Shloka 8
विहितेनैव जीवन्ति अरोगाड़ा दिवौकस: । बलवन्तोडबलाश्वैव तस्मादस्मान् सभाजय,नीरोग शरीरवाले देवता, बलवान् और निर्बल सभी अपने प्रारब्ध-विधानके अनुसार जीवन धारण करते हैं; अतः हम भी प्रारब्धपर ही अवलम्बित रहकर किसी कर्मका आरम्भ नहीं करते हैं, इसलिये हमारे प्रति भी आप आदर बुद्धि रखें (अकर्मण्य समझकर हमारा निरादर न करें)
vihitenaiva jīvanti arogā divaukasaḥ | balavanto ’balāś caiva tasmād asmān sabhājaya ||
Samada said: “The gods, though free from disease, live only in accordance with what has been ordained; both the strong and the weak alike sustain life by the same dispensation. Therefore, honor us as well: we too rely on destiny and do not initiate actions independently—do not treat us with contempt as though we were merely idle.”
समड़ उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even exalted beings (the gods), whether strong or weak, live under what is ordained (vihita). Hence one should not despise others as inactive; respect is due because all are constrained by destiny/dispensation and the limits of agency.
Samada responds to an implied criticism or disregard, arguing that their non-initiation of action is not mere laziness but reliance on what is ordained; he asks the listener to treat them with honor rather than contempt.