पितृदेवमनुष्याणां वेदश्चक्षुस्तवेश्वर । श्रेयस्त्वनुपलब्धेऽर्थे साध्यसाधनयोरपि ॥ ४ ॥
pitṛ-deva-manuṣyānāṁ vedaś cakṣus taveśvara śreyas tv anupalabdhe ’rthe sādhya-sādhanayor api
- pitṛ
- of the forefathers
- deva
- of the demigods
- manuṣyāṇām
- of the human beings
- vedaḥ
- the Vedic knowledge
- cakṣuḥ
- is the eye
- tava
- emanating from You
- īśvara
- O Supreme Lord
- śreyaḥ
- superior
- tu
- indeed
- anupalabdhe
- in that which cannot be directly perceived
- arthe
- in the goals of human life, such as sense gratification, liberation, and attainment of heaven
- sādhya-sādhanayoḥ
- both in the means and the end
- api
- indeed
My dear Lord, to understand those things beyond direct experience — such as spiritual liberation or the attainment of heaven and similar material enjoyments — and in general to understand the means and end of all things, it is imperative that the forefathers, demigods and human beings consult the Vedic literatures, for these literatures, being Your own laws, constitute the highest evidence and revelation.