saḥ - he; tarkayām āsa - tried to understand; kutaḥ - for what reason; mama - for me; anu - indeed; abhūt - has happened; gṛha - of home; andha - blind; kūpe - in the well; patitasya - fallen; saṅgamaḥ - association; yaḥ - which; sarva - of all; tīrtha - holy places; āspada - which is the shelter; pāda - of whose feet; reṇubhiḥ - the dust; kṛṣṇena - with Lord Kṛṣṇa; ca - also; asya - this; ātma - of Himself; niketa - who are the place of residence; bhū-suraiḥ - with the brāhmaṇas.

He wondered: How is it that I, fallen into the blind well of family life, have been able to meet Lord Kṛṣṇa? And how have I also been allowed to meet these great brāhmaṇas, who always carry the Lord within their hearts? Indeed, the dust of their feet is the shelter of all holy places.