Text 69]
Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Śiva
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kṣipraṁ bhavati dharmātmā śaśvac-chāntiṁ nigacchati kaunteya pratijānīhi na me bhaktaḥ praṇaśyati
“He quickly becomes righteous and attains lasting peace. O son of Kuntī, declare it boldly that My devotee never perishes.” (Bg. 9.31)
TEXT 69
इदं जपत मद्रं वो विशुद्धा नृपनन्दनाः। स्वधर्ममनुतिष्ठन्तो भगवत्यर्पिताशयाः ॥६९॥
idaṁ japata bhadraṁ vo viśuddhā nṛpa-nandanāḥ sva-dharmam anutiṣṭhanto bhagavaty arpitāśayāḥ
idaṁ—this; japata—while chanting; bhadraṁ—all auspiciousness; vaḥ—all of you; viśuddhāḥ—purified; nṛpa-nandanāḥ—the sons of the king; sva-dharmam—one’s occupational duties; anutiṣṭhantaḥ—executing; bhagavati—unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; arpita—given up; āśayāḥ—possessing all kinds of faithfulness.
TRANSLATION
My dear sons of the King, just execute your occupational duty as kings with a pure heart. Just chant this prayer fixing your mind on the lotus feet of the Lord. That will bring you all good fortune, for the Lord will be very much pleased with you.
PURPORT
The prayers offered by Lord Śiva are very authoritative and significant. Simply by offering prayers to the Supreme Lord one can become perfect, even though engaged in his occupational duty. The real purpose of life is to become a devotee of the Lord. It does not matter where one is situated. Whether one is a  brāhmaṇa ,  kṣatriya ,  vaiśya ,  śūdra , American, Englishman, Indian, etc., one can execute devotional service anywhere and everywhere in the material existence simply by offering prayers unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Hare Kṛṣṇa  mahā-mantra  is also a prayer, for a prayer addresses the Supreme Personality of Godhead by His name and invokes good fortune by petitioning the Lord to allow one to engage in His devotional service. The Hare Kṛṣṇa  mahā-mantra  also says, “My dear Lord Kṛṣṇa, my dear Lord Rāma, O energy of the Lord, Hare, kindly