Shloka 7
तन्न: प्रद्योतयाध्यात्मज्ञानं तत्त्वार्थदर्शनम् । येनाञ्जसा तरिष्यामो दुस्तरं भवसागरम् ॥ ७ ॥
tan naḥ pradyotayādhyātma- jñānaṁ tattvārtha-darśanam yenāñjasā tariṣyāmo dustaraṁ bhava-sāgaram
Therefore, please illumine us with spiritual knowledge—the vision of truth—by which we may readily cross this ocean of material existence, so difficult to traverse.
The Pracetās requested Nārada to enlighten them in transcendental knowledge. Generally when a common man meets a saintly person, he wishes to get some material benediction. However, the Pracetās were not interested in material benefit, for they had enjoyed all this sufficiently. Nor did they want the fulfillment of their material desires. They were simply interested in crossing the ocean of nescience. Everyone should be interested in getting out of these material clutches. Everyone should approach a saintly person in order to be enlightened in this connection. One should not bother a saintly person to get blessings for material enjoyment. Generally, householders receive saintly persons to get their blessings, but their real aim is to become happy in the material world. Asking such material benedictions is not recommended in the śāstras.
FAQs
This verse says one crosses the difficult ocean of saṁsāra by receiving illumined adhyātma-jñāna—realized knowledge of truth (tattvārtha-darśanam)—bestowed by the Lord.
While offering prayers to Lord Viṣṇu, the Pracetas ask for inner illumination and realized knowledge so their lives and duties culminate in liberation from material bondage.
Daily seek spiritual clarity through sincere prayer, hearing sacred teachings, and disciplined practice, aiming for transformation of consciousness rather than mere information.