Text 16] Rahūgaṇa Converses with Jaḍa Bharata
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Bharata Mahārāja received the body of a deer, he didn't forget his position. Consequently, in the body of a deer he was very careful to remember the cause of his downfall. As a result, he was given a chance to be born in a family of very pure  brāhmaṇas . Thus his service to the Lord never went in vain.
TEXT 16
तसान्नरोऽसङ्ग्रसङ्गजात-
ज्ञानासिनेहैव विवृण्णमोहः ।
हरिं तदीहाकथनश्रुताभ्यां
लब्धस्मृतिर्यात्यतिपारमध्वनः ॥१६॥
tasmān naro 'saṅga-susaṅga-jāta- jñānāsinehaiva vivṛkṇa-mohaḥ harim tad-īhā-kathana-śrutābhyām labdha-smṛtir yāty atipāram adhvanaḥ
tasmāt —for this reason;  naraḥ —every person;  asaṅga —by detachment from the association of worldly people;  su-saṅga —by the association of devotees;  jāta —produced;  jñāna-asinā —by the sword of knowledge;  iha —in this material world;  eva —even;  vivṛkṇa-mohaḥ —whose illusion is completely cut to pieces;  harim —the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  tad-īhā —of His activities;  kathana-śrutābhyām —by the two processes of hearing and chanting;  labdha-smṛtiḥ —the lost consciousness is regained;  yāti —achieves;  atipāram —the ultimate end;  adhvanaḥ —of the path back home, back to Godhead.
TRANSLATION
Simply by associating with exalted devotees, anyone can attain perfection of knowledge and with the sword of knowledge can cut to pieces the illusory associations within this material world. Through the association of devotees, one can engage in the service of the Lord by hearing and chanting [śravaṇam kīrtanam]. Thus one can revive his dormant Kṛṣṇa consciousness and, sticking to the cultivation of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, return home, back to Godhead, even in this life.