ya eṣa evam anuśruto dhyāyamāno mumukṣūṇām anādi-kāla-karma- vāsanā-grathitam avidyāmayaṁ hṛdaya-granthiṁ sattva-rajas- tamomayam antar-hṛdayaṁ gata āśu nirbhinatti tasyānubhāvān bhagavān svāyambhuvo nāradaḥ saha tumburuṇā sabhāyāṁ brahmaṇaḥ saṁślokayām āsa.

yah-who; esah-this one; evam-thus; anusrutah-being heard from a bona fide spiritual master; dhyayamanah-being meditated upon; mumuksunam-of persons desiring liberation from conditioned life; anadi-from immemorial; kala-time; karma-vasana-by the desire for fruitive activities; grathitam-tied tightly; avidya-mayam-consisting of the illusory energy; hrdaya-granthim-the knot within the heart; sattva-rajah-tamah-mayam-made of the three modes of material nature; antah-hrdayam-in the core of the heart; gatah-situated; asu-very soon; nirbhinatti-cuts; tasya-of Saṅkarsana; anubhavan-the glories; bhagavan-the greatly powerful; svayambhuvah-the son of Lord Brahma; naradah-the sage Narada; saha-along with; tumburuna-the stringed instrument called a Tumburu; sabhayam-in the assembly; brahmanah-of Lord Brahma; samslokayam asa-described in verses.