Text 14] Dhruva Maharaja Leaves Home for the Forest 289

him that since he was a child he did not understand the distinction between
the two queens. This is another statement of Queen Suruci’s pride.

TEXT 13

TTT ge Tetra 31
mH ef arpa Troe TIAA 1123

tapasaradhya purusam
tasyaivanugrahena me

garbhe tvam sadhayatmanam
yadicchasi nrpasanam

tapasd—by austerities; dradhya—having satisfied; purusam—the Supreme
Personality of Godhead; tasya—by His; eva—only; anugrahena—by the
mercy of; me—my; garbhe—in the womb; tvam—you; sddhaya—place;
atmanam—yourself; yadi—if; icchasi—you desire; nrpa-dsanam—on the
throne of the King.

TRANSLATION

If you at all desire to rise to the throne of the King, then you have to
undergo severe austerities. First of all you must satisfy the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead, Narayana, and then, when you are favored by Him
because of such worship, you shall have to take your next birth in my
womb.

PURPORT

Suruci was so envious of Dhruva Maharaja that she indirectly asked him
to change his body. According to her, first of all he had to die, then take
his next body in her womb, and only then would it be possible for Dhruva
Maharaja to ascend the throne of his father.

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