CHAPTER TEN
Dhruva Maharaja's Fight with the Yaksas

TEXT 1

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maitreya uvaca
prajapater duhitararn
sigumarasya vai dhruvah
upayeme bhramim nama
tat-sutau kalpa-vatsarau

maitreyah uvaca—the great sage Maitreya continued; prajd-pateh—of the
prajapati; duhitaram— daughter; sigsumarasya—of Sigumara; vai—certainly ;
dhruvah—Dhruva Maharaja; upayeme—married; bhramim—Bhrami; nama—
named; at-sutau—her sons; kalpa—Kalpa; vatsarau— V atsara.

TRANSLATION

The great sage Maitreya said: My dear Vidura, thereafter Dhruva
Maharaja married the daughter of Prajapati Sisumara, whose name was
Bhrami, and two sons named Kalpa and Vatsara were born of her.

PURPORT

It appears that Dhruva Maharaja married after being installed on the
throne of his father and after the departure of his father for the forest for
self-realization. It is very important to note in this connection that since
Maharaja Uttanapada was greatly affectionate towards his son, and since it
is the duty of a father to get his sons and daughters married as quickly as
possible, why did he not get his son married before he left home? The
answer is that Maharaja Uttanapada was a rajarsi, saintly king. Although he

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