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The Activities of the Pracetās
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ye tu mām rudra-gītena sāyam prātaḥ samāhitāḥ stuvanty aham kāma-varān dāsye prajñām ca śobhanām
ye—those persons who; tu—but; mām—unto Me; rudra-gītena—by the song sung by Lord Śiva; sāyam—in the evening; prātaḥ—in the morning; samāhitāḥ—being attentive; stuvanti—offer prayers; aham—I; kāma-varān—all benedictions to fulfill desires; dāsye—shall award; prajñām—intelligence; ca—also; śobhanām—transcendental.
TRANSLATION
Those who will offer Me the prayers composed by Lord Śiva, both in the morning and in the evening, will be given benedictions by Me. In this way they can both fulfill their desires and attain good intelligence.
PURPORT
Good intelligence means going back home, back to Godhead. This is confirmed in  Bhagavad-gītā :
teṣām satata-yuktānām bhajatām prīti-pūrvakam dadāmi buddhi-yogam tam yena mām upayānti te
“To those who are constantly devoted and worship Me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me.” (Bg. 10.10)
One who offers prayers to the Lord to fulfill his different desires must know that the highest perfectional fulfillment of desire is to go back home, back to Godhead. In this verse it is indicated that those who remember the activities of the Pracetās, the sons of King Prācīnabarhiṣat, will be delivered and benedicted. So what to speak of the sons of King Prācīnabarhiṣat, who are directly connected with the Supreme Personality of Godhead? This is the way of the  paramparā  system. If we follow the  ācāryas , we attain the same benefit as our predecessors. If one follows the decisions of Arjuna, he should be considered to be directly hearing  Bhagavad-gītā  from the Supreme Personality of Godhead. There is no difference between hearing  Bhagavad-gītā  directly from the Supreme Lord and following a personality like Arjuna, who formerly heard  Bhagavad-gītā  directly from the Lord. Sometimes foolish people argue that since Kṛṣṇa is not present at the moment,