Shloka 30
मुनय ऊचु: औत्तानपाद भगवांस्तव शार्ङ्गधन्वा देव: क्षिणोत्ववनतार्तिहरो विपक्षान् । यन्नामधेयमभिधाय निशम्य चाद्धा लोकोऽञ्जसा तरति दुस्तरमङ्ग मृत्युम् ॥ ३० ॥
munaya ūcuḥ auttānapāda bhagavāṁs tava śārṅgadhanvā devaḥ kṣiṇotv avanatārti-haro vipakṣān yan-nāmadheyam abhidhāya niśamya cāddhā loko ’ñjasā tarati dustaram aṅga mṛtyum
The sages said: “O Dhruva, son of Uttānapāda, may Bhagavān Śārṅgadhanvā—He who removes the distress of His bhaktas—destroy your threatening foes. The Lord’s holy Name is as powerful as the Lord Himself; by chanting and hearing that Name, people easily cross the hard-to-cross death and are fully protected.”
The great ṛṣis approached Dhruva Mahārāja at a time when his mind was very perplexed due to the magical feats exhibited by the Yakṣas. A devotee is always protected by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. By His inspiration only, the sages came to encourage Dhruva Mahārāja and assure him that there was no danger because he was a soul fully surrendered to the Supreme Lord. By the grace of the Lord, if a devotee, at the time of death, can simply chant His holy name — Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare — simply by chanting this mahā-mantra he immediately surpasses the great ocean of the material sky and enters the spiritual sky. He never has to come back for repetition of birth and death. Simply by chanting the holy name of the Lord, one can surpass the ocean of death, so Dhruva Mahārāja was certainly able to surpass the illusory magical feats of the Yakṣas, which for the time being disturbed his mind.
FAQs
This verse says that simply by uttering and hearing the Lord’s name, one can swiftly cross over the otherwise insurmountable barrier of death.
They invoke the Lord—protector of the surrendered—to remove the king’s distress and destroy opposing forces, affirming that divine shelter is gained through remembrance of His name.
Make regular chanting and attentive hearing of God’s names a daily practice, especially during fear, anxiety, or conflict—cultivating surrender and inner steadiness.