ko nu śrutvāsakṛd brahmann
uttamaḥśloka-sat-kathāḥ
virameta viśeṣa-jño
viṣaṇṇaḥ kāma-mārgaṇaiḥ
kah -- who; nu -- indeed; srutva -- having heard; asakrit -- repeatedly; brahman -- O brahmana; uttamah-sloka -- of Lord Krishna; sat -- transcendental; kathah -- topics; virameta -- can desist; visesha -- the essence (of life); jnah -- who knows; vishannah -- disgusted; kama -- for material desire; marganaih -- with seeking.
O brahmana, how could anyone who knows the essence of life and is disgusted with endeavoring for sense gratification give up the transcendental topics of Lord Uttamahsloka after hearing them repeatedly?
Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti comments herein that we see many persons who, even after hearing the topics of the Lord repeatedly, give up their spiritual dedication. The acarya replies that the word visesha-jna is therefore significant here. Those who have actually understood the essence of life do not give up Krishna consciousness. A further qualification is to be vishannah kama-marganaih, disgusted with material sense gratification. These two qualities are complementary. One who has experienced the real taste of Krishna consciousness automatically becomes disgusted with the inferior taste of material pleasure. Such a genuine hearer of the topics of Krishna cannot give up hearing about the Lord's fascinating pastimes.
