FolioCorpusBhagavad-gītā

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.30.10

యే తు మాం రుద్రగీతేన సాయం ప్రాత: సమాహితా: । స్తువన్త్యహం కామవరాన్దాస్యే ప్రజ్ఞాం చ శోభనామ్ ॥ ౧౦ ॥
ye tu māṁ rudra-gītena
[ye tu maam rudra-geetena]
sāyaṁ prātaḥ samāhitāḥ
[saayam praatah samaahitaah]
stuvanty ahaṁ kāma-varān
[stuvanty aham kaama-varaan]
dāsye prajṣāṁ ca śobhanām
[daasye prajshaam cha shobhanaam]
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 prajṣām — intelligence ca — also śobhanām — transcendental.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ye tu māṁ rudra-gītena
ye
those persons who
tu
but
mām
unto Me
rudra-gītena
by the song sung by Lord Śiva
sāyaṁ prātaḥ samāhitāḥ
sāyam
in the evening
prātaḥ
in the morning
samāhitāḥ
being attentive
stuvanty ahaṁ kāma-varān
stuvanti
offer prayers
aham
I
kāma-varān
all benedictions to fulfill desires
dāsye prajṣāṁ ca śobhanām
dāsye
shall award
prajṣām
intelligence
ca
also
śobhanām
transcendental.
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.

Good intelligence means going back home, back to Godhead. This is confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā (10.10) :

teṣāṁ satata-yuktānāṁ bhajatāṁ prīti-pūrvakam dadāmi buddhi-yogaṁ taṁ 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.”

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 blessed. 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, one cannot take direct instructions from Him. Such foolish people do not know that there is no difference between directly hearing Bhagavad-gītā and reading it, as long as one accepts Bhagavad-gītā as it is, spoken by the Lord. However, if one wants to understand Bhagavad-gītā by his imperfect interpretations, one cannot possibly understand the mysteries of Bhagavad-gītā, even though one may be a great scholar according to mundane estimation.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
To those who with attention in the morning and evening glorify me by the song of Śiva, I will give anything they desire and glorious wisdom. I give this to others. How much more I will give to you!
📝 My note

← Read full Chapter 30