Text 77] Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Śiva
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harim —the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  ārādhayati —he can, however, worship Him;  asau —such a person.
TRANSLATION
Although rendering devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead and worshiping Him are very difficult, if one vibrates or simply reads this  stotra  [prayer] composed and sung by me, he will very easily be able to invoke the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
PURPORT
It is especially significant that Lord Śiva is a pure devotee of Lord Vāsudeva.  Vaiṣṇavānāṁ yathā śambhuḥ : “Amongst all Vaiṣṇavas, Lord Śiva is the topmost.” Consequently Lord Śiva has a  sampradāya , a Vaiṣṇava disciplic succession, called Rudra-sampradāya. At the present moment those who belong to the Viṣṇusvāmi-sampradāya of Vaiṣṇavas come from Rudra, Lord Śiva. To become a devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa, Vāsudeva, is very, very difficult. The word especially used in this connection is  durārādhyam . The worship of the demigods is not very difficult, but becoming a devotee of Lord Vāsudeva, Kṛṣṇa, is not so easy. However, if one adheres to the principles and follows in the footsteps of the higher authorities, as advised by Lord Śiva, he can easily become a devotee of Lord Vāsudeva. This is also confirmed by Prahlāda Mahārāja. Devotional service cannot be practiced by a mental speculator. Devotional service is a special attainment which can be acquired only by a person who has surrendered unto a pure devotee. As confirmed by Prahlāda Mahārāja,  mahīyasāṁ pāda-rajo 'bhiṣekaṁ niṣkiñcanānāṁ na vṛṇīta yāvat : “Unless one accepts the dust of the lotus feet of a pure devotee, who is free from all material contamination, one cannot enter into the devotional service of the Lord.” (Bhāg. 7.5.32)
TEXT 77
विन्दते पुरुषोऽमुपाद्यदिन्छत्यसत्वरम् । मद्रीतगीतात्सुप्रतिान्छ्रेयसामेकवल्लभात् ॥७७॥
vindate puruṣo 'muṣmād yad yad icchaty asatvaram mad-gīta-gītāt su-prītāc chreyasām eka vallabhāt
vindate —achieves;  puruṣaḥ —a devotee;  amuṣmāt —from the Personality of Godhead;  yat yat —that which;  icchati —desires;  asatvaram —being fixed;