514 Srimad-Bhagavatam | Canto 4, Ch, 12

tam—him; krsna—of Lord Krsna; pada—of the lotus feet; abhinivista—
absorbed in thought; cetasam—whose heart; baddha-afijalim—with folded
hands; prasraya—very humbly; namra—bowed; kandharam—whose neck;
sunanda—Sunanda; nandau—and Nanda; upasrtya—approaching; sa-smitam
—smilingly; pratyiicatuh—addressed; puskara-nadbha—of \ord Visnu, who
has a lotus navel; sammatau—confidential servants.

TRANSLATION

Dhruva Maharaja was always absorbed in thinking of the lotus feet of
Lord Krsna. His heart was full with Krsna. When the two confidential
servants of the Supreme Lord, who were named Nanda and Sunanda,
approached him, smiling happily, Dhruva stood with folded hands, bowing
humbly. They then addressed him as follows.

PURPORT

In this verse the word puskara-nabha-sammatau is significant. Krsna, or
Lord Visnu, is known for His lotus eyes, lotus navel, lotus feet and lotus
palms. Here He is called puskara-nabha, which means the Supreme Person-
ality of Godhead who has a lotus navel, and sammatau means two confi-
dential or very obedient servants. The materialistic way of life differs from
the spiritual way of life in that one is disobedience and one is obedience to
the will of the Supreme Lord. All living entities are part and parcel of the
Supreme Lord, and they are supposed to be always agreeable to the order
of the Supreme Person; that is perfect oneness.

In the Vaikuntha world all the living entities are in oneness with the
Supreme Godhead because they never defy His orders. Here in the material
world, however, they are not sammata, agreeable, but always asammata,
disagreeable. This human form of life is a chance to be trained to be
agreeable to the orders of the Supreme Lord. To bring about this
training in society is the mission of the Krsna consciousness
movement. As stated in the Bhagavad-gita, the laws of material
nature are very strict; no one can overcome the stringent laws of material
nature. But one who becomes a surrendered soul and agrees to the
order of the Supreme Lord can easily overcome those stringent laws. The
example of Dhruva Maharaja is very fitting. Simply by becoming agreeable
to the orders of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and by developing
love of Godhead, Dhruva got the chance to personally meet the confidential
servants of Lord Visnu face to face. What is possible for Dhruva Maharaja
is possible for everyone. Anyone who very seriously engages in devotional
