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The Descent of the River Ganges
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yatra ha vāva vīra-vrata auttānapādiḥ parama-bhāgavato 'smat-kula-devatā-caraṇāravindodakam iti yām anusavanam utkrṣyamāṇa-bhagavad-bhakti-yogena drḍhaṁ klidyamānāntar-hrḍaya autkaṇṭhya-vivaśāmīlita-locana-yugala-kuḍmala-vigalitāmala-bāṣpa-kalayābhivyajyamāna-roma-pulaka-kulako 'dhunāpi paramādareṇa śirasā bibharti.
yatra ha vāva —in Dhruvaloka;  vīra-vrataḥ —firmly determined;  auttānapādiḥ —the famous son of Mahārāja Uttānapāda;  parama-bhāgavataḥ —the most exalted devotee;  asmat —our;  kula-devatā —of the family Deity;  caraṇa-aravinda —of the lotus feet;  udakam —in the water;  iti —thus;  yām —which;  anusavanam —constantly;  utkrṣyamāṇa —being increased;  bhagavat-bhakti-yogena —by devotional service unto the Lord;  drḍham —greatly;  klidyamāna-antaḥ-hrḍayaḥ —being softened within the core of his heart;  autkaṇṭhya —by great anxiety;  vivaśa —spontaneously;  amīlita —slightly open;  locana —of eyes;  yugala —pair;  kuḍmala —from the flowerlike;  vigalita —emanating;  amala —uncontaminated;  bāṣpa-kalayā —with tears;  abhivyajyamāna —being manifested;  roma-pulaka-kulakaḥ —whose symptoms of ecstasy on the body;  adhunā api —even now;  parama-ādareṇa —with great reverence;  śirasā —by the head;  bibharti —he bears.
TRANSLATION
Dhruva Mahārāja, the famous son of Mahārāja Uttānapāda, is known as the most exalted devotee of the Supreme Lord because of his firm determination in executing devotional service. Knowing that the sacred Ganges water washes the lotus feet of Lord Viṣṇu, Dhruva Mahārāja, situated on his own planet, to this very day accepts that water on his head with great devotion. Because he constantly thinks of Krṣṇa very devoutly within the core of his heart, he is overcome with ecstatic anxiety. Tears flow from his half-open eyes, and eruptions appear on his entire body.
PURPORT
When a person is firmly fixed in devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he is described as  vīra-vrata , fully determined.