394 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 9
tvam—you; yatah—wherefrom; na—never; dvartate—will come back; gatah—
having gone there.
TRANSLATION
The Personality of Godhead continued: My dear Dhruva, after your
material life in this body, you will go to My planet, which is always offered
obeisances by the residents of all other planetary systems. It is situated
above the planets of the seven ris, and when you go there you never have
to come back again to this material world.
PURPORT
In this verse the word navartate is very significant. The Lord says, “‘You
will not come back to this material world because you will reach mat-
sthanam, My abode.” Therefore Dhruvaloka, or the Pole Star, is the abode
of Lord Visnu within this material world. Upon it there is an ocean of
milk, and within that ocean there is an island known as Svetadvipa. It is
clearly indicated that this planet is situated above the seven planetary
systems of the ysis, and because this planet is Visnuloka, it is worshiped by
all other planetary systems. It may be questioned here what will happen
to the planet known as Dhruvaloka at the time of the dissolution of this
universe. The answer is simple: Dhruvaloka remains, like other
Vaikunthalokas, beyond this universe. Srila Vigvanatha Cakravart? Thakura
has commented in this connection that the very word navartate indicates
that this planet is eternal.
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aa sara
rafaa: & amass: Tay |
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maitreya uvaca
ity arcitah sa bhagavan
atidigyatmanah padam
balasya pasyato dhéma svam
agad garuda-dhvajah
maitreyah uvaca—the great sage Maitreya continued to speak; iti— thus;
arcitah—being honored and worshiped; sah—the Supreme Lord; bhagavan—
Personality of Godhead; atidisya—after offering; atmanaft—His personal;
padam-—residence; balasya—while the boy; pasyatah—was looking on;
