Shloka 77
Lord Śiva Instructs the Pracetās (Śiva-stuti and the Path of Bhakti)
विन्दते पुरुषोऽमुष्माद्यद्यदिच्छत्यसत्वरम् । मद्गीतगीतात्सुप्रीताच्छ्रेयसामेकवल्लभात् ॥ ७७ ॥
vindate puruṣo ’muṣmād yad yad icchaty asatvaram mad-gīta-gītāt suprītāc chreyasām eka-vallabhāt
La Suprema Personalidad de Dios es el objetivo más amado de todas las bendiciones auspiciosas. Quien canta esta canción cantada por mí complace al Señor; y, firme en el servicio devocional, puede obtener del Supremo lo que desee.
As stated in Bhagavad-gītā (6.22), yaṁ labdhvā cāparaṁ lābhaṁ manyate nādhikaṁ tataḥ: if one can attain the favor of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he has nothing to aspire for, nor does he desire any other gain. When Dhruva Mahārāja became perfect by austerity and saw the Supreme Personality of Godhead face to face, he was offered any kind of benediction he wanted. However, Dhruva replied that he did not want anything, for he was perfectly satisfied with the benediction of seeing the Lord. Except for the service of the Supreme Lord, whatever we want is called illusion, māyā. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’: every living entity is an eternal servant of the Lord. ( Cc. Madhya 20.108) Therefore when one engages in the service of the Lord, he realizes the highest perfection of life. A faithful servant can fulfill any desire by the grace of the master, and one who engages in the transcendental loving service of the Lord has nothing to aspire for separately. All his desires are fulfilled simply by engaging constantly in the Lord’s loving service. Lord Śiva shows us that any devotee can be successful simply by chanting the prayers which he has recited.
FAQs
This verse teaches that the Supreme Lord becomes deeply pleased by sincere glorification (songs and kīrtana), and from Him one attains what is truly beneficial—received steadily and without impatient haste.
In his stuti, Lord Shiva presents bhakti—especially glorifying the Supreme Lord—as the most auspicious path, because the Lord is uniquely the beloved source of all welfare and responds to heartfelt praise.
Practice regular kīrtana or recitation of divine names and prayers with patience; the verse advises steady devotion without anxiety for instant outcomes, trusting that true good comes from the Lord in the right time.