Verse 281

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विवेको जन्तूनां प्रभवति जनिष्वेव बहुषुप्रसादादेवैशाद्बहुसुकृतपाकोदयवशात् ।यतस्तस्मादेव त्वमपि परमार्थावगमनेकृतारम्भः पुंसामिदमिह विवेकस्य तु फलम् ॥ २८१ ॥

In plain words

Discrimination awakens in living beings only across many lifetimes, through the grace of the Lord and the ripening of abundant merits. Therefore, because you too have begun the journey to realize the supreme truth, understand that this is the true fruit of discernment for human beings.

Close to the Sanskrit

Discrimination of living beings arises only in many births, indeed from the grace of the Lord and by the power of the rising fruition of abundant good deeds. Since therefore you indeed have also made a start in the realization of the supreme truth, this here for persons is the fruit of discrimination.