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ते वै विदन्त्यतितरन्ति च देवमायां स्त्रीशूद्रहूणशबरा अपि पापजीवाः ।
यद्यद्भुतक्रमपरायणशीलशिक्षास् तिर्यग्जना अपि किमु श्रुतधारणा ये ॥ ४६ ॥
 
te vai vidanty atitaranti ca deva-mayam
stri-sudra-huna-sabara api papa-jivah
yady adbhuta-krama-parayana-sila-siksas
tiryag-jana api kim u sruta-dharana ye
te-such persons; vai-undoubtedly; vidanti-do know; atitaranti-surpass; ca-also; deva-mayam-the covering energy of the Lord; stri-such as women; sudra-the laborer class of men; huna-the mountaineers; sabarah-the Siberians, or those lower than the sudras; api-although; papa-jivah-sinful living beings; yadi-provided; adbhuta-krama-one whose acts are so wonderful; parayana-those who are devotees; sila-behavior; siksah-trained up by, tiryak-janah-even those who are not human beings; api-also; kim-what; u-to speak of; sruta-dharanah-those who have taken to the idea of the Lord by hearing about Him; ye-those.