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Dhruva Mahārāja Leaves Home for the Forest
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way. In other words, even if one is full of material desires, he can continue his devotional service to the Lord, and all his desires will be fulfilled.
TEXT 42
तत्तात गच्छ भद्रं ते यमुनायास्तटं शुचि । पुष्यं मघुवनं यत्र सांनिध्यं नित्यदा हरेः ॥४२॥
tat tāta gaccha bhadram te yamunāyās taṭam śuci puṇyam madhuvanam yatra sānnidhyam nityadā hareḥ
tat—that; tāta—my dear son; gaccha—go; bhadram—good fortune; te—for you; yamunāyāḥ—of the Yamunā; taṭam—bank; śuci—being purified; puṇyam—the holy; madhuvanam—of the name Madhuvana; yatra—where; sānnidhyam—being nearer; nityadā—always; hareḥ—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TRANSLATION
My dear boy, therefore I wish all good fortune for you. You should go to the bank of the Yamunā, where there is a virtuous forest named Madhuvana, and there be purified. Just by going there, one draws nearer to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who always lives there.
PURPORT
Both Nārada Muni and Sunīti, the mother of Dhruva Mahārāja, advised Dhruva Mahārāja to worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Now, Nārada Muni is especially giving him directions how this worship of the Supreme Person can very quickly fructify. He recommends that Dhruva Mahārāja go to the bank of the Yamunā, where there is a forest by the name Madhuvana, and begin his meditation and worship there.
Places of pilgrimage yield a special advantage for a devotee in quickly advancing his spiritual life. Lord Kṛṣṇa lives everywhere, but still it is very easy to approach Him in holy places of pilgrimage because these places are inhabited by great sages. Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa says that He lives wherever His devotees are chanting the glories of His transcendental activities. There are many places of pilgrimage in India, and especially prominent are Badrinārāyaṇa, Dvārakā, Rāmeśvaram and Jagannātha Purī. These sacred