Texts 39-40] Dhruva Maharaja Returns Home 411

He therefore could not fix his faith in the message that Dhruva Maharaja
was coming back home again. For him this message said that a dead man
was coming back home, and so he could not believe it. After Dhruva
Maharaja’s departure from home, King Uttanapada thought that he was
the cause of his leaving, and thus he considered himself the most wretched.
Therefore, even though it was possible that his lost son was coming back
from the kingdom of death, he thought that since he was most sinful it was
not possible for him to be so fortunate as to get back his lost son.

TEXT 38
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arttedefaitat at mera 13

sraddhaya vakyam devarser
harsa-vegena dharsitah
varta-hartur atiprito
haram pradan maha-dhanam

sraddhaya—keeping faith; vakyam—in the words; devarseh—of the great
sage Narada; harsa-vegena—by great satisfaction; dharsitah—overwhelmed;
varta-hartuh—with the messenger who brought the news; atipritah—being
very satisfied; hdram—a pearl necklace; pradat—offered; maha-dhanam—
very valuable.

TRANSLATION

Although he could not believe the words of the messenger, he had full
faith in the word of the great sage, Narada. Thus he was greatly over-
whelmed by the news, and immediately he offered the messenger a highly
valuable garland in great satisfaction.

TEXTS 39-40
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MAN: FOIAI TASATP TA: 1122
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Pear aes: Ivol!

sad-agvami ratham aruhya
kartasvara-pariskrtam

brahmanath kula-vrddhais ca
paryasto ’matya-bandhubhih
