Shloka 17
Cāturhotra as Inner Sacrifice (Yoga-Yajña) and Nārāyaṇa Recitation
तत्र सामानि गायन्ति तत्र चाहुर्निदर्शनम् । देवं नारायणं भीरु सर्वात्मानं निबोध तम्
tatra sāmāni gāyanti tatra cāhur nidarśanam | devaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ bhīru sarvātmānaṃ nibodha tam ||
「そこではサーマン（Sāman）の詠唱が歌われ、そこでもまた譬えをもって証が示される。おお、怯える者よ、万有の自己たる神ナーラーヤナを悟れ。」語り手は、儀礼や学識の引用にとどまらず、直接の霊的理解へ進むよう促す。最高の成就とは、聖歌を行じ語ることではなく、遍満する主を知ることである。
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that beyond ritual performance and learned quotation, one should awaken to the direct knowledge of Nārāyaṇa as the all-pervading Self (sarvātmā). True fulfillment lies in realizing the divine presence within and as all beings.
A brāhmaṇa speaker points to a setting where Sāman hymns are being sung and where authoritative examples are cited, then turns to exhort the listener—addressed as “bhīru” (timid one)—to understand and realize Nārāyaṇa, the universal Self.