1. prayen manuja loke lokatattv-vichakshanaah.
samuddharanti hyatmanan atmanaivashubhashayath॥
arthah
vishvatattv ka parikshan karane mean kushal log sadharanatah svayan ke yatn se hi (amangal vishayoan ki) malin vasanaoan se apana uddhar kar lete haian.
2. atmano gururatmaiv purushasy visheshatah.
yath pratyakshanumanabhyaan shreyoasau anuvindate॥
arthah
vishesh bat yah hai ki manushy ka guru usaki atma hi hai, kyoanki pratyaksh aur anuman donoan pramanoan se vah apana kalyan kar leta hai.
3. par-svabhav-karmani n prashansenn garhayeth.
vishvan aikatmakan pashyanh prakritya purushen ch॥
arthah
kya prakriti ki drishti se aur kya atma ki drishti se vishv ekatmak hai- yah janakar manav ka kartavy hai ki vah doosare ke svabhav ya karm ki stuti ya nianda n kare.
4. par-svabhav-karmani yah prashansati niandati.
s ashu bhrashyate svarthath asatyabhiniveshatah॥
arthah
jo purush doosaroan ke svabhav ya karm ko prashansa ya nianda karata hai, vah mithya vastu ke abhiman ke karan apane vastavik svarth (yani atmarth) se shighr hi bhrasht ho jata hai.