Text 29] Dhruva Maharaja Goes Back to Godhead 521
PURPORT
We should mark how dutiful Dhruva Maharaja was in his devotional
service, even at the time he left this material world. He was constantly
alert in the performance of devotional duties. Every devotee should take
his bath early in the morning and decorate his body with tilaka. In Kali-
yuga one can hardly acquire gold or jeweled ornaments, but the twelve
tilaka marks on the body are sufficient as auspicious decorations topuri-
fy the body. Since Dhruva Maharaja was living at that time at Badarik-
asrama, there were other great sages there. Ile did not become puffed up
because the airplane sent by Lord Visnu was waiting for him; as a humble
Vaisnava, he accepted blessings from all the sages before riding on the
plane brought by the chief of the Vaikuntha associates.
TEXT 29
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parityabhyarcya dhisnyagryam
parsadav abhivandya ca
iyesa tad adhisthatum
bibhrad riipam hiranmayam
paritya—having circumambulated ; abh yarcya—having worshiped; dhisnya-
agryam—the transcendental airplane; parsadau—unto the two associates;
abhivandya—having offered obeisances; ca—also; iyesa—he attempted; tat—
that plane; adhisthatum—to board; bibhrat—illuminating; ripam—his form;
hiranmayam—golden.
TRANSLATION
Before getting aboard, Dhruva Maharaja worshiped the airplane, circum-
ambulated it, and also offered obeisances to the associates of Visnu. In
the meantime he became as brilliant and illuminating as molten gold. He
was thus completely prepared to board the transcendental plane.
PURPORT
In the absolute world, the plane as well as the associates of Lord Visnu
and Lord Visyu Himself are all spiritual. There is no material contami-
nation. In quality, everything there is one. As Lord Visnu is worshipable,
so also are His associates, His paraphernalia, His airplane and His abode,
