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Dhruva Mahārāja Leaves Home for the Forest
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—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  kalayā —by plenary expansion;  rakṣāyām —for the protection;  jagataḥ —of the world;  sthitau —for the maintenance.
TRANSLATION
Svāyambhuva Manu had two sons by his wife Śatarūpā, and the names of the sons were Uttānapāda and Priyavrata. Because both of them were descendants of the plenary expansion of Vāsudeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, they were very competent to rule the universe to maintain and protect the citizens.
PURPORT
It is said that these two kings, Uttānapāda and Priyavrata, were specifically empowered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, unlike the great King Rṣabha, who is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself.
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जाये उत्तानपादस्य सुनीतिः सुरुचिस्तयोः । सुरुचिः प्रेयसी पत्युर्नेतरा यत्सुतो ध्रुवः ॥ ८ ॥
jāye uttānapādasya sunītiḥ surucis tayoḥ suruciḥ preyasī patyur netarā yat-suto dhruvaḥ
jāye —of the two wives;  uttānapādasya —of King Uttānapāda;  sunītiḥ —Sunīti;  suruciḥ —Suruci;  tayoḥ —of both of them;  suruciḥ —Suruci;  preyasī —very dear;  patyuḥ —of the husband;  na itarā —not the other;  yat —whose;  sutaḥ —son;  dhruvaḥ —Dhruva.
TRANSLATION
King Uttānapāda had two queens, named Sunīti and Suruci. Suruci was much more dear to the King; Sunīti, who had a son named Dhruva, was not his favorite.
PURPORT
The great sage Maitreya wanted to describe the pious activities of the kings. Priyavrata was the first son of Svāyambhuva Manu, and Uttānapāda