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Dhruva Mahārāja Leaves Home for the Forest
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and is the authorized Vedic guide for Vaiṣṇavas in their daily behavior. Sanātana Gosvāmī says that as bell metal can turn to gold when mixed with mercury in a chemical process, so, by the bona fide  dīkṣā  or initiation method, anyone can become a Vaiṣṇava. One should take initiation from a bona fide spiritual master coming in the disciplic succession who is authorized by his predecessor spiritual master. This is called  dīkṣa-vidhāna . Lord Kṛṣṇa states in  Bhagavad-gītā ,  vyapāśritya : one should accept a spiritual master. By this process the entire world can be converted to Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
TEXT 55
सलिलैः शुचिपिपात्यैर्वन्यैर्मृतफलादिभिः । शस्ताङ्कुरांशुकैश्चार्चेतुलस्या प्रियया प्रभुम् ॥५५॥
salilaiḥ śucibhir mālyair   vanyair mūla-phalādibhiḥ   śastāṅkurāṁśukaiś cārcet   tulasyā priyayā prabhum
salilaiḥ —by use of water;  śucibhiḥ —being purified;  mālyaiḥ —by garlands;  vanyaiḥ —of forest flowers;  mūla —roots;  phala-ādibhiḥ —by different kinds of vegetables and fruits;  śasta —the newly grown grass;  aikura —buds;  aṁśukaiḥ —by the skin of trees, such as the  bhūrja ;  ca —and;  arcet —should worship;  tulasyā —by the  tulasī  leaves;  priyayā —which are very dear to the Lord;  prabhum —the Lord.
TRANSLATION
One should worship the Lord by offering pure water, pure flower garlands, fruits, flowers and vegetables, which are available in the forest, or by collecting newly grown grasses, small buds of flowers or even the skins of trees, and if possible, by offering  tulasī  leaves, which are very dear to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
PURPORT
It is specifically mentioned herein that  tulasī  leaves are very dear to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and devotees should take particular care to have  tulasī  leaves in every temple and center of worship. In the Western countries, while engaged in propagating the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, we were brought great unhappiness because we could not find  tulasī  leaves. We are very much obliged, therefore, to our disciple