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Dhruva Mahārāja Goes Back to Godhead
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means the  guru  or the spiritual master who shows the way. Such a  guru  is sometimes called  śikṣā-guru . Although Nārada Muni was his  dīkṣā-guru  (initiating spiritual master), Sunīti, his mother, was the first who gave him instruction on how to achieve the favor of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It is the duty of the  śikṣā-guru  or  dīkṣā-guru  to instruct the disciple in the right way, and it depends on the disciple to execute the process. According to śāstric injunctions, there is no difference between  śikṣā-guru  and  dīkṣā-guru , and generally the  śikṣā-guru  later on becomes the  dīkṣā-guru . Sunīti, however, being a woman, and specifically his mother, could not become Dhruva Mahārāja's  dīkṣā-guru . Still, he was not less obliged to Sunīti. There was no question of carrying Nārada Muni to Vaikuṇṭhaloka, but Dhruva Mahārāja thought of his mother.
Whatever plan the Supreme Personality of Godhead contemplates immediately fructifies. Similarly, a devotee who is completely dependent on the Supreme Lord can also fulfill his wishes by the grace of the Lord. The Lord fulfills His wishes independently, but a devotee fulfills his wishes simply by being dependent on the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore as soon as Dhruva Mahārāja thought of his poor mother, he was assured by the associates of Viṣṇu that Sunīti was also going to Vaikuṇṭhaloka in another plane. Dhruva Mahārāja had thought that he was going alone to Vaikuṇṭhaloka, leaving behind his mother, which was not very auspicious because people would criticize him for going alone to Vaikuṇṭhaloka and not carrying with him Sunīti, who had given him so much. But Dhruva also considered that he was not personally the Supreme. Therefore, if Kṛṣṇa fulfilled his desires, only then would it be possible. Kṛṣṇa could immediately understand his mind, and He told him that his mother was also going with him. This incident proves that a pure devotee like Dhruva Mahārāja can fulfill all his desires; by the grace of the Lord, he becomes exactly like the Lord, and thus whenever he thinks of anything, his wish is immediately fulfilled.
TEXT 33
इति व्यवसितं तस्य व्यवसाय सुरोक्षमौ । दर्शयामासतुर्देवीं पुरो यानेन गच्छतीम् ॥३३॥
iti vyavasitam tasya vyavasāya surottamau darśayām āsatur devīm puro yānena gacchatīm