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1 prAcIno 'haM satyamatAd yasmin prIye taM priyatamaM gAyaM prati patraM likhAmi|

2 he priya, tavAtmA yAdRk zubhAnvitastAdRk sarvvaviSaye tava zubhaM svAsthyaJca bhUyAt|

3 bhrAtRbhirAgatya tava satyamatasyArthatastvaM kIdRk satyamatamAcarasyetasya sAkSye datte mama mahAnando jAtaH|

4 mama santAnAH satyamatamAcarantItivArttAto mama ya Anando jAyate tato mahattaro nAsti|

5 he priya, bhrAtRn prati vizeSatastAn videzino bhRtRn prati tvayA yadyat kRtaM tat sarvvaM vizvAsino yogyaM|

6 te ca samiteH sAkSAt tava pramnaH pramANaM dattavantaH, aparam IzvarayogyarUpeNa tAn prasthApayatA tvayA satkarmma kAriSyate|

7 yataste tasya nAmnA yAtrAM vidhAya bhinnajAtIyebhyaH kimapi na gRhItavantaH|

8 tasmAd vayaM yat satyamatasya sahAyA bhavema tadarthametAdRzA lokA asmAbhiranugrahItavyAH|

9 samitiM pratyahaM patraM likhitavAn kintu teSAM madhye yo diyatriphiH pradhAnAyate so 'smAn na gRhlAti|

10 ato 'haM yadopasthAsyAmi tadA tena yadyat kriyate tat sarvvaM taM smArayiSyAmi, yataH sa durvvAkyairasmAn apavadati, tenApi tRptiM na gatvA svayamapi bhrAtRn nAnugRhlAti ye cAnugrahItumicchanti tAn samitito 'pi bahiSkaroti|

11 he priya, tvayA duSkarmma nAnukriyatAM kintu satkarmmaiva| yaH satkarmmAcArI sa IzvarAt jAtaH, yo duSkarmmAcArI sa IzvaraM na dRSTavAn|

12 dImItriyasya pakSe sarvvaiH sAkSyam adAyi vizeSataH satyamatenApi, vayamapi tatpakSe sAkSyaM dadmaH, asmAkaJca sAkSyaM satyameveti yUyaM jAnItha|

13 tvAM prati mayA bahUni lekhitavyAni kintu masIlekhanIbhyAM lekhituM necchAmi|

14 acireNa tvAM drakSyAmIti mama pratyAzAste tadAvAM sammukhIbhUya parasparaM sambhASiSyAvahe| tava zAnti rbhUyAt| asmAkaM mitrANi tvAM namaskAraM jJApayanti tvamapyekaikasya nAma procya mitrebhyo namaskuru| iti|