BG 13.

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anye tv evam ajānantaḥ
śrutvānyebhya upāsate
te ’pi cātitaranty eva
mṛtyuṁ śruti-parāyaṇāḥ
 SYNONYMS

anye — others; tu — but; evam —

thus; ajānantaḥ — without spiritual
knowledge; śrutvā — by hearing;
anyebhyaḥ — from others; upāsate
— begin to worship; te — they;
api — also; ca — and; atitaranti —
transcend; eva — certainly; mṛtyum
— the path of death; śruti-parāyaṇāḥ
— 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 Kṛṣṇa 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 Kṛṣṇa,
Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/
Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma
Rāma, 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, one 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.
Thus ends the Bhaktivedanta purport