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Dhruva Mahārāja Returns Home
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Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu?” They consider all the statements of the śāstras to be stories. As a result of their inexperience in the Absolute Truth and their reluctance to accept authority, they become more and more atheistic; they cannot understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead. But a devotee like Dhruva Mahārāja, by the grace of the Lord, knows all the manifestations of the Lord and their different positions. It is said that anyone who has even a little of the Lord’s grace can understand His glories; others may go on speculating on the Absolute Truth, but they will always be unable to understand the Lord. In other words, unless one comes in contact with a devotee it is not possible to understand the transcendental form or the spiritual world and its transcendental activities.
TEXT 15
त्वं नित्यमुक्तपरिगुदविबुद्ध आत्मा  
 कूटस्य आदिपुरुषो भगवांस्यधीशः ।  
 यवुषुदयवस्थितिमत्वच्छितया स्वदृष्ट्या  
 द्रष्टा स्थितावधिमत्वो व्यतिरिक्त आस्से॥ १५॥
tvam nitya-mukta-pariśuddha-vibuddha ātmā  
 kūṭa-stha ādi-puruṣo bhagavāms try-adhīśaḥ  
 yad buddhy-avasthitim akhaṇḍitayā sva-drṣṭyā  
 draṣṭā sthitāv adhimakho vyatirikta āsse
tvam—You; nitya—eternally; mukta—liberated; pariśuddha—uncontaminated; vibuddha—full of knowledge; ātmā—the Supreme Soul; kūṭa-sthaḥ—changeless; ādi—original; puruṣaḥ—person; bhagavān—the Lord full with six opulences; tri-adhīśaḥ—master of the three modes; yat—whence; buddhi—of intellectual activities; avasthitim—all stages; akhaṇḍitayā—unbroken; sva-drṣṭyā—by transcendental vision; draṣṭā—You witness; sthitau—for maintaining (the universe); adhimakhaḥ—enjoyer of the results of all sacrifices; vyatiriktaḥ—differently; āsse—You are situated.
TRANSLATION
My Lord, by Your unbroken transcendental glance You are the supreme witness of all stages of intellectual activities. You are eternally liberated, Your existence is situated in pure goodness, You are existent in the Supersoul without change, You are the original Personality of Godhead, full with six opulences, and You are eternally the master of the three modes of material nature. Thus, You are always different from the