अगाधाश्षाप्रतिष्ठाक्ष॒ गतिमन्तश्ष नारद । अन्धा जडाशक्ष जीवन्ति पश्यास्मानपि जीवत:,नारदजी! देखिये, जैसे जगतमें गम्भीर, अप्रतिष्ठित, प्रगतिशील, अन्धे और जड मनुष्य भी जीवित रहते हैं, उसी प्रकार हम भी जी रहे हैं
agādhāḥ apratiṣṭhāś ca gatimantaś ca nārada | andhā jaḍāś ca jīvanti paśyāsmān api jīvataḥ ||
„O Nārada, selbst jene, die in unergründliche Verwirrung versunken sind, ohne festen Halt und doch vorwärtsgetrieben — obgleich blind und stumpfsinnig — vermögen in dieser Welt zu leben. Sieh auch auf uns: ebenso leben auch wir.“
समड़ उवाच
Mere survival is not proof of wisdom or righteousness: even the blind and dull live on. The verse implicitly urges discernment—one should not take continued life or worldly momentum as a sign of true stability, understanding, or dharmic success.
The speaker addresses the sage Nārada and points to a common worldly fact: people lacking clarity, firm grounding, or insight still continue living. Using this as a comparison, the speaker says, 'Look at us too—we are living in the same way,' conveying a tone of humility, resignation, or critique of merely mechanical existence.