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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.12.45

ధన్యం యశస్యమాయుష్యం పుణ్యం స్వస్త్యయనం మహత్ । స్వర్గ్యం ధ్రౌవ్యం సౌమనస్యం ప్రశస్యమఘమర్షణమ్ ॥ ౪౫ ॥
dhanyaṁ yaśasyam āyuṣyaṁ
[dhanyam yashasyam aayushyam]
puṇyaṁ svasty-ayanaṁ mahat
[punyam svasty-ayanam mahat]
svargyaṁ dhrauvyaṁ saumanasyaṁ
[svargyam dhrauvyam saumanasyam]
praśasyam agha-marṣaṇam
[prashasyam agha-marshanam]
dhanyam — bestowing wealth yaśasyam — bestowing reputation āyuṣyam — increasing the duration of life puṇyam — sacred svasti-ayanam — creating auspiciousness mahat — great svargyam — bestowing achievement of heavenly planets dhrauvyam — or Dhruvaloka saumanasyam — pleasing to the mind praśasyam — glorious agha-marṣaṇam — counteracting all kinds of sinful activities.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
dhanyaṁ yaśasyam āyuṣyaṁ
dhanyam
bestowing wealth
yaśasyam
bestowing reputation
āyuṣyam
increasing the duration of life
puṇyaṁ svasty-ayanaṁ mahat
puṇyam
sacred
svasti-ayanam
creating auspiciousness
mahat
great
svargyaṁ dhrauvyaṁ saumanasyaṁ
svargyam
bestowing achievement of heavenly planets
dhrauvyam
or Dhruvaloka
saumanasyam
pleasing to the mind
praśasyam agha-marṣaṇam
praśasyam
glorious
agha-marṣaṇam
counteracting all kinds of sinful activities.
By hearing the narration of Dhruva Mahārāja one can fulfill desires for wealth, reputation and increased duration of life. It is so auspicious that one can even go to a heavenly planet or attain Dhruvaloka, which was achieved by Dhruva Mahārāja, just by hearing about him. The demigods also become pleased because this narration is so glorious, and it is so powerful that it can counteract all the results of one’s sinful actions.

There are different types of men in this world, not all of them pure devotees. Some are karmīs, desiring to acquire vast wealth. There are also persons who are only after reputation. Some desire to be elevated to the heavenly planets or to go to Dhruvaloka, and others want to please the demigods to get material profits. Herein it is recommended by Maitreya that every one of them can hear the narration about Dhruva Mahārāja and thus get their desired goal. It is recommended that the devotees ( akāma ), the karmīs ( sarva-kāma ) and the jṣānīs, who desire to be liberated ( mokṣa-kāma ), should all worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead to acquire their desired goals of life. Similarly, if anyone hears about the activities of the Lord’s devotee, he can achieve the same result. There is no difference between the activities and character of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and those of His pure devotees.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
For persons desiring wealth, fame, long life, pious credits, good fortune, great position in heaven, by hearing repeatedly with faith the praiseworthy activities of Dhruva, dear to the Lord, which allow one to attain Dhruvaloka, and which are suitable even for the devatās and destroy all sins, bhakti to the Lord, which destroys all miseries, develops. Dhanyam means “for those desiring wealth.” Dhrauvyam means it enables one to attain Dhruvaloka. Saumanasyam means “suitable for devatās.” This pastime is suitable for the devatās to hear and recite. The grammatical structures is “The bhakti (of that person so situated—this phrase should be supplied), having heard the activities of Dhruva, develops.”
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