2 Corinthians.
3.
vayaM kim AtmaprashaMsanaM punarArabhAmahe? yuShmAn prati yuShmatto vA pareShAM keShA nchid ivAsmAkamapi kiM prashaMsApatreShu prayojanam Aste? 
yUyamevAsmAkaM prashaMsApatraM tachchAsmAkam antaHkaraNeShu likhitaM sarvvamAnavaishcha j neyaM paThanIya ncha| 
yato .asmAbhiH sevitaM khrIShTasya patraM yUyapeva, tachcha na masyA kintvamarasyeshvarasyAtmanA likhitaM pAShANapatreShu tannahi kintu kravyamayeShu hR^itpatreShu likhitamiti suspaShTaM| 
khrIShTeneshvaraM pratyasmAkam IdR^isho dR^iDhavishvAso vidyate; 
vayaM nijaguNena kimapi kalpayituM samarthA iti nahi kintvIshvarAdasmAkaM sAmarthyaM jAyate| 
tena vayaM nUtananiyamasyArthato .akSharasaMsthAnasya tannahi kintvAtmana eva sevanasAmarthyaM prAptAH| akSharasaMsthAnaM mR^ityujanakaM kintvAtmA jIvanadAyakaH| 
akSharai rvilikhitapAShANarUpiNI yA mR^ityoH sevA sA yadIdR^ik tejasvinI jAtA yattasyAchirasthAyinastejasaH kAraNAt mUsaso mukham isrAyelIyalokaiH saMdraShTuM nAshakyata, 
tarhyAtmanaH sevA kiM tato.api bahutejasvinI na bhavet? 
daNDajanikA sevA yadi tejoyuktA bhavet tarhi puNyajanikA sevA tato.adhikaM bahutejoyuktA bhaviShyati| 
ubhayostulanAyAM kR^itAyAm ekasyAstejo dvitIyAyAH prakharatareNa tejasA hInatejo bhavati| 
yasmAd yat lopanIyaM tad yadi tejoyuktaM bhavet tarhi yat chirasthAyi tad bahutaratejoyuktameva bhaviShyati| 
IdR^ishIM pratyAshAM labdhvA vayaM mahatIM pragalbhatAM prakAshayAmaH| 
isrAyelIyalokA yat tasya lopanIyasya tejasaH sheShaM na vilokayeyustadarthaM mUsA yAdR^ig AvaraNena svamukham AchChAdayat vayaM tAdR^ik na kurmmaH| 
teShAM manAMsi kaThinIbhUtAni yatasteShAM paThanasamaye sa purAtano niyamastenAvaraNenAdyApi prachChannastiShThati| 
tachcha na dUrIbhavati yataH khrIShTenaiva tat lupyate| mUsasaH shAstrasya pAThasamaye.adyApi teShAM manAMsi tenAvaraNena prachChAdyante| 
kintu prabhuM prati manasi parAvR^itte tad AvaraNaM dUrIkAriShyate| 
yaH prabhuH sa eva sa AtmA yatra cha prabhorAtmA tatraiva muktiH| 
vaya ncha sarvve.anAchChAditenAsyena prabhostejasaH pratibimbaM gR^ihlanta AtmasvarUpeNa prabhunA rUpAntarIkR^itA varddhamAnatejoyuktAM tAmeva pratimUrttiM prApnumaH|