Text 21] Dhruva Maharaja Leaves Home for the Forest 295

PURPORT

Suniti cited the example of Lord Brahma, who was Dhruva Maharaja’s
great-grandfather. Although Lord Brahma is also a living being, by his
penance and austerity he acquired the exalted position of creator of this
universe by the mercy of the Supreme Lord. To become successful in any
attempt, one not only has to undergo severe penances and austerities,
but also must be dependent on the mercy of the Supreme Personality
of Godhead. This indication had been given to Dhruva Maharaja by his

stepmother and was now confirmed by his own mother, Suniti.

TEXT 21

TH agal war fia
wre || Tea: |

retaye Saat
att ga Remraraaaqz RII

tatha manur vo bhagavan pita-maho

yam eka-matya puru-daksipair makhaih
istvabhipede duravapam anyato

bhaumam sukharm divyam athapavargyam

tatha—similarly; manuh—Svayambhuva Manu; vah—your; bhagavan—
worshipable; pita-mahah—grandfather; yam—unto whom; eka-matya— with
unflinching devotion; puru—great; daksinaih—charity ; makhaih—by execut-
ing sacrifices; istvd—worshiping ; abhipede—achieved ; duravapam—difficult to
achieve; anyatah—by any other means; bhaumam-—material; sukham—hap-
piness; divyam—celestial; atha—thereafter; dpavargyam—liberation.

TRANSLATION

Suniti informed her son: Your grandfather, Svayambhuva Manu,
executed great sacrifices with distribution of charity, and thereby, with
unflinching faith and devotion, he worshiped and satisfied the Supreme
Personality of Godhead. By acting in that way he achieved the greatest
success in material happiness and afterwards achieved liberation, which is
impossible to obtain by worshiping the demigods.
