Text 6] Description of the Descendants of Dhruva Mahārāja
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yāḥ —which;  tāḥ —all those;  devarṣiṇā —by the great sage Nārada;  tatra —there;  varṇitāḥ —narrated;  bhagavat-kathāḥ —preachings pertaining to the activities of the Lord;  mahyam —unto me;  śuśrūṣave —very eager to hear;  brahman —my dear  brāhmaṇa ;  kārtsnyena —fully;  ācaṣṭum arhasi —kindly explain.
TRANSLATION
My dear  brāhmaṇa , how did Nārada Muni glorify the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and what pastimes were described in that meeting? I am very eager to hear of them. Kindly explain fully about that glorification of the Lord.
PURPORT
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  is the record of  bhagavat-kathā , topics about the pastimes of the Lord. What Vidura was anxious to hear from Maitreya we can also hear five thousand years later, provided we are very eager.
TEXT 6
मैत्रेय उवाच
ध्रुवस्य चोत्कलः पुत्रः पितरि प्रस्थिते वनम् । सार्वमौमश्रियं नैच्छदधिराजासनं पितुः ॥ ६ ॥
maitreya uvāca   dhruvasya cotkalaḥ putraḥ   pitari prasthite vanam   sārvabhauma-śriyam naicchad   adhirājāsanam pituḥ
maitreyaḥ uvāca —the great sage Maitreya said;  dhruvasya —of Dhruva Mahārāja;  ca —also;  utkalaḥ —Utkala;  putraḥ —son;  pitari —after the father;  prasthite —departed;  vanam —for the forest;  sārva-bhauma —including all lands;  śriyam —opulence;  na aicchat —did not desire;  adhirāja —royal;  āsanam —throne;  pituḥ —of the father.
TRANSLATION
The great sage Maitreya replied: My dear Vidura, when Mahārāja Dhruva departed for the forest, his son, Utkala, did not desire to accept the opulent throne of his father, which was meant for the ruler of all the lands of this planet.