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Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Śiva
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is to worship Lord Viṣṇu [Kṛṣṇa].” It is impossible to become satisfied by trying to adjust the external energy. Without being a devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa, one can only be baffled and confused. To save living entities from such a calamity, Lord Kṛṣṇa points out in  Bhagavad-gītā :
bahūnām janmanām ante jñānavān mām prapadyate vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti sa mahātmā sudurlabhaḥ
“After many births and deaths, he who is actually in knowledge surrenders unto Me, knowing Me to be the cause of all causes and all that is. Such a great soul is very rare.” (Bg. 7.19)
We can achieve whatever benediction we want simply by becoming devotees of Vāsudeva.
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श्रेयसामिह सर्वेषां ज्ञानं निःश्रेयसं परम् । सुखं तरति दुष्पारं ज्ञाननौर्व्यसनार्णवम् ॥७५॥
śreyasām iha sarveṣām jñānam niḥśreyasam param sukham tarati duṣpāram jñāna-naur vyasanārṇavam
śreyasām —of all benedictions;  iha —in this world;  sarveṣām —of every person;  jñānam —knowledge;  niḥśreyasam —the supreme benefit;  param —transcendental;  sukham —happiness;  tarati —crosses over;  duṣpāram —insurmountable;  jñāna —knowledge;  nauḥ —boat;  vyasana —danger;  arṇavam —the ocean.
TRANSLATION
In this material world there are different types of achievement, but of all of them the achievement of knowledge is considered to be the highest because one can cross the ocean of nescience only on the boat of knowledge. Otherwise the ocean is impassable.
PURPORT
Actually everyone is suffering within this material world due to ignorance. Every day we see that a person without knowledge commits some criminal act and is later arrested and punished, despite the fact that he actually may not have been conscious of his sinful activity. Such ignorance prevails throughout the world. People do not consider how they are risking