434 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 10
was busy in his political affairs and duties of government management,
still he was very anxious for self-realization. Therefore as soon as his son,
Dhruva Maharaja, was quite worthy to take charge of the government, he
took this opportunity to leave home, just like his son, who, without fear,
left home for self-realization, even at the age of five years. These are rare
instances from which we can see that the importance of spiritual realization
is above all other important work. Maharaja Uttanapada knew very well
that to get his son, Dhruva Maharaja, married was not so important that it
should take preference to his going away to the forest for self-realization.
TEXT 2
gorarate aratat a: g5at ETAT: |
EPCS ECM CECECICCT Ga
ilayam api bharyayam
vayoh putryam maha-balah
putram utkala-namanam
yosid-ratnam ajijanat
iayam—unto his wife named 11a; api—also; bharyayam—unto his wife;
vayoh—of the demigod Vayu (controller of air); putryam— unto the daugh-
ter; maha-balah—the greatly powerful Dhruva Maharaja; putram—son;
utkala—Utkala; namanam—of the name; yosit—female; ratnam—jewel;
ajijanat—he begot.
TRANSLATION
The greatly powerful Dhruva Maharaja had another wife named [la, who
was the daughter of the demigod Vayu. In her he begot a son named Utkala
and a very beautiful daughter.
TEXT 3
TUCAGT A BATA | ASTTAT |
aa: aaa Tea Tf TAT NN 3 I
uttamas tv akrtodvaho
mrgayayam baliyasa
hatah punya-janenadrau
tan-matasya gatim gata
uttamah—Uttama; tu—but; akrta—without; udvahah— marriage; mrgaya-
yam—on a hunting excursion; baliyasd—very powerful; hatah—was killed;
punya-janena—by a Yaksa; adrau—on the Himalayan Mountains; tat—
his; mata—mother (Suruci); asya—of her son; gatim—way ; gatd—followed.
