16 aparam upavAsakAle kapaTino janA mAnuSAn upavAsaM jJApayituM sveSAM vadanAni mlAnAni kurvvanti, yUyaM ta_iva viSaNavadanA mA bhavata; ahaM yuSmAn tathyaM vadAmi te svakIyaphalam alabhanta|
17 yadA tvam upavasasi, tadA yathA lokaistvaM upavAsIva na dRzyase, kintu tava yo’gocaraH pitA tenaiva dRzyase, tatkRte nijazirasi tailaM marddaya vadanaJca prakSAlaya;
18 tena tava yaH pitA guptadarzI sa prakAzya tubhyaM phalaM dAsyati|