aho mahā-ātman - O great devotee; bahu-doṣa-duṣṭaḥ - infected with varieties of material disease or attachment; api - although; ekena - with one; bhāti - shines; eṣaḥ - this; bhavaḥ - birth in this material world; guṇena - with a good quality; sat-saṅgama-ākhyena - known as association with devotees; sukha-āvahena - which brings about happiness; kṛtā - made; adya - now; naḥ - our; yena - by which; kṛśā - insignificant; mumukṣā - the desire for liberation.

“ ‘O great learned devotee, although there are many faults in this material world, there is one good opportunity — the association with devotees. Such association brings about great happiness. Due to this good quality, our strong desire to achieve liberation by merging into the Brahman effulgence has become weakened.’