Text 42] Dhruva Maharaja Leaves Home for the Forest 319
way. In other words, even if one is full of material desires, he can continue
his devotional service to the Lord, and all his desires will be fulfilled.
TEXT 42
THT TS AR I WATER Bly |
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tat tata gaccha bhadram te
yamunay as tatam suci
pupyam madhuvanam yatra
sannidhyam nityada hareh

tat—that; tata—my dear son; gaccha—go; bhadram—good fortune; te—
for you; yamunayah—of the Yamuna; tafam—bank; suci—being purified;
pupyam—the holy; madhuvanam—of the name Madhuvana; yatra—where;
sannidhyam—being nearer; nityada—always; hareh—of the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

My dear boy, therefore I wish all good fortune for you. You should go
to the bank of the Yamuna, where there is a virtuous forest named
Madhuvana, and there be purified. Just by going there, one draws nearer to
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who always lives there.

PURPORT

Both Narada Muni and Suniti, the mother of Dhruva Maharaja, advised
Dhruva Maharaja to worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Now,
Narada Muni is especially giving him directions how this worship of the
Supreme Person can very quickly fructify. He recommends that Dhruva
Maharaja go to the bank of the Yamuna, where there is a forest by the
name Madhuvana, and begin his meditation and worship there.

Places of pilgrimage yield a special advantage for a devotee in quickly
advancing his spiritual life. Lord Krsna lives everywhere, but still it is very
easy to approach Him in holy places of pilgrimage because these places are
inhabited by great sages. Lord Sri Krsna says that He lives wherever His
devotees are chanting the glories of His transcendental activities. There are
many places of pilgrimage in India, and especially prominent are
Badrinarayana, Dvaraka, Ramesvaram and Jagannatha Puri. These sacred
