विभावनायात्तगुणाभिपत्तेः ।
अजोऽध्यतिष्ठत्खलु पारमेष्ठ्यं
पदं जितात्मश्वसनाभिवन्द्यम् ॥२०॥
yasyÄá¹…ghri-padmaá¹ paricarya viÅ›va-
vibhÄvanÄyÄtta-guṇÄbhipatteḥ
ajo 'dhyatiá¹£á¹hat khalu pÄrameá¹£á¹hyaá¹
padaá¹ jitÄtma-Å›vasanÄbhivandyam
yasya - whose; aá¹…ghri - leg; padmam - lotus feet; paricarya - worshiping; viÅ›va - universe; vibhÄvanÄya - for creating; Ätta - received; guṇa-abhipatteḥ - for acquiring the required qualifications; ajaḥ - the unborn (Lord BrahmÄ); adhyatiá¹£á¹hat - became situated; khalu - undoubtedly; pÄrameá¹£á¹hyam - the supreme position within the universe; padam - position; jita-Ätma - one who has conquered his mind; Å›vasana - by controlling the life air; abhivandyam - worshipable.
SunÄ«ti continued: The Supreme Personality of Godhead is so great that simply by worshiping His lotus feet, your great-grandfather, Lord BrahmÄ, acquired the necessary qualifications to create this universe. Although he is unborn and is the chief of all living creatures, he is situated in that exalted post because of the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whom even great yogÄ«s worship by controlling the mind and regulating the life air [prÄṇa].
SunÄ«ti cited the example of Lord BrahmÄ, who was Dhruva MahÄrÄja’s great-grandfather. Although Lord BrahmÄ 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 MahÄrÄja by his stepmother and was now confirmed by his own mother, SunÄ«ti.
