SB 4.12.46

TEXT 46

TEXT

श्रुत्वैतच्छ्रद्धयाभीक्ष्णम् अच्युतप्रियचेष्टितम् ।
भवेद्भक्तिर्भगवति यया स्यात्क्लेशसङ्क्षयः ॥ ४६ ॥

srutvaitac chraddhayabhiksnam

acyuta-priya-cestitam

bhaved bhaktir bhagavati

yaya syat klesa-saṅksayah

srutva-by hearing; etat-this; sraddhaya-with faith; abhiksnam-repeatedly; 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; syat-must be; klesa-of miseries; saṅksayah-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, 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, one 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.