CHAPTER TWELVE

Dhruva Maharaja Goes Back to Godhead

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aA TaeeHATAT Ut 2 UI
maitreya uvaca
dhruvam nivrttam pratibuddhya vaisasad
apeta-manyum bhagavan dhanesvarah
tatragatas carana-yaksa-kinnaraih
samstuyamaro nyavadat krtanjalim

maitreyah uvaca—Maitreya said; dhruvam—Dhruva Maharaja; nivrttam—
ceased; pratibuddhya—having learned; vaisasat—from killing; apeta—sub-
sided; manyum—anger; bhagavan—Kuvera; dhana-isvarah—master of the
treasury; tatra—there; dgatah—appeared; cadrana—by the Caranas; yaksa—
Yakgas; kinnaraih—and by the Kinnaras; samstityamanaft—being worshiped;
nyavadat—spoke; krta-aijalim—te Dhruva with folded hands.

TRANSLATION

The great sage Maitreya said: My dear Vidura, Dhruva Maharaja’s anger
subsided, and he completely ceased killing Yaksas. When Kuvera, the most
blessed master of the treasury, learned this news, he appeared before him.
While being worshiped by Yakgas, Kinnaras and Caranas, he spoke to
Dhruva Maharaja, who stood before him with folded hands.

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