शश्वत्परार्थसर्वेह: परार्थैकान्तसम्भव: । साधु: शिक्षेत भूभृत्तो नगशिष्य: परात्मताम् ॥ ३८ ॥
śaśvat parārtha-sarvehaḥ parārthaikānta-sambhavaḥ sādhuḥ śikṣeta bhū-bhṛtto naga-śiṣyaḥ parātmatām
- śaśvat
- always
- para
- of others
- artha
- for the sake
- sarva-īhaḥ
- all of one’s efforts
- para-artha
- the benefit of others
- ekānta
- sole
- sambhavaḥ
- reason for living
- sādhuḥ
- a saintly person
- śikṣeta
- should learn
- bhū-bhṛttaḥ
- from the mountain
- naga-śiṣyaḥ
- the disciple of the tree
- para-ātmatām
- dedication to others
A saintly person should learn from the mountain to devote all his efforts to the service of others and to make the welfare of others the sole reason for his existence. Similarly, as the disciple of the tree, he should learn to dedicate himself to others.