CHAPTER TWELVE
Dhruva Maharaja Goes Back to Godhead
TEXT 1
2a vara
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at fad sftgga aaa
ara AA Yaa: |
ARAM -qaaeHaTAfoy It 8 I
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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