बिभेम्यहमधर्मस्य धर्म्यमादिश कर्म मे । त्वं मां भीतामवेक्षस्व शिवेनेक्षस्व चक्षुषा,'भगवन्! मैं अधर्मसे बहुत डरती हूँ। आप मुझे धर्मानुकूल कार्य करनेकी आज्ञा दें। मुझ भयभीत अबलापर दृष्टिपात करें और कल्याणमयी दृष्टिसे मेरी ओर देखें
bibhemy aham adharmasya dharmyam ādiśa karma me | tvaṁ māṁ bhītām avekṣasva śivenekṣasva cakṣuṣā ||
ভগৱান! মই অধৰ্মক ভয় কৰোঁ। ধৰ্মসঙ্গত কৰ্ম কৰিবলৈ মোক আদেশ দিয়ক। ভয়ত কঁপা এই অসহায়াৰ প্ৰতি দৃষ্টি দিয়ক আৰু কল্যাণময় দৃষ্টিৰে মোক চাওক।
नारद उवाच
The verse frames ethical life as seeking dharma-guided action when one fears slipping into adharma. It emphasizes humility and the need for authoritative moral instruction, along with the idea that a teacher’s compassionate, auspicious regard steadies the fearful seeker.
A speaker, identified in the heading as Nārada, voices anxiety about committing adharma and requests clear direction for dharmic conduct, asking to be looked upon with a benevolent, auspicious gaze—signaling a plea for guidance and reassurance in a moral dilemma.