Text 69] Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Siva 1119
ksipram bhavati dharmatma
Sasvac-chantim nigacchati
kaunteya pratijanthi
na me bhaktah pranasyati
“He quickly becomes righteous and attains lasting peace. O son of Kunti,
declare it boldly that My devotee never perishes.” (Bg. 9.31)
TEXT 69
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idam japata bhadram vo
visuddha nrpa-nandanah
sva-dharmam anutisthanto
bhagavaty arpitasayah
idam—this; japata—while chanting; bhadram—all auspiciousness; vah— all
of you; visuddhah—purified; nrpa-nandanah—the sons of the king; sva-
dharmam—one’s occupational duties; anutisthantah—executing; bhagavati—
unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; arpita—given up; asayah—
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 Siva 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 brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya, sudra, 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 Krsna maha-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 Krsna maha-mantra also says, ““My dear
Lord Krsna, my dear Lord Rama, O energy of the Lord, Hare, kindly
