Text 16] Nārada and Angirā Instruct King Citraketu
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na māṁ duṣkṛtino mūdhāḥ prapadyante narādhamāḥ māyayāpahṛta-jñānā āsuraṁ bhāvam āśritāḥ
“Those miscreants who are grossly foolish, lowest among mankind, whose knowledge is stolen by illusion, and who partake of the atheistic nature of demons, do not surrender unto Me.”
Ignorance is the bodily conception of life ( yasyātma-buddhiḥ kuṇape tri-dhātuke... sa eva go-kharaḥ ). Practically everyone throughout the universe, especially on this planet, Bhūrloka, thinks that there is no separate existence of the body and soul and therefore no need of self-realization. But that is not a fact. Therefore all the  brāhmaṇas  listed here, being devotees, travel all over the world to awaken Kṛṣṇa consciousness in the hearts of such foolish materialists.
The  ācāryas  mentioned in these verses are described in the  Mahābhārata . The word  pañcaśikha  is also important. One who is liberated from the conceptions of  annamaya ,  prāṇamaya ,  manomaya ,  vijñānamaya  and  ānandamaya  and who is perfectly aware of the subtle coverings of the soul is called  pañcaśikha . According to the statements of the  Mahābhārata  ( Śānti-parva , Chapters 218–219), an  ācārya  named Pañcaśikha took birth in the family of Mahārāja Janaka, the ruler of Mithila. The Sāṅkhya philosophers accept Pañcaśikhācārya as one of them. Real knowledge pertains to the living entity dwelling within the body. Unfortunately, because of ignorance, the living entity identifies himself with the body and therefore feels pleasure and pain.
TEXT 16
तस्माद्युवां ग्राम्यपशोर्मम मूढधियः प्रभू । अन्धे तमसि मग्नस्य ज्ञानदीप उदीर्यताम् ॥१६॥
tasmād yuvāṁ grāmya-paśor mama mūdha-dhiyaḥ prabhū andhe tamasi magnasya jñāna-dīpa udīryatām