Text 27]
Dhruva Mahārāja Returns Home
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dhāma —to His abode;  svam —own;  agāt —He returned;  garuḍa-dhvajaḥ —Lord Viṣṇu, whose flag bears the emblem of Garuḍa.
TRANSLATION
The great sage Maitreya said: After being worshiped and honored by the boy, Dhruva Mahārāja, and offering him His abode, Lord Viṣṇu returned to His abode on the back of Garuḍa as Dhruva Mahārāja looked on.
PURPORT
From this verse it appears that Lord Viṣṇu awarded Dhruva Mahārāja the same abode in which He resides. His abode is described in the  Bhagavad-gītā  (15.6):  yad gatvā na nivartante tad dhāma paramam mama .
TEXT 27
सोऽपि संकल्पजं विष्णोः पादसेवोपसादितम् । प्राप्य संकल्पनिर्वाणं नातिप्रीतोऽभ्यगात्पुरम्॥२७॥
so 'pi saṅkalpajam viṣṇoḥ pāda-sevopasāditam prāpya saṅkalpa-nirvāṇam nātiprīto 'bhyagāt puram
saḥ —he (Dhruva Mahārāja);  api —although;  saṅkalpa-jam —the desired result;  viṣṇoḥ —of Lord Viṣṇu;  pāda-sevā —by serving the lotus feet;  upasāditam —obtained;  prāpya —having achieved;  saṅkalpa —of his determination;  nirvāṇam —the satisfaction;  na —not;  atiprītaḥ —very much pleased;  abhyagāt —he returned;  puram —to his home.
TRANSLATION
Despite having achieved the desired result of his determination by worshiping the lotus feet of the Lord, Dhruva Mahārāja was not very pleased. Thus he returned to his home.
PURPORT
By worshiping the lotus feet of the Lord in devotional service as instructed by Nārada Muni, Dhruva Mahārāja achieved the desired result. His desire was to get a very exalted position, excelling those of his father, grandfather and great-grandfather, and although it was a somewhat childish determination because Dhruva Mahārāja was nothing but a small child, still Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is so kind and