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Dhruva Mahārāja Leaves Home for the Forest
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that Dhruva Mahārāja left his father's capital city to go to a secluded place to search out the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It is the instruction of Prahlāda Mahārāja also that if one is seeking peace of mind he should free himself from all contamination of family life and take shelter of the Supreme Godhead by going to the forest. To the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava this forest is the forest of Vṛndā, or Vṛndāvana. If one takes shelter of Vṛndāvana under Vṛndāvaneśvarī, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, certainly all the problems of his life are solved very easily.
TEXT 25
नारदस्तदुपाकर्ण्य ज्ञात्वा तस्य चिक्रीर्षितम् । स्पृष्ट्वा मूर्धन्यघघ्नेन पाणिना प्राह विस्मितः ॥२५॥
nāradas tad upākarṇya jñātvā tasya cikīrṣitam spṛṣṭvā mūrdhany agha-ghnena pāṇinā prāha vismitaḥ
nāradaḥ—the great sage Nārada; tat—that; upākarṇya—overhearing; jñātvā—and knowing; tasya—his (Dhruva Mahārāja's); cikīrṣitam—activities; spṛṣṭvā—by touching; mūrdhani—on the head; agha-ghnena—which can drive away all sinful activities; pāṇinā—by the hand; prāha—said; vismitaḥ—being surprised.
TRANSLATION
The great sage Nārada overheard this news, and understanding all the activities of Dhruva Mahārāja, he was struck with wonder. He approached Dhruva, and touching his head with his all-virtuous hand, he spoke as follows.
PURPORT
When Dhruva Mahārāja was talking with his mother, Sunīti, of all the incidences that had taken place in the palace, Nārada was not present.