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 ||
«ທີ່ນັ້ນເຂົາຮ້ອງບົດສາມັນ (Sāman) ແລະທີ່ນັ້ນເຂົາກໍຍົກຫຼັກຖານເປັນຕົວຢ່າງ. ໂອ ຜູ້ຫວາດຫວັນ, ຈົ່ງເຂົ້າໃຈນາຣາຍະນະຜູ້ເປັນເທວະ—ຜູ້ເປັນອາດຕະຂອງສັບພະສັດທັງປວງ»। ຜູ້ເວົ້າເຕືອນໃຫ້ຜູ້ຟັງກ້າວພົ້ນຈາກພິທີກຳ ຫຼື ການອ້າງອີງຄວາມຮູ້ ໄປສູ່ການຮູ້ແຈ້ງໂດຍກົງ: ຄວາມສົມບູນສູງສຸດຄືການຮູ້ຈັກພຣະຜູ້ສະຫວ່າງທົ່ວທຸກສິ່ງ, ບໍ່ແມ່ນແຕ່ການຮ້ອງ ຫຼື ການສົນທະນາເຖິງບົດຮ້ອງສັກສິດ.
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.