पौर्णमास्यां सिनीवाल्यां द्वादश्यां श्रवणेऽथवा । दिनक्षये व्यतीपाते सङ्क्रमेऽर्कदिनेऽपि वा ॥ ४९ ॥ श्रावयेच्छ्रद्दधानानां तीर्थपादपदाश्रय: । नेच्छंस्तत्रात्मनात्मानं सन्तुष्ट इति सिध्यति ॥ ५० ॥
paurnamasyam sinivalyam dvadasyam sravane ’thava dina-ksaye vyatipate sankrame ’rkadine ’pi va sravayec chraddadhananam tirtha-pada-padasrayah necchams tatratmanatmanam santusta iti sidhyati
- paurnamasyam
- on the full-moon day
- sinivalyam
- on the dark-moon day
- dvadasyam
- on the day after Ekadasi
- sravane
- during the Sravana star’s appearance
- athava
- or
- dina-ksaye
- at the end of the tithi
- vyatipate
- a particular day of the name
- sankrame
- at the end of the month
- arkadine
- on Sunday
- api
- also
- va
- or
- sravayet
- one should recite
- sraddadhananam
- to a receptive audience
- tirtha-pada
- of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- pada-asrayah
- taken shelter of the lotus feet
- na icchan
- without desiring remuneration
- tatra
- there
- atmana
- by the self
- atmanam
- the mind
- santustah
- pacified
- iti
- thus
- sidhyati
- becomes perfect
Persons who have completely taken shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord should recite this narration of Dhruva Maharaja without taking remuneration. Specifically, recitation is recommended on the full-moon or dark-moon day, on the day after Ekadasi, on the appearance of the Sravana star, at the end of a particular tithi, or the occasion of Vyatipata, 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.