मुक्तं समात्रापि यदव्यलीकम् ।
आराधयाधोक्षजपादपद्मं
यदीच्छसेऽध्यासनमुत्तमो यथा ॥१९॥
Ätiá¹£á¹ha tat tÄta vimatsaras tvam
uktaá¹ samÄtrÄpi yad avyalÄ«kam
ÄrÄdhayÄdhoká¹£aja-pÄda-padmaá¹
yadÄ«cchase 'dhyÄsanam uttamo yathÄ
Ätiá¹£á¹ha - just execute; tat - that; tÄta - my dear son; vimatsaraḥ - without being envious; tvam - unto you; uktam - said; samÄtrÄ api - by your stepmother; yat - whatever; avyalÄ«kam - they are all factual; ÄrÄdhaya - just begin worshiping; adhoká¹£aja - the Transcendence; pÄda-padmam - lotus feet; yadi - if; icchase - desire; adhyÄsanam - to be seated along with; uttamaḥ - your stepbrother; yathÄ - as much as.
My dear boy, whatever has been spoken by Suruci, your stepmother, although very harsh to hear, is factual. Therefore, if you desire at all to sit on the same throne as your stepbrother, Uttama, then give up your envious attitude and immediately try to execute the instructions of your stepmother. Without further delay, you must engage yourself in worshiping the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
The harsh words used by Suruci to her stepson were true because unless one is favored by the Supreme Personality of Godhead one cannot achieve any success in life. Man proposes, God disposes. SunÄ«ti, the mother of Dhruva MahÄrÄja, agreed with her co-wife’s advice that Dhruva engage himself in the worship of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Indirectly, the words of Suruci were a benediction for Dhruva MahÄrÄja, for because of the influence of his stepmother’s words, he became a great devotee.
