Text 5] Dhruva Maharaja’s Fight with the Yaksas 435
TRANSLATION
Dhruva Maharaja’s younger brother Uttama, who was still unmarried,
once went on a hunting excursion and was killed by a powerful Yakga in
the Himalayan Mountains. Along with him, his mother, Suruci, also
followed the path of her son [died].
TEXT 4
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wa aead wat BMA gartia: |
Ft AGAMA We PaTAeIA |v Il
dhruvo bhratr-vadham srutva
kopamarsa-sucarpitah
jaitrarn syandanam asthaya
gatah punya-janalayam
dhruvah— Dhruva Maharaja; bhratr-vadham—killing of his brother; srutva
—hearing this news; kopa—anger; amarsa—vengeance; suca—lamentation;
arpitah —being filled with; jaitram—victorious; syandanam—chariot; adsthaya
—getting on; gatah—went; punya-jana-dlayam—to the city of the Yaksas.
TRANSLATION
When Dhruva Maharaja heard of the killing of his brother Uttama by the
Yaksas in the Himalayan Mountains, being overwhelmed with lamentation
and anger, he got on his chariot and went for victory over the city of the
Yaksas, Alakapuri.
PURPORT
Dhruva Maharaja’s becoming angry, overwhelmed with grief, and envious
of the enemies was not incompatible with his position as a great devotee.
It is a misunderstanding that a devotee should not be angry, envious or
overwhelmed by lamentation. Dhruva Maharaja was the King, and when
his brother was unceremoniously killed, it was his duty to take revenge
against the Yaksas from the Himalayas.
TEXTS
Ta Ra ust wTaafrany |
aaa fenarat get qeRdger 4 II
gatvodicim disarm raja
rudranucara-sevitam
