540 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4 Ch. 12

TEXT 46

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§rutvaitac chraddhayabhiksnam
acyuta-priya-cestitam
bhaved bhaktir bhagavati
yaya syat klesa-sanksayah

Srultvad—by hearing; etat—this; sraddhayd—with faith; abhiksnam—re-
peatedly; acyuta—to the Supreme Personality of Godhead; priya—dear;
cestitam—activities; bhavet—develops; bhaktih—devotion; bhagavati—unto
the Supreme Personality of Godhead; yaya—by which; sydt—must be;
klesa—of miseries; sanksayah—complete diminution.

TRANSLATION

Anyone who hears the narration of Dhruva Maharaja, and who
repeatedly tries with faith and devotion to understand his pure character,
attains the pure devotional platform and executes pure devotional service.
By such activities one can diminish the threefold miserable conditions of
material life.

PURPORT

Here the word acyuta-priya is very significant. Dhruva Maharaja’s
character and reputation are great because he is very dear to Acyuta, the
Supreme Personality of Godhead. As the pastimes and activities of the
Supreme Lord are pleasing to hear, so hearing about His devotees, who
are very dear to the Supreme Person, is also pleasing and potent. If one
simply reads over and over again about Dhruva Maharaja by hearing and
reading this chapter, he can attain the highest perfection of life in any way
he desires; most importantly, he gets the chance to become a great devotee.
To become a great devotee means to finish all miserable conditions of
materialistic life.

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