1 yA dasha kanyAH pradIpAn gR^ihlatyo varaM sAkShAt karttuM bahiritAH, tAbhistadA svargIyarAjyasya sAdR^ishyaM bhaviShyati|

2 tAsAM kanyAnAM madhye pa ncha sudhiyaH pa ncha durdhiya Asan|

3 yA durdhiyastAH pradIpAn sa Nge gR^ihItvA tailaM na jagR^ihuH,

4 kintu sudhiyaH pradIpAn pAtreNa taila ncha jagR^ihuH|

5 anantaraM vare vilambite tAH sarvvA nidrAviShTA nidrAM jagmuH|

6 anantaram arddharAtre pashyata vara AgachChati, taM sAkShAt karttuM bahiryAteti janaravAt

7 tAH sarvvAH kanyA utthAya pradIpAn AsAdayituM Arabhanta|

8 tato durdhiyaH sudhiya UchuH, ki nchit tailaM datta, pradIpA asmAkaM nirvvANAH|

9 kintu sudhiyaH pratyavadan, datte yuShmAnasmAMshcha prati tailaM nyUnIbhavet, tasmAd vikretR^iNAM samIpaM gatvA svArthaM tailaM krINIta|

10 tadA tAsu kretuM gatAsu vara AjagAma, tato yAH sajjitA Asan, tAstena sAkaM vivAhIyaM veshma pravivishuH|

11 anantaraM dvAre ruddhe aparAH kanyA Agatya jagaduH, he prabho, he prabho, asmAn prati dvAraM mochaya|

12 kintu sa uktavAn, tathyaM vadAmi, yuShmAnahaM na vedmi|

13 ato jAgrataH santastiShThata, manujasutaH kasmin dine kasmin daNDe vAgamiShyati, tad yuShmAbhi rna j nAyate|