25 aparam ahaM yuSmabhyaM tathyaM kathayAmi, kiM bhakSiSyAmaH? kiM pAsyAmaH? iti prANadhAraNAya mA cintayata; kiM paridhAsyAmaH? iti kAyarakSaNAya na cintayata; bhakSyAt prANA vasanAJca vapUMSi kiM zreSThANi na hi?

26 vihAyaso vihaGgamAn vilokayata; tai rnopyate na kRtyate bhANDAgAre na saJcIyate’pi; tathApi yuSmAkaM svargasthaH pitA tebhya AhAraM vitarati|

27 yUyaM tebhyaH kiM zreSThA na bhavatha? yuSmAkaM kazcit manujaH cintayan nijAyuSaH kSaNamapi varddhayituM zaknoti?