- Sa.Sm 16
kāyena vācā manasendriyairvā buddhyātmanā vānusr̥tassvabhāvam। karoti yadyatsakalaṁ parasmai nārāyaṇāyeti samarpayettat ॥16॥
The being should offer whatever they do with body, speech, senses, mind, intelligence, and innate nature to Narayana, the all-pervading one.
- Sa.Sm 17
dvāvimau puruṣau loke kṣaraścākṣara eva ca। kṣaraḥ sarvāṇi bhūtāni kūṭasthokṣara ucyate ॥17॥
In the everlasting society of beings there are two principles, kshara, the perishable, and akshara, the non-perishable. All beings are classified as ‘kshara’. ‘Akshara’ is that insentient, originator of everything, unchanging, standing in multitude, without destruction.
- Sa.Sm 18
uttamaḥ puruṣastvanyaḥ paramātmetyudāhr̥taḥ। yo lokatrayamāviśya bibhartyavyaya īśvaraḥ ॥18॥
There is a supreme purusha who is different from these (ksara and akshara), called the ‘paramatma’, the most superior essence. He is pervading the three worlds, is the supporter of everything, and is the owner of all.
- Sa.Sm 19
yasmātkṣaramatītohamakṣarādapi cottamaḥ। atosmi loke vede ca prathitaḥ puruṣottamaḥ ॥19॥
He is above the sentient (kshara) principle and is superior to the insentient (akshara) as well. Hence, he is famous in the human world and in the Vedas as ‘purushottama’, the most superior being.
- Sa.Sm 20
yo māmevamasammūḍho jānāti puruṣottamam। sa sarvavidbhajati māṁ sarvabhāvena bhārata॥ 20॥
Oh Bharata, the resident of India, one who has faith in what is being said will understand ‘purushothama’, the supreme being, worships him with devotion, by all means, and in all aspects.
- Sa.Sm 21
iti guhyatamaṁ śāstramidamuktaṁ mayānagha। etadbuddhvā budidhamānsyātkr̥takr̥tyaśca bhārata ॥21॥
Oh Bharata, the resident of India, this is a secret knowledge told by me. One who understands this is a person with wisdom and gets liberated.
- Sa.Sm 22
rudraṁ samāśritā devā rudro brahmāṇamāśritaḥ। brahmā māmāśrito nityaṁ nāhaṁ kañcidupāśritaḥ ॥ 22॥
All the time, continuously, all devas depend on Rudra; Rudra depends on Brahma; Brahma depends on me. I depend on none.
- Sa.Sm 23
ye me matamidaṁ nityamanutiṣṭhanti mānavāḥ। śraddhāvantonasūyanto mucyante tepi karmabhiḥ ॥23॥
"What is told here is My (God’s) view and is of purpose"–one who thinks so with faith, and practices it daily, with devotion, with no ill feeling, will get liberated from the bondage of karma.
- Sa.Sm 24
ye tvetadabhyasūyanto nānutiṣṭhanti me matam। sarvajñānavimūḍhāṁstānvididha naṣṭānacetasaḥ ॥24॥
One who does not follow the above said teachings with ill feeling; know that they will lose all wisdom and will perish.
- Sa.Sm 25
dvau bhūtasargau lokesmindaiva āsura eva ca। viṣṇubhaktiparo daivo viparītastathāsuraḥ ॥25॥
In this world, the beings are of two types–'dēva', the divine, and 'asura', the demoniac. Those who worship Vishnu with devotion are divine, and others are demoniac.
- Sa.Sm 26
smartavyaḥ satataṁ viṣṇurvismartavyo na jātucit। sarve vidhiniṣedhāḥ syuretayoreva kiṅkarāḥ ॥26॥
Always remember Vishnu. Never forget him. Significance of all the discipline and austerities is to remember Him.
- Sa.Sm 27
dharmo bhavatyadharmopi kr̥to bhaktaistavācyuta। pāpaṁ bhavati dharmopi yo na bhaktaiḥ kr̥to hareḥ ॥27॥
Even if Hari's devotees perform an unrighteous act out of ignorance, it will become righteous, and results in good only. Non devotees of Hari, even if they perform righteous acts, it results in adverse effects.
- Sa.Sm 28
manmanā bhava madbhakto madyājī māṁ namaskuru। nityaṁ bhavecca manniṣṭho bubhūṣuḥ puruṣassadā ॥28॥
Always keep your mind in Me. Always have devotion to Me. Do every activity with reverence as an offering to Me. By always having a sincere attitude towards Me, one attains the ultimate human goals.