प्रस्थिते तु वनं पित्रा दत्त्वा गां धर्मसंश्रयः ।
षट्त्रिंशद्वर्षसाहस्रं रक्षिताव्याहतेन्द्रियः ॥२२॥

prasthite tu vanaá¹ pitrÄ
dattvÄ gÄá¹ dharma-samÅ›rayaḥ
á¹£aá¹­-trimÅ›ad-vará¹£a-sÄhasraá¹
raká¹£itÄvyÄhatendriyaḥ

 prasthite - after departure; tu - but; vanam - to the forest; pitrÄ - by your father; dattvÄ - awarding; gÄm - the whole world; dharma-samÅ›rayaḥ - under the protection of piety; á¹£aá¹­-trimÅ›at - thirty-six; vará¹£a - years; sÄhasram - one thousand; raká¹£itÄ - you will rule; avyÄhata - without decay; indriyaḥ - the power of the senses.


Text

After your father goes to the forest and awards you the rule of his kingdom, you will rule continuously the entire world for thirty-six thousand years, and all your senses will continue to be as strong as they are now. You will never become old.

Purport

In the Satya-yuga people generally lived for one hundred thousand years. Dhruva MahÄrÄja’s ruling the world for thirty-six thousand years was quite possible in those days.