गदन्तस्तं मयाद्येह पन्थानं दुर्विद परम् । निबोधत महाभागा निखिलेन परं पदम्,सौभाग्यशाली प्रवक्तागण! उस अत्यन्त दुर्विज्ञेग मार्गको, जो कि पूर्णतया परमपदस्वरूप है, यहाँ अब मुझसे सुनो
gadantas taṁ mayādyeha panthānaṁ durvidaṁ param | nibodhata mahābhāgā nikhilena paraṁ padam ||
ໂອ ທ່ານຜູ້ມີສິຣິມົງຄຸນ! ໃນຂະນະທີ່ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າກ່າວຢູ່ນີ້ ຈົ່ງຟັງຈາກຂ້າພະເຈົ້າໃນວັນນີ້ ເຖິງເສັ້ນທາງອັນສູງສຸດ ທີ່ຍາກຈະຮູ້ແຈ້ງຢ່າງຍິ່ງ. ຈົ່ງເຂົ້າໃຈໃຫ້ຄົບຖ້ວນເຖິງພາວະສູງສຸດ (ປະຣະມະປະດະ).
वायुदेव उवाच
The verse frames a spiritual instruction: the ‘supreme path’ and the ‘highest state’ are subtle and difficult to comprehend, so the listeners are urged to attend carefully and understand it completely—implying disciplined listening, clarity, and wholehearted grasp of the means to the ultimate good.
Vāyudeva addresses a group respectfully as ‘fortunate ones’ and announces that he will now explain a profound, hard-to-know path that leads to the supreme goal, setting up a detailed exposition that follows.