Lucas 15

11 aparaJca sa kathayAmAsa, kasyacid dvau putrAvAstAM,

12 tayoH kaniSThaH putraH pitre kathayAmAsa, he pitastava sampattyA yamaMzaM prApsyAmyahaM vibhajya taM dehi, tataH pitA nijAM sampattiM vibhajya tAbhyAM dadau|

13 katipayAt kAlAt paraM sa kaniSThaputraH samastaM dhanaM saMgRhya dUradezaM gatvA duSTAcaraNena sarvvAM sampattiM nAzayAmAsa|

14 tasya sarvvadhane vyayaM gate taddeze mahAdurbhikSaM babhUva, tatastasya dainyadazA bhavitum Arebhe|

15 tataH paraM sa gatvA taddezIyaM gRhasthamekam Azrayata; tataH sataM zUkaravrajaM cArayituM prAntaraM preSayAmAsa|

16 kenApi tasmai bhakSyAdAnAt sa zUkaraphalavalkalena piciNDapUraNAM vavAJcha|

17 zeSe sa manasi cetanAM prApya kathayAmAsa, hA mama pituH samIpe kati kati vetanabhujo dAsA yatheSTaM tatodhikaJca bhakSyaM prApnuvanti kintvahaM kSudhA mumUrSuH|

18 ahamutthAya pituH samIpaM gatvA kathAmetAM vadiSyAmi, he pitar Izvarasya tava ca viruddhaM pApamakaravam

19 tava putra_iti vikhyAto bhavituM na yogyosmi ca, mAM tava vaitanikaM dAsaM kRtvA sthApaya|

20 pazcAt sa utthAya pituH samIpaM jagAma; tatastasya pitAtidUre taM nirIkSya dayAJcakre, dhAvitvA tasya kaNThaM gRhItvA taM cucumba ca|

21 tadA putra uvAca, he pitar Izvarasya tava ca viruddhaM pApamakaravaM, tava putra_iti vikhyAto bhavituM na yogyosmi ca|

22 kintu tasya pitA nijadAsAn Adideza, sarvvottamavastrANyAnIya paridhApayatainaM haste cAGgurIyakam arpayata pAdayozcopAnahau samarpayata;

23 puSTaM govatsam AnIya mArayata ca taM bhuktvA vayam AnandAma|

24 yato mama putroyam amriyata punarajIvId hAritazca labdhobhUt tatasta Ananditum Arebhire|

25 tatkAle tasya jyeSThaH putraH kSetra AsIt| atha sa nivezanasya nikaTaM Agacchan nRtyAnAM vAdyAnAJca zabdaM zrutvA

26 dAsAnAm ekam AhUya papraccha, kiM kAraNamasya?

27 tataH sovAdIt, tava bhrAtAgamat, tava tAtazca taM suzarIraM prApya puSTaM govatsaM mAritavAn|

28 tataH sa prakupya nivezanAntaH praveSTuM na sammene; tatastasya pitA bahirAgatya taM sAdhayAmAsa|

29 tataH sa pitaraM pratyuvAca, pazya tava kAJcidapyAjJAM na vilaMghya bahUn vatsarAn ahaM tvAM seve tathApi mitraiH sArddham utsavaM karttuM kadApi chAgamekamapi mahyaM nAdadAH;

30 kintu tava yaH putro vezyAgamanAdibhistava sampattim apavyayitavAn tasminnAgatamAtre tasyaiva nimittaM puSTaM govatsaM mAritavAn|

31 tadA tasya pitAvocat, he putra tvaM sarvvadA mayA sahAsi tasmAn mama yadyadAste tatsarvvaM tava|

32 kintu tavAyaM bhrAtA mRtaH punarajIvId hAritazca bhUtvA prAptobhUt, etasmAt kAraNAd utsavAnandau karttum ucitamasmAkam|