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Dhruva Mahārāja Goes Back to Godhead
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TEXT 11
सर्वात्मन्यञ्छुतेऽसर्वे तीव्रौषां भक्तिमुद्धहन् । ददर्शात्मनि भूतेषु तमेवावस्थितं विभुम् ॥११॥
sarvātmany acyute 'sarve tīvraughām bhaktim udvahan dadarśātmani bhūteṣu tam evāvasthitam vibhum
sarva-ātmani —unto the Supersoul;  acyute —infallible;  asarve —without any limit;  tīvra-oghām —with unrelenting force;  bhaktim —devotional service;  udvahan —rendering;  dadarśa —he saw;  ātmani —in the Supreme Spirit;  bhūteṣu —in all living entities;  tam —Him;  eva —only;  avasthitam —situated;  vibhum —all-powerful.
TRANSLATION
Dhruva Mahārāja rendered devotional service unto the Supreme, the reservoir of everything, with unrelenting force. While carrying out his devotional service to the Lord, he could see that everything is situated in Him only and that He is situated in all living entities. The Lord is called acyuta because He never fails in His prime duty, to give protection to His devotees.
PURPORT
Dhruva Mahārāja not only performed many sacrifices, but he carried on his transcendental occupation, engagement in the devotional service of the Lord. The ordinary  karmīs  who want to enjoy the results of fruitive activities are concerned only with sacrifices and ritualistic ceremonies as enjoined in the Vedic  śāstras . Although Dhruva Mahārāja performed many sacrifices in order to be an exemplary king, he was constantly engaged in devotional service. The Lord always protects His surrendered devotee. A devotee can see that the Lord is situated in everyone's heart, as stated in the  Bhagavad-gītā  ( īśvaraḥ sarva-bhūtānām hṛd-deśe 'rjuna tiṣṭhati ). Ordinary persons cannot understand how the Supreme Lord is situated in everyone's heart, but a devotee can actually see Him. Not only can he see Him outwardly, but he can see, with spiritual vision, that everything is resting in the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as described in  Bhagavad-gītā  ( mat-sthāni sarva-bhūtāni ). That is the vision of a  mahā-bhāgavata . He sees everything others see, but instead of seeing merely the trees, the