Bhagavad Gita 13.25
अन्ये त्वेवमजानन्तः श्रुत्वाऽन्येभ्य उपासते।तेऽपि चातितरन्त्येव मृत्युं श्रुतिपरायणाः।।
anye tv evam ajānantaḥ śhrutvānyebhya upāsate te ’pi chātitaranty eva mṛityuṁ śhruti-parāyaṇāḥ
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| anye | anye | others |
| tu | tu | still |
| evam | evam | thus |
| ajānantaḥ | ajānantaḥ | those who are unaware (of spiritual paths) |
| śhrutvā | śhrutvā | by hearing |
| anyebhyaḥ | anyebhyaḥ | from others |
| upāsate | upāsate | begin to worship |
| te | te | they |
| api | api | also |
| cha | cha | and |
| atitaranti | atitaranti | cross over |
| eva | eva | even |
| mṛityum | mṛityum | death |
| śhruti-parāyaṇāḥ | śhruti-parāyaṇāḥ | devotion to hearing (from saints) |
Others, too, who do not know thus, worship, having heard of It from others; they, too, cross beyond death, regarding what they have heard as the supreme refuge.
परन्तु, अन्य लोग जो स्वयं इस प्रकार न जानते हुए, दूसरों से (आचार्यों से) सुनकर ही उपासना करते हैं, वे श्रुतिपरायण (अर्थात् श्रवण ही जिनके लिए परम साधन है) लोग भी मृत्यु को नि:सन्देह तर जाते हैं।।