prajā-sarge prajeśvarāḥ
prajā-sarge prajeśvarāḥ
anena dhvasta-tamasaḥ
sisṛkṣmo vividhāḥ prajāḥ
Ordered by Brahmā, as controllers of the progeny, we all destroyed ignorance by this prayer and created a variety of progeny at the time of secondary creation.
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athedaṁ nityadā yukto
japann avahitaḥ pumān
acirāc chreya āpnoti
vāsudeva-parāyaṇaḥ
Hence, the person surrendered to Vāsudeva who chants this prayer with great attention and concentration achieves the highest benefit.
Atha stands for ataḥ (therefore).
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śreyasām iha sarveṣāṁ
jñānaṁ niḥśreyasaṁ param
sukhaṁ tarati duṣpāraṁ
jñāna-naur vyasanārṇavam
Of all auspicious items in this world, knowledge is supremely auspicious. It is the supreme bliss. The boat of knowledge crosses the ocean of saṁsāra which is hard to cross.
Just to praise knowledge, he says that knowledge surpasses the bliss of the Lord’s form, qualities and powers and that knowledge is the boat suitable crossing saṁsāra. This is suitable for kaivalya. However, two verses show that knowledge gives more difficulties and is not suitable as the boat to cross saṁsāra.
kleśo ’dhikataras teṣām avyaktāsakta-cetasām |
avyaktā hi gatir duḥkhaṁ dehavadbhir avāpyate ||
Those who are attached to the impersonal realization encounter extreme difficulties. The unmanifest goal brings suffering to those who have bodies. BG 12.5
kṛcchro mahān iha bhavārṇavam aplaveśāṁ
ṣaḍ-varga-nakram asukhena titīrṣanti
tat tvaṁ harer bhagavato bhajanīyam aṅghriṁ
kṛtvoḍupaṁ vyasanam uttara dustarārṇam
There is great suffering for those without the boat to cross the ocean of saṁsāra filled with the crocodiles of the six senses, since they desire to cross with difficulty but cannot. Therefore cross the ocean of saṁsāra, difficult to cross by making a boat out of the lotus feet of the Lord, worthy of worship. SB 4.22.40
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