तस्मान्नरोऽसङ्गसुसङ्गजात- ज्ञानासिनेहैव विवृक्णमोह: । हरिं तदीहाकथनश्रुताभ्यां लब्धस्मृतिर्यात्यतिपारमध्वन: ॥ १६ ॥
tasman naro ’sanga-susanga-jata- jnanasinehaiva vivrkna-mohah harim tad-iha-kathana-srutabhyam labdha-smrtir yaty atiparam adhvanah
- tasmat
- for this reason
- narah
- every person
- asanga
- by detachment from the association of worldly people
- su-sanga
- by the association of devotees
- jata
- produced
- jnana-asina
- by the sword of knowledge
- iha
- in this material world
- eva
- even
- vivrkna-mohah
- whose illusion is completely cut to pieces
- harim
- the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- tad-iha
- of His activities
- kathana-srutabhyam
- by the two processes of hearing and chanting
- labdha-smrtih
- the lost consciousness is regained
- yati
- achieves
- atiparam
- the ultimate end
- adhvanah
- of the path back home, back to Godhead
Simply by associating with exalted devotees, anyone can attain perfection of knowledge and with the sword of knowledge can cut to pieces the illusory associations within this material world. Through the association of devotees, one can engage in the service of the Lord by hearing and chanting (sravanam kirtanam). Thus one can revive his dormant Krsna consciousness and, sticking to the cultivation of Krsna consciousness, return home, back to Godhead, even in this life.