151. i.e. that which is chewed, that which is sucked, that which is licked, and that which is drunk.
152. All creatures are stupefied by love and affection. The great end which the Yogins propose to themselves is to tear those bonds rising superior to all the attractions of the flesh to effect their deliverance or emancipation from rebirth.
153. i.e. Brahmacharin.
154. Linum usitatissimun.
155. Samsara is the world or worldly life characterised by diverse attachments. Reflection on Hari frees one from those attachments. Or, Samsara may mean the repeated deaths and births to which the unemancipated soul is subject. Contemplation of the divine Being may prevent such repeated births and deaths by leading to emancipation.
156. i.e. One that goes thither is not subject to rebirth.
157. The Vedas constitute the speech of the Supreme Being. Everything about morality occurs in them.
158. Literally, 'Everything thou knowest shall appear to thee by inward light.'
159. The sense is, I who have already the full measure of fame can scarcely add to my fame by doing or saying anything.
160. Literally,—'the eternal bridge of virtue.'