Text 15] Gajendra Returns to the Spiritual World
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higher planetary systems;  yaśasyam —increasing one's reputation as a devotee;  kali-kalmaṣa-apaham —diminishing the contamination of the Kali-yuga;  duḥsvapna-nāśam —counteracting the causes of bad dreams;  kuru-varya —O best among the Kurus;  śṛṇvatām —of persons who hear this narration.
TRANSLATION
My dear King Parikṣit, I have now described the wonderful power of Kṛṣṇa, as displayed when the Lord delivered the King of the elephants. O best of the Kuru dynasty, those who hear this narration become fit to be promoted to the higher planetary systems. Simply because of hearing this narration, they gain a reputation as devotees, they are unaffected by the contamination of Kali-yuga, and they never see bad dreams.
TEXT 15
यथानुकीर्तयन्त्येतच्छ्रेयस्कामा द्विजातयः ।
शुचयः प्रातरुत्थाय दुःखमाद्युपशान्तये ॥१५॥
yathānukīrtayanty etac chreyas-kāmā dvijātayaḥ śucayaḥ prātar utthāya duḥsvapnādy-upaśāntaye
yathā —without deviation;  anukīrtayanti —they chant;  etat —this narration of the deliverance of Gajendra;  śreyaḥ-kāmāḥ —persons who desire their own auspiciousness;  dvi-jātayaḥ —the twiceborn ( brāhmaṇas ,  kṣatriyas  and  vaiśyas );  śucayaḥ —especially the  brāhmaṇas , who are always clean;  prātaḥ —in the morning;  utthāya —after getting up from sleep;  duḥsvapna-ādi —beginning with sleeping badly at night;  upaśāntaye —to counteract all troublesome positions.
TRANSLATION
Therefore, after getting up from bed in the morning, those who desire their own welfare—especially the  brāhmaṇas ,  kṣatriyas ,  vaiśyas  and in particular the  brāhmaṇa Vaiṣṇavas —should chant