Bhashya
सर्वं वागाद्यग्न्यादि च अन्नान्नादत्वसंस्तुतं जगदेकीकृत्यषोडशधा प्रविभज्य तस्मिन्ब्रह्मदृष्टिर्विधातव्येत्यारभ्यते ।श्रद्धातपसोर्ब्रह्मोपासनाङ्गत्वप्रदर्शनाय आख्यायिका ।सत्य-कामो ह नामतः, ह-शब्द ऐतिह्यार्थः, जबालाया अपत्यंजाबालः जबालां स्वां मातरम् आमन्त्रयांचक्रे आमन्त्रित-वान् ।ब्रह्मचर्यं स्वाध्यायग्रहणाय हे भवति विवत्स्यामिआचार्यकुले, किंगोत्रोऽहं किमस्य मम गोत्रं सोऽहं किंगो-त्रो नु अहमस्मीति ॥
In plain words
To demonstrate that meditation on Brahman requires faith and austerity, a narrative is introduced. Satyakama—where 'ha' indicates a traditional account, and Jābāla denotes the son of Jabala—spoke to his mother, saying, 'Mother, I wish to live in the teacher's house as a brahmacharin. Of what lineage am I?'
Close to the Sanskrit
To introduce that the vision of Brahman should be established in the sixteenfold divided universe, starting with speech and fire praised as food and consumer, an illustrative story is given to show that faith and austerity are limbs of Brahman's meditation. Satyakama by name - the word 'ha' has the meaning of tradition, Jābāla is the offspring of Jabala - addressed his own mother Jabala: 'Venerable lady, I will dwell in the teacher's house for sacred study; of what lineage am I?'