Text 54]
Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Śiva
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svārājyasyāpy abhimata ekāntenātma-vid-gatiḥ
bhavān—Your Grace; bhaktimatā—by the devotee; labhyaḥ—obtainable; durlabhaḥ—very difficult to be obtained; sarva-dehinām—of all other living entities; svārājyasya—of the king of heaven; api—even; abhimataḥ—the ultimate goal; ekāntena—by oneness; ātma-vit—of the self-realized; gatiḥ—the ultimate destination.
TRANSLATION
My dear Lord, the king in charge of the heavenly kingdom is also desirous to obtain the ultimate goal of life—devotional service. Similarly, You are the ultimate destination of those who identify themselves with You [aham brahmāsmi]. However, it is very difficult for them to attain You, whereas a devotee can very easily attain Your Lordship.
PURPORT
As stated in  Brahma-saṁhitā :  vedeṣu durlabham adurlabham ātma-bhaktau.  This indicates that it is very difficult for one to attain the ultimate goal of life and reach the supreme destination, Vaikuṇṭhaloka or Goloka Vṛndāvana, simply by studying Vedānta philosophy or Vedic literature. However, this highest perfectional stage can be attained by the devotees very easily. That is the meaning of  vedeṣu durlabham adurlabham ātma-bhaktau . The same point is confirmed by Lord Śiva in this verse. The Lord is very difficult for the  karma-yogīs ,  jñāna-yogīs  and  dhyāna-yogīs  to attain. Those who are  bhakti-yogīs , however, have no difficulty at all. In the word  svārājyasya ,  svar  refers to Svargaloka, the heavenly planet, and  svārājya  refers to the ruler of the heavenly planet, Indra. Generally,  karmīs  desire elevation to heavenly planets, but King Indra desires to become perfect in  bhakti-yoga . Those who also identify themselves as  aham brahmāsmi  (“I am the Supreme Brahman, one with the Absolute Truth.”) also ultimately desire to attain perfect liberation in the Vaikuṇṭha planets or Goloka Vṛndāvana. In  Bhagavad-gītā  it is said:
bhaktyā mām abhijānāti yāvān yaś cāsmi tattvataḥ tato mām tattvato jñātvā viśate tad-anantaram
“One can understand the Supreme Personality as He is only by devotional service. And when one is in full consciousness of the Supreme Lord by such devotion, he can enter into the kingdom of God.” (Bg. 18.55)