ध्रुवस्य विख्यातविशुद्धकर्मणः ।
हित्वार्भकः क्रीडनकानि मातु
र्गृहं च विष्णुं शरणं यो जगाम ॥५२॥
idaá¹ mayÄ te 'bhihitaá¹ kurÅ«dvaha
dhruvasya vikhyÄta-viÅ›uddha-karmaṇaḥ
hitvÄrbhakaḥ krÄ«á¸anakÄni mÄtur
gá¹›haá¹ ca viṣṇuá¹ Å›araṇaá¹ yo jagÄma
idam - this; mayÄ - by me; te - unto you; abhihitam - described; kuru-udvaha - O great one among the Kurus; dhruvasya - of Dhruva; vikhyÄta - very famous; viÅ›uddha - very pure; karmaṇaḥ - whose activities; hitvÄ - giving up; arbhakaḥ - child; krÄ«á¸anakÄni - toys and playthings; mÄtuḥ - of his mother; gá¹›ham - home; ca - also; viṣṇum - to Lord Viṣṇu; Å›araṇam - shelter; yaḥ - one who; jagÄma - went.
The transcendental activities of Dhruva MahÄrÄja are well known all over the world, and they are very pure. In childhood Dhruva MahÄrÄja rejected all kinds of toys and playthings, left the protection of his mother and seriously took shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu. My dear Vidura, I therefore conclude this narration, for I have described to you all its details.
It is said by CÄṇakya Paṇá¸ita that life is certainly short for everyone, but if one acts properly, his reputation will remain for a generation. As the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, is everlastingly famous, so the reputation of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s devotee is also everlasting. Therefore in describing Dhruva MahÄrÄja’s activities two specific words have been used: vikhyÄta, “very famous,†and viÅ›uddha, “transcendental.†Dhruva MahÄrÄja’s leaving home at a tender age and taking shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the forest is a unique example in this world.
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Fourth Canto, Twelfth Chapter, of the ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam, entitled “Dhruva MahÄrÄja Goes Back to Godhead.â€
