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Dhruva Mahārāja Goes Back to Godhead
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TEXTS 49-50
पौर्णमास्यां सिनीवाल्यां द्वादश्यां श्रवणेऽथवा। दिनक्षये व्यतीपाते सङ्क्रमेऽर्कदिनेऽपि वा ॥४९॥ श्रावयेच्छूद्दधानानां तीर्थपादपदाश्रयः । नेच्छंस्तत्रात्मनाऽऽत्मानं सन्तुष्ट इति सिध्यति॥५०॥
paurṇamāsyām sinīvālyām dvādaśyām śravaṇe 'thavā dinakṣaye vyatīpāte saṅkrame 'rkadine 'pi vā śrāvayec chraddadhānānām tīrtha-pāda-padāśrayaḥ necchaṁs tatrātmanātmānam santuṣṭa iti sidhyati
paurṇamāsyām—on the full moon; sinīvālyām—on the dark moon; dvādaśyām—on the day after Ekādaśī; śravaṇe—during the Śravaṇa star's appearance; athavā—or; dinakṣaye—at the end of the tithi; vyatīpāte—a particular day of the name; saṅkrame—at the end of the month; arkadine—on Sunday; api—also; vā—or; śrāvayet—one should recite; śraddadhānānām—to a receptive audience; tīrtha-pāda—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; pada-āśrayaḥ—taken shelter of the lotus feet; na icchan—without desiring remuneration; tatra—there; ātmanā—by the self; ātmānam—the mind; santuṣṭaḥ—pacified; iti—thus; sidhyati—becomes perfect.
TRANSLATION
Persons who have completely taken shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord should recite this narration of Dhruva Mahārāja without taking remuneration. Specifically, recitation is recommended on the full moon or dark moon day, on the day after Ekādaśī, on the appearance of the Śravaṇa star, at the end of a particular tithi, or the occasion of Vyatīpāta, at the end of the month, or on Sunday. Such recitation should of course be performed before a favorable audience. When recitation is performed this way, without professional motive, the reciter and audience become perfect.
PURPORT
Professional reciters may ask money to extinguish the blazing fire within their bellies, but they cannot make any spiritual improvement or