Dhruva Mahārāja Goes Back to Godhead
पौर्णमास्यां सिनीवाल्यां द्वादश्यां श्रवणेऽथवा । दिनक्षये व्यतीपाते सङ्क्रमेऽर्कदिनेऽपि वा ॥ ४९ ॥ श्रावयेच्छ्रद्दधानानां तीर्थपादपदाश्रय: । नेच्छंस्तत्रात्मनात्मानं सन्तुष्ट इति सिध्यति ॥ ५० ॥
Transliteration
paurṇamāsyāṁ sinīvālyāṁ dvādaśyāṁ śravaṇe ’thavā dina-kṣaye vyatīpāte saṅkrame ’rkadine ’pi vāśrāvayec chraddadhānānāṁ tīrtha-pāda-padāśrayaḥ necchaṁs tatrātmanātmānaṁ santuṣṭa iti sidhyati
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
paurṇamāsyām — on the full-moon day; sinīvālyām — on the dark-moon day; dvādaśyām — on the day after Ekādaśī; śravaṇe — during the Śravaṇa star’s appearance; athavā — or; dina-kṣaye — at the end of the tithi; vyatīpāte — a particular day of the name; saṅkrame — at the end of the month; arkadine — on Sunday; api — also; vā — or; śrāvayet — one should recite; śraddadhānānām — to a receptive audience; tīrtha-pāda — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; pada-āśrayaḥ — taken shelter of the lotus feet; na icchan — without desiring remuneration; tatra — there; ātmanā — by the self; ātmānam — the mind; santuṣṭaḥ — pacified; iti — thus; sidhyati — becomes perfect.
Translation
“Persons who have completely taken shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord should recite this narration of Dhruva Mahārāja without taking remuneration. Specifically, recitation is recommended on the full-moon or dark-moon day, on the day after Ekādaśī, on the appearance of the Śravaṇa star, at the end of a particular tithi, or the occasion of Vyatīpāta, at the end of the month, or on Sunday. Such recitation should of course be performed before a favorable audience. When recitation is performed this way, without professional motive, the reciter and audience become perfect.”