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TEXT 26 anye tv evam ajanantah
SYNONYMS  anye--others;
tu--but; evam--thus; ajanantah--without spiritual
knowledge; srutva--by hearing; anyebhyah--from others; upasate--begin
to worship; te--they; api--also; ca--and; atitaranti--transcend;
eva--certainly; mrtyum--the path of death; sruti-parayanah--inclined
to the process of hearing.
TRANSLATION Again there
are those who, although not conversant in spiritual knowledge, begin to
worship the Supreme Person upon hearing about Him from others. Because
of their tendency to hear from authorities, they also transcend the path
of birth and death.
PURPORT This verse is
particularly applicable to modern society because in modern society there
is practically no education in spiritual matters. Some of the people may
appear to be atheistic or agnostic or philosophical, but actually there
is no knowledge of philosophy. As for the common man, if he is a good soul,
then there is a chance for advancement by hearing. This hearing process
is very important. Lord Caitanya, who preached Krsna consciousness in the
modern world, gave great stress to hearing because if the common man simply
hears from authoritative sources, he can progress, especially, according
to Lord Caitanya, if he hears the transcendental vibration Hare Krsna,
Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare
Hare. It is stated, therefore, that all men should take advantage of hearing
from realized souls and gradually become able to understand everything.
The worship of the Supreme Lord will then undoubtedly take place. Lord
Caitanya has said that in this age no one needs to change his position,
but one should give up the endeavor to understand the Absolute Truth by
speculative reasoning. One should learn to become the servant of those
who are in knowledge of the Supreme Lord. If one is fortunate enough to
take shelter of a pure devotee, hear from him about self-realization and
follow in his footsteps, he will be gradually elevated to the position
of a pure devotee. In this verse particularly, the process of hearing is
strongly recommended, and this is very appropriate. Although the common
man is often not as capable as so-called philosophers, faithful hearing
from an authoritative person will help one transcend this material existence
and go back to Godhead, back to home.
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