Devanagari
तस्मान्नरोऽसङ्गसुसङ्गजात-
ज्ञानासिनेहैव विवृक्णमोह: ।
हरिं तदीहाकथनश्रुताभ्यां
लब्धस्मृतिर्यात्यतिपारमध्वन: ॥ १६ ॥
Verse text
tasmān naro ’saṅga-susaṅga-jāta-
jṣānāsinehaiva vivṛkṇa-mohaḥ
hariṁ tad-īhā-kathana-śrutābhyāṁ
labdha-smṛtir yāty atipāram adhvanaḥ
Synonyms
tasmāt
—
for this reason
;
naraḥ
—
every person
;
asaṅga
—
by detachment from the association of worldly people
;
su
—
saṅga — by the association of devotees
;
jāta
—
produced
;
jṣāna
—
asinā — by the sword of knowledge
;
iha
—
in this material world
;
eva
—
even
;
vivṛkṇa
—
mohaḥ — whose illusion is completely cut to pieces
;
harim
—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
;
tad
—
īhā — of His activities
;
kathana
—
śrutābhyām — by the two processes of hearing and chanting
;
labdha
—
smṛtiḥ — the lost consciousness is regained
;
yāti
—
achieves
;
atipāram
—
the ultimate end
;
adhvanaḥ
—
of the path back home, back to Godhead .
Translation
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 [śravaṇaṁ kīrtanam]. Thus one can revive his dormant Kṛṣṇa consciousness and, sticking to the cultivation of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, return home, back to Godhead, even in this life.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Cutting up illusion by the sword of knowledge arising from detachment from matter and attachment to devotees, and gaining remembrance of the Lord by speaking about and hearing the pastimes of the Lord, a person attains the Lord at the end of saṁsāra.
Asaṅga means detachment from material things. Susaṅga means attachment to devotees. By these two, one gains knowledge, which is a sword. With the sword a person cuts illusion in the form of an elephant and attains the Lord, at the end (atipāram) of saṁsāra (adhvanaḥ).
Thus ends the commentary on the Twelfth Chapter of the Fifth Canto of the Bhāgavatam for the pleasure of the devotees, in accordance with the previous ācāryas.
Chapter Thirteen
The Forest of the Material Enjoyment
Purport
To become liberated from material bondage, one must give up the association of worldly people and accept the association of devotees; positive and negative processes are mentioned in this regard. Through the association of devotees, one develops Kṛṣṇa consciousness, which is dormant within. This Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is giving this chance to everyone. We are giving shelter to everyone who is serious about progressing in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. We arrange for their lodging and board so that they can peacefully cultivate Kṛṣṇa consciousness and return home, back to Godhead, even in this life.
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Fifth Canto, Twelfth Chapter, of the
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam,
entitled “The Conversation Between Mahārāja Rahūgaṇa and Jaḍa Bharata.”