Text 75] Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Siva 1127

is to worship Lord Visnu [Krsna].” It is impossible to become satisfied by
trying to adjust the external energy. Without being a devotee of Lord
Krsna, one can only be baffled and confused. To save living entities from
such a calamity, Lord Krsna points out in Bhagavad-gita:

bahiinam janmanam ante
Jiidnavan mam prapadyate
vasudevah sarvam iti
sa mahatmd sudurlabhah

‘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 Vasudeva.

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Seafie aist art Aslad oI
ae ae wt TATA MoI

sreyasam tha sarvesam
jiianam nihsreyasam param

sukham tarati dusparam
jfana-naur vyasanarnavam

Sreyasam—of all benedictions; iha—in this world; sarvesam—of every
person; jianam—knowledge; nihsreyasam—the supreme benefit; param—
transcendental; sukham—happiness; tarati—crosses over; dusparam—
insurmountable; jiana—knowledge; nauh—boat ;vyasana—danger; arnavam—
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 knowl-
edge. Otherwise the ocean is impassable.

PURPORT

Actually everyone is suffering within this material world due to igno-
rance. 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
