Text 71] Dhruva Maharaja Leaves Home for the Forest 347
Jagati-patih—the King; raja-laksmim—the opulence of his big kingdom;
anadrtya—without taking care of; putram—his son; eva—certainly;
anvacintayat—began to think of him.
TRANSLATION

The great Maitreya continued: The King, Uttanapada, after being
advised by Narada Muni, practically gave up all duties in relation with his
kingdom, which was very vast and wide, opulent like the goddess of
fortune, and he simply began to think of his son Dhruva.

TEXT 71
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TAMA TRATETATA TET M92
tatrabhisiktah prayatas
tam uposya vibhavarim
samahitah paryacarad
rsyadesena purusam

tatra—thereupon; abhisiktah—after taking a bath; prayatah—with great
attention; t@m—that; uposya—fasting; vibhavarim—night; samahitah—
perfect attention; paryacarat—worshiped; yssi—by the great sage Narada;
adesena—as advised; piirusam—the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

Elsewhere, Dhruva Maharaja, having arrived at Madhuvana, took his
bath in the River Yamuna and observed fasting in the night with great care
and attention. After that, as advised by the great sage Narada, he engaged
himself in worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

PURPORT

The significance of this particular verse is that Dhruva Maharaja acted
exactly according to the advice of his spiritual master, the great sage Narada
Muni. Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti also advises that if we want to be
successful in our attempt to go back to Godhead, we must very seriously
act according to the instruction of the spiritual master. That is the way of
perfection. There need be no anxiety over attaining perfection because if
one follows the instruction given by the spiritual master he is sure to attain
perfection. Our only concern should be how to execute the order of the
