Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.12.38
इत्युत्तानपद: पुत्रो ध्रुव: कृष्णपरायण: ।
अभूत्त्रयाणां लोकानां चूडामणिरिवामल: ॥ ३८ ॥
ity uttānapadaḥ putro
[ity uttaanapadah putro]
dhruvaḥ kṛṣṇa-parāyaṇaḥ
[dhruvah krishna-paraayanah]
abhūt trayāṇāṁ lokānāṁ
[abhoot trayaanaam lokaanaam]
cūḍā-maṇir ivāmalaḥ
[choodaa-manir ivaamalah]
Word-for-word
iti
—
thus
uttānapadaḥ
—
of Mahārāja Uttānapāda
putraḥ
—
the son
dhruvaḥ
—
Dhruva Mahārāja
kṛṣṇa-parāyaṇaḥ
—
fully Kṛṣṇa conscious
abhūt
—
became
trayāṇām
—
of the three
lokānām
—
worlds
cūḍā-maṇiḥ
—
the summit jewel
iva
—
like
amalaḥ
—
purified.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ity uttānapadaḥ putro
iti
thus
uttānapadaḥ
of Mahārāja Uttānapāda
putraḥ
the son
dhruvaḥ kṛṣṇa-parāyaṇaḥ
dhruvaḥ
Dhruva Mahārāja
kṛṣṇa-parāyaṇaḥ
fully Kṛṣṇa conscious
abhūt trayāṇāṁ lokānāṁ
abhūt
became
trayāṇām
of the three
lokānām
worlds
cūḍā-maṇir ivāmalaḥ
cūḍā-maṇiḥ
the summit jewel
iva
like
amalaḥ
purified.
In this way, the fully Kṛṣṇa conscious Dhruva Mahārāja, the exalted son of Mahārāja Uttānapāda, attained the summit of the three statuses of planetary systems.
Purport
The exact Sanskrit terminology for Kṛṣṇa consciousness is here mentioned: kṛṣṇa-parāyaṇaḥ. Parāyaṇa means “going forward.” Anyone who is going forward to the goal of Kṛṣṇa is called kṛṣṇa-parāyaṇa, or fully Kṛṣṇa conscious. The example of Dhruva Mahārāja indicates that every Kṛṣṇa conscious person can expect to reach the topmost summit of all three planetary systems within the universe. A Kṛṣṇa conscious person can occupy an exalted position beyond the imagination of any ambitious materialist.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Thus, pure Dhruva, son of Uttānapada, who was surrendered to Kṛṣṇa, was the crest jewel of the three planetary systems.
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Personal Guidance
Dhruva, fully Kṛṣṇa-conscious, attained the summit of all three planetary systems. The reach of full Kṛṣṇa-consciousness is total; no ceiling persists in front of the kṛṣṇa-parāyaṇa.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I half-conscious about Kṛṣṇa and surprised by half-results?
- What does 'going forward to Kṛṣṇa' look like as my dominant orientation today?
My note
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