< gAlAtinaH 5 >
1 khrISTo'smabhyaM yat svAtantryaM dattavAn yUyaM tatra sthirAstiSThata dAsatvayugena puna rna nibadhyadhvaM|
2 pazyatAhaM paulo yuSmAn vadAmi yadi chinnatvaco bhavatha tarhi khrISTena kimapi nopakAriSyadhve|
3 aparaM yaH kazcit chinnatvag bhavati sa kRtsnavyavasthAyAH pAlanam IzvarAya dhArayatIti pramANaM dadAmi|
4 yuSmAkaM yAvanto lokA vyavasthayA sapuNyIbhavituM ceSTante te sarvve khrISTAd bhraSTA anugrahAt patitAzca|
5 yato vayam AtmanA vizvAsAt puNyalAbhAzAsiddhaM pratIkSAmahe|
6 khrISTe yIzau tvakchedAtvakchedayoH kimapi guNaM nAsti kintu premnA saphalo vizvAsa eva guNayuktaH|
7 pUrvvaM yUyaM sundaram adhAvata kintvidAnIM kena bAdhAM prApya satyatAM na gRhlItha?
8 yuSmAkaM sA mati ryuSmadAhvAnakAriNa IzvarAnna jAtA|
9 vikAraH kRtsnazaktUnAM svalpakiNvena jasayate|
10 yuSmAkaM mati rvikAraM na gamiSyatItyahaM yuSmAnadhi prabhunAzaMse; kintu yo yuSmAn vicAralayati sa yaH kazcid bhavet samucitaM daNDaM prApsyati|
11 parantu he bhrAtaraH, yadyaham idAnIm api tvakchedaM pracArayeyaM tarhi kuta upadravaM bhuJjiya? tatkRte kruzaM nirbbAdham abhaviSyat|
12 ye janA yuSmAkaM cAJcalyaM janayanti teSAM chedanameva mayAbhilaSyate|
13 he bhrAtaraH, yUyaM svAtantryArtham AhUtA Adhve kintu tatsvAtantryadvAreNa zArIrikabhAvo yuSmAn na pravizatu| yUyaM premnA parasparaM paricaryyAM kurudhvaM|
14 yasmAt tvaM samIpavAsini svavat prema kuryyA ityekAjJA kRtsnAyA vyavasthAyAH sArasaMgrahaH|
15 kintu yUyaM yadi parasparaM daMdazyadhve 'zAzyadhve ca tarhi yuSmAkam eko'nyena yanna grasyate tatra yuSmAbhiH sAvadhAnai rbhavitavyaM|
16 ahaM bravImi yUyam AtmikAcAraM kuruta zArIrikAbhilASaM mA pUrayata|
17 yataH zArIrikAbhilASa Atmano viparItaH, AtmikAbhilASazca zarIrasya viparItaH, anayorubhayoH parasparaM virodho vidyate tena yuSmAbhi ryad abhilaSyate tanna karttavyaM|
18 yUyaM yadyAtmanA vinIyadhve tarhi vyavasthAyA adhInA na bhavatha|
19 aparaM paradAragamanaM vezyAgamanam azucitA kAmukatA pratimApUjanam
20 indrajAlaM zatrutvaM vivAdo'ntarjvalanaM krodhaH kalaho'naikyaM
21 pArthakyam IrSyA vadho mattatvaM lampaTatvamityAdIni spaSTatvena zArIrikabhAvasya karmmANi santi| pUrvvaM yadvat mayA kathitaM tadvat punarapi kathyate ye janA etAdRzAni karmmANyAcaranti tairIzvarasya rAjye'dhikAraH kadAca na lapsyate|
22 kiJca premAnandaH zAntizcirasahiSNutA hitaiSitA bhadratvaM vizvAsyatA titikSA
23 parimitabhojitvamityAdInyAtmanaH phalAni santi teSAM viruddhA kApi vyavasthA nahi|
24 ye tu khrISTasya lokAste ripubhirabhilASaizca sahitaM zArIrikabhAvaM kruze nihatavantaH|
25 yadi vayam AtmanA jIvAmastarhyAtmikAcAro'smAbhiH karttavyaH,
26 darpaH parasparaM nirbhartsanaM dveSazcAsmAbhi rna karttavyAni|