mṛtyuṁ śruti-parāyaṇāḥ

anye-others; tu-but; evam-this; ajanantah-without spiritual knowledge; srutva-by hearing; anyebhyah-from others; upasate-begin to worship; te-they; api-also; ca-and; atitaranti-transcend; eva-certainly; mrtyum-the path of death; sruti-parayanah-inclined to the process of hearing.