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him that since he was a child he did not understand the distinction between the two queens. This is another statement of Queen Suruci's pride.
TEXT 13
तपसाराध्य पुरुषं तस्यैवानुग्रहेण मे । गर्भे त्वं साधयात्मानं यदीच्छसि नृपासनम् ॥१३॥
tapasārādhya puruṣam tasyaivānugraheṇa me garbhe tvam sādhayātmānam yadīcchasi nṛpāsanam
tapasā —by austerities;  ārādhya —having satisfied;  puruṣam —the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  tasya —by His;  eva —only;  anugraheṇa —by the mercy of;  me —my;  garbhe —in the womb;  tvam —you;  sādhaya —place;  ātmānam —yourself;  yadi —if;  icchasi —you desire;  nṛpa-āsanam —on the throne of the King.
TRANSLATION
If you at all desire to rise to the throne of the King, then you have to undergo severe austerities. First of all you must satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa, and then, when you are favored by Him because of such worship, you shall have to take your next birth in my womb.
PURPORT
Suruci was so envious of Dhruva Mahārāja that she indirectly asked him to change his body. According to her, first of all he had to die, then take his next body in her womb, and only then would it be possible for Dhruva Mahārāja to ascend the throne of his father.
TEXT 14
मैत्रेय उवाच
मातुः सपत्न्याः स दुरुक्तिविद्धः असन् रुषा दण्डहतो यथाहिः ।