suddhih -- purification; nrinam -- of persons; na -- is not; tu -- but; tatha -- in such a way; idya -- O worshipable one; durasayanam -- of those whose consciousness is contaminated; vidya -- by ordinary worship; sruta -- hearing and obeying the injunctions of the Vedas; adhyayana -- study of various sastras; dana -- charity; tapah -- austere penances; kriyabhih -- and ritual activities; sattva-atmanam -- of those who are situated in pure goodness; rishabha -- O greatest of all; te -- Your; yasasi -- in the glories; pravriddha -- fully matured; sat -- transcendental; sraddhaya -- by faith; sravana-sambhritaya -- which is reinforced by the process of hearing; yatha -- as; syat -- there is.

O greatest of all, those whose consciousness is polluted by illusion cannot purify themselves merely by ordinary worship, study of the Vedas, charity, austerity and ritual activities. Our Lord, those pure souls who have developed a powerful transcendental faith in Your glories achieve a purified state of existence that can never be attained by those lacking such faith.