ते नाधीतश्रुतिगणा नोपासितमहत्तमा: । अव्रतातप्ततपस: मत्सङ्गान्मामुपागता: ॥ ७ ॥
te nādhīta-śruti-gaṇā nopāsita-mahattamāḥ avratātapta-tapasaḥ mat-saṅgān mām upāgatāḥ
- te
- they
- na
- not
- adhīta
- having studied
- śruti-gaṇāḥ
- the Vedic literatures
- na
- not
- upāsita
- having worshiped
- mahat-tamaḥ
- great saints
- avrata
- without vows
- atapta
- not having undergone
- tapasaḥ
- austerities
- mat-saṅgāt
- simply by association with Me and My devotees
- mām
- Me
- upāgatāḥ
- they achieved
The persons I have mentioned did not undergo serious studies of the Vedic literature, nor did they worship great saintly persons, nor did they execute severe vows or austerities. Simply by association with Me and My devotees, they achieved Me.