAsmAn upakarOtu|
23 tadA yIzustamavadat yadi pratyEtuM zaknOSi tarhi pratyayinE janAya sarvvaM sAdhyam|
24 tatastatkSaNaM tadbAlakasya pitA prOccai rUvan sAzrunEtraH prOvAca, prabhO pratyEmi mamApratyayaM pratikuru|
25 atha yIzu rlOkasagghaM dhAvitvAyAntaM dRSTvA tamapUtabhUtaM tarjayitvA jagAda, rE badhira mUka bhUta tvamEtasmAd bahirbhava punaH kadApi mAzrayainaM tvAmaham ityAdizAmi|
26 tadA sa bhUtazcItzabdaM kRtvA tamApIPya bahirjajAma, tatO bAlakO mRtakalpO babhUva tasmAdayaM mRta_ityanEkE kathayAmAsuH|
27 kintu karaM dhRtvA yIzunOtthApitaH sa uttasthau|