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Dhruva Mahārāja Leaves Home for the Forest
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PURPORT
Sunīti cited the example of Lord Brahmā, who was Dhruva Mahārāja's great-grandfather. Although Lord Brahmā is also a living being, by his penance and austerity he acquired the exalted position of creator of this universe by the mercy of the Supreme Lord. To become successful in any attempt, one not only has to undergo severe penances and austerities, but also must be dependent on the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This indication had been given to Dhruva Mahārāja by his stepmother and was now confirmed by his own mother, Sunīti.
TEXT 21
तथा मनुर्वो भगवान् पितामहो यमेकमत्या पुरुदक्षिणैर्मस्त्रैः । इष्टाभिपेदे दुरवापमन्यतो मौमं सुखं दिव्यमथापवर्ग्यम् ॥२१॥
tathā manur vo bhagavān pitā-maho yam eka-matyā puru-dakṣiṇair makhaiḥ iṣṭvābhipede duravāpam anyato bhaumam sukham divyam athāpavargyam
tathā—similarly; manuḥ—Svāyambhuva Manu; vaḥ—your; bhagavān—worshipable; pitā-mahaḥ—grandfather; yam—unto whom; eka-matyā—with unflinching devotion; puru—great; dakṣiṇaiḥ—charity; makhaiḥ—by executing sacrifices; iṣṭvā—worshiping; abhipede—achieved; duravāpam—difficult to achieve; anyataḥ—by any other means; bhaumam—material; sukham—happiness; divyam—celestial; atha—thereafter; āpavargyam—liberation.
TRANSLATION
Sunīti informed her son: Your grandfather, Svāyambhuva Manu, executed great sacrifices with distribution of charity, and thereby, with unflinching faith and devotion, he worshiped and satisfied the Supreme Personality of Godhead. By acting in that way he achieved the greatest success in material happiness and afterwards achieved liberation, which is impossible to obtain by worshiping the demigods.