Shloka 6
Means of Liberation in Kali-yuga: Satsanga, Hearing Kṛṣṇa-kathā, and the Marks of a Vaiṣṇava
व्यास उवाच । साधुसंगाद्भवेद्विप्र शास्त्राणां श्रवणं प्रभो । हरिभक्तिर्भवेत्तस्मात्ततो ज्ञानं ततो गतिः
vyāsa uvāca | sādhusaṃgādbhavedvipra śāstrāṇāṃ śravaṇaṃ prabho | haribhaktirbhavettasmāttato jñānaṃ tato gatiḥ
ヴィヤーサは言った。「婆羅門よ、主よ——善き人々との交わりから、シャーストラを聴聞する心が起こる。そこからハリへのバクティが生じ、バクティより真の智が現れ、智より究竟の到達、すなわち解脱が得られる。」
Vyāsa
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: साधुसंगाद्भवेद्विप्र = साधुसंगात् + भवेत् + विप्र; हरिभक्तिर्भवेत्तस्मात्ततो = हरिभक्तिः + भवेत् + तस्मात् + ततः.
FAQs
It outlines a chain: association with saints (sādhu-saṅga) leads to hearing scripture (śravaṇa), which produces devotion to Hari (bhakti), which matures into spiritual knowledge (jñāna), culminating in the highest attainment (gati/mokṣa).
Bhakti is presented as the central transformative link: scriptural hearing becomes fruitful when it gives rise to devotion to Hari, and that devotion is what ripens into liberating knowledge and final liberation.
Seek the company of the virtuous and prioritize listening to authentic teachings; right association shapes one’s inclinations toward devotion, clarity, and ultimately a higher life-goal.