श्रेयसामिह सर्वेषां ज्ञानं नि:श्रेयसं परम् । सुखं तरति दुष्पारं ज्ञाननौर्व्यसनार्णवम् ॥ ७५ ॥
sreyasam iha sarvesam jnanam nihsreyasam param sukham tarati dusparam jnana-naur vyasanarnavam
- sreyasam
- of all benedictions
- iha
- in this world
- sarvesam
- of every person
- jnanam
- knowledge
- nihsreyasam
- the supreme benefit
- param
- transcendental
- sukham
- happiness
- tarati
- crosses over
- dusparam
- insurmountable
- jnana
- knowledge
- nauh
- boat
- vyasana
- danger
- arnavam
- the ocean.
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 knowledge. Otherwise the ocean is impassable.