Text 9] Dhruva Maharaja Goes Back to Godhead 497
tion that he might constantly remember the lotus feet of the Lord. This
stage of life is called pafica-purusartha. When a devotee comes to the
platform of pajica-purusartha, simply engaging in devotional service to
the Lord, the fourth purusartha, liberation, becomes very insignificant in his
eyes. Srila Prabodhananda Sarasvati has stated in this connection that for
a devotee liberation is a hellish condition of life; as for sense gratification,
which is available in the heavenly planets, the devotee considers it to be a
will-o’-the-wisp, having no value in life. Yogis endeavor to control the
senses, but for a devotee, controlling the senses is no difficulty at all. The
senses are compared to serpents, but for a devotee the serpents’ poison
teeth are broken. Thus Srila Prabodhananda Sarasvati has analyzed all
kinds of benedictions available in this world, and he clearly declares that
for a pure devotee they are all of no significance. Dhruva Maharaja was
also a maha-bhagavata, or a first-class pure devotee, and his intelligence was
very great (maha-matih). Unless one is very intelligent, one cannot take to
devotional service or Krgna consciousness. Naturally, anyone who is a first-
class devotee must be a first-class intelligent person and therefore not
interested in any kind of benediction within this material world. Dhruva
Maharaja was offered benediction by the king of the kings. Kuvera, the
treasurer of the demigods, whose only business is to supply immense riches
to persons within this materialistic world, is described as the king of kings
because unless benedicted by Kuvera one cannot become a king. The king
of the kings personally offered Dhruva Maharaja any amount of riches, but
he declined. He is described, therefore, as maha-matih, very thoughtful or
highly intellectual.
TEXT 9
Te HAT AM at TETRA: |
qeraseaey AIS AGE TAMIA HN 8 II
tasya pritena manasa
tam dattvaidavidas tatah
pasyato ’ntardadhe so ’pi
sva-puram pratyapadyata

tasya—with Dhruva; pritena—being very pleased; manasa—with such a
mentality; ta@m—that remembrance; dattva—having given; aidavidah—
Kuvera, son of Idavida; tatah—thereafter; pasyatah—while Dhruva was
looking on; antardadhe—disappeared; sah—he (Dhruva); api—also; sva-
puram—to his city; pratyapadyata—returned.
