भाग्योदयेन बहुजन्मसमर्जितेन सत्सङ्गमं च लभते पुरुषो यदा वै ।
अज्ञानहेतुकृतमोहमदान्धकारनाशनं विधाय हि तदोदयते विवेकः ॥
bhāgyodayena bahu-janma-samarjitena sat-saṅgamaṁ ca labhate puruṣo yadā vai |
ajñāna-hetu-kṛta-moha-madāndhakāra-nāśanaṁ vidhāya hi tadodayate vivekaḥ ||
(Padma Purāṇa: Bhāgavata-māhātmya: 2.76)
“When a person attains association with a sādhu as a result of good fortune acquired over the course of many lives, then discernment (viveka) arises and dispels the darkness of bewilderment and pride caused by ignorance.”