jANIne kahe chhe ke he shreNIk! sAmbhaL! pUrva ten mAns na khAvAnI je pratignA karI
tenA phaLamAn tun dev ane rAjA thayo.
–mAnsAhAr mahA pAp chhe, tene tun chhoDI de! ten bhadrabhAve kahyun–prabho! mAnsano to
mAro dhandho chhe, te hun chhoDI shakun tem nathI; paratun (–avyaktapaNe paN te
khadirasAranA jIvane vItarAgI muninA ahinsak vachan upar vishvAs Avato
hato; tethI teNe kahyun–) he svAmI! ApanA bahumAnapUrvak hun kAgaDAnun mAns chhoDun
chhun; kadI prANAnte paN hun kAgaDAnun mAns nahi khAun. shrI munirAje tene bhavya
jANIne te pramANe pratignA ApI.
mAns khAy to ja te rAg maTe–tem hatun. paN bhIl to potAnI pratignAmAn makkam
hato. maraN thAy to bhale thAy paN kAgaDAnun mAns to hun nahIn ja khAun!
ek yakShadevIne rUdan karatI dekhI. A mANase tene rovAnun kAraN pUchhyun; to te
yakShadevIe kahyun ke he bhAI! tame tamArA mitra je khadirasAr pAse jAv chho, tene
kAgaDAnA mAnsano tyAg chhe ane te tyAg vratamAn draDhatAnA kAraNe te marIne
ahIn yakSha thAy tem chhe;–paN jo tame jaIne tene davA tarIke kAgaDAnun mAns
mAns khAshe, to te marIne narakamAn jashe.–tethI tenI dayAne lIdhe hun dukhI chhun.