1 manoduḥkhino mā bhūta; īśvare viśvasita mayi ca viśvasita|
2 mama pitu gṛhe bahūni vāsasthāni santi no cet pūrvvaṁ yuṣmān ajñāpayiṣyaṁ yuṣmadarthaṁ sthānaṁ sajjayituṁ gacchāmi|
3 yadi gatvāhaṁ yuṣmannimittaṁ sthānaṁ sajjayāmi tarhi panarāgatya yuṣmān svasamīpaṁ neṣyāmi, tato yatrāhaṁ tiṣṭhāmi tatra yūyamapi sthāsyatha|
4 ahaṁ yatsthānaṁ brajāmi tatsthānaṁ yūyaṁ jānītha tasya panthānamapi jānītha|
5 tadā thomā avadat, he prabho bhavān kutra yāti tadvayaṁ na jānīmaḥ, tarhi kathaṁ panthānaṁ jñātuṁ śaknumaḥ?
6 yīśurakathayad ahameva satyajīvanarūpapatho mayā na gantā kopi pituḥ samīpaṁ gantuṁ na śaknoti|