अन्ये त्वेवमजानन्तः श्रुत्वान्येभ्य उपासते ।तेऽपि चातितरन्त्येव मृत्युं श्रुतिपरायणाः ॥
anye tv evam ajānantaḥ śrutvānyebhya upāsate |te 'pi cātitaranty eva mṛtyuṃ śruti-parāyaṇāḥ ||
- अन्ये · anye
- others
- अजानन्तः · ajānantaḥ
- not knowing (the paths)
- श्रुत्वा · śrutvā
- having heard
- अन्येभ्यः · anyebhyaḥ
- from others
- उपासते · upāsate
- they worship, attend
- अतितरन्ति · atitaranti
- they cross beyond
- मृत्युम् · mṛtyum
- death
- श्रुतिपरायणाः · śruti-parāyaṇāḥ
- devoted to what they have heard
“Others, not knowing these paths, worship having heard from others. Even they cross beyond death, devoted to what they have heard.”
— Original plain-language translation
A remarkable democratic verse: even mere trustful listening carries one across death. No one is disqualified from the crossing — sincerity of hearing outweighs sophistication of method.
— Reader's notes (original)