362 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 9

PURPORT

The word sahasrasirsa refers to the Personality of Godhead known as
Garbhodakasayi Visnu. Although the Lord appeared as Ksirodakasayi
Visnu, He has been described here as Sahasrasirga Visnu because He is non-
different from Garbhodakagayi Visnu. According to Srila Sanatana
Gosvami in his Bhagavatamrta, the Sahasrasirga Personality of Godhead
who appeared at that time was the incarnation known as Prsgnigarbha. He
created the planet known as Dhruvaloka for the habitation of Dhruva
Maharaja.

TEXT 2

aa fa aioe
TaTa eat aor |
faced TANTRA
affiad are eT NI

sa vai dhiya yoga-vipaka-tivraya
hrt-padma-kose sphuritam tadit-prabham
tirohitam sahasaivopalaksya
bahih sthitam tad-avastham dadarsa

sah—Dhruva Maharaja; vai—also; dhiya—by meditation; yoga-vipaka-
tivrayd—on account of mature realization of the yogic process; hrt—the
heart; padma-kose—on the lotus of; sphuritam—manifested; tadit-
prabham—brilliant like lightning; tirohitam—having disappeared; sahasa—
all of a sudden; eva—also; upalaksya—by observing; bahih sthitam—exter-
nally situated; tat-avastham—in the same posture; dadarsa—was able to see.

TRANSLATION

The form of the Lord, which was brilliant like lightning and in which
Dhruva Maharaja, in his mature yogic process, was fully absorbed in medi-
tation, all of a sudden disappeared. Thus Dhruva was perturbed, and his
meditation broke. As soon as he opened his eyes he saw the Supreme
Personality of Godhead personally present, just as he had been seeing Him
in his heart.

PURPORT

Because of his mature position in yogic meditation, Dhruva Maharaja
was constantly observing the form of the Personality of Godhead within
