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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 9]
PURPORT
Dhruva Mahārāja was the lost child of Queen Sunūti, but during his absence she always meditated upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is able to rescue His devotee from all dangers. While Dhruva Mahārāja was absent from his home, not only did he undergo severe austerities in the forest of Madhuvana, but at home also his mother prayed to the Supreme Lord for his safety and good fortune. In other words, the Lord was worshiped by both the mother and the son, and both were able to achieve the supreme benediction from the Supreme Lord. The word  sudurjayam , an adjective which indicates that no one can conquer death, is very significant. When Dhruva Mahārāja was away from his home, his father thought that he was dead. Ordinarily a king's son only five years old and away from home in the forest would certainly be supposed dead, but by the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, not only was he saved, but he was blessed with the highest perfection.
TEXT 53
लल्यमानं जनैरेवं ध्रुवं सभ्रातरं नृपः। आरोप्य करिणीं हृष्टः स्तूयमानोऽविशत्पुरम् ॥५३॥
lālyamānam janair evam dhruvam sabhrātaram nṛpaḥ āropya kariṇīm hṛṣṭaḥ stūyamāno 'viśat puram
lālyamānam —being thus praised;  janaiḥ —by the people in general;  evam —thus;  dhruvam —Mahārāja Dhruva;  sa-bhrātaram —with his brother;  nṛpaḥ —the King;  āropya —placing;  kariṇīm —on the back of a she-elephant;  hṛṣṭaḥ —being so pleased;  stūyamānaḥ —and being so praised;  aviśat —returned;  puram —to his capital.
TRANSLATION
The sage Maitreya continued: My dear Vidura, when everyone was thus praising Dhruva Mahārāja, the King was very happy, and he had Dhruva and his brother seated on the back of a she-elephant. Thus he returned to his capital, where he was praised by all classes of men.
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तत्र तत्रोपसंक्षुप्तैर्लसन्यकरतोरणैः । सञ्चन्दैः कदलीस्तम्भैः पूगपोतैश्च तद्विधैः ॥५४॥