Canto & Chapters
Creation of the Fourth Order (31 Chapters)
Chapter 160v
Genealogical Table of the Daughters of Manu
Chapter 234v
Dakṣa Curses Lord Śiva
Chapter 323v
Talks Between Lord Śiva and Satī
Chapter 434v
Satī Quits Her Body
Chapter 526v
Frustration of the Sacrifice of Dakṣa
Chapter 650v
Brahmā Satisfies Lord Śiva
Chapter 761v
The Sacrifice Performed by Dakṣa
Chapter 881v
Dhruva Mahārāja Leaves Home for the Forest
Chapter 963v
Dhruva Mahārāja Returns Home
Chapter 1028v
Dhruva Mahārāja’s Fight with the Yakṣas
Chapter 1135v
Svāyambhuva Manu Advises Dhruva Mahārāja to Stop Fighting
Chapter 1251v
Dhruva Mahārāja Goes Back to Godhead
Chapter 1346v
Description of the Descendants of Dhruva Mahārāja
Chapter 1444v
The Story of King Vena
Chapter 1525v
King Pṛthu’s Appearance and Coronation
Chapter 1627v
Praise of King Pṛthu by the Professional Reciters
Chapter 1734v
Mahārāja Pṛthu Becomes Angry at the Earth
Chapter 1830v
Pṛthu Mahārāja Milks the Earth Planet
Chapter 1941v
King Pṛthu’s One Hundred Horse Sacrifices
Chapter 2037v
Lord Viṣṇu’s Appearance in the Sacrificial Arena of Mahārāja Pṛthu
Chapter 2151v
Instructions by Mahārāja Pṛthu
Chapter 2263v
Pṛthu Mahārāja’s Meeting with the Four Kumāras
Chapter 2337v
Mahārāja Pṛthu’s Going Back Home
Chapter 2476v
Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Śiva
Chapter 2558v
The Descriptions of the Characteristics of King Purañjana
Chapter 2624v
King Purañjana Goes to the Forest to Hunt, and His Queen Becomes Angry
Chapter 2730v
Attack by Caṇḍavega on the City of King Purañjana; the Character of Kālakanyā
Chapter 2864v
Purañjana Becomes a Woman in the Next Life
Chapter 2974v
Talks Between Nārada and King Prācīnabarhi
Chapter 3049v
The Activities of the Pracetās
Chapter 3131v
Nārada Instructs the Pracetās
Canto 4, Chapter 12

Dhruva Mahārāja Goes Back to Godhead

Verse 52 (SB 4.12.52)
SB 4.12.52 • मूल श्लोक

इदं मया तेऽभिहितं कुरूद्वहध्रुवस्य विख्यातविशुद्धकर्मण: । हित्वार्भक: क्रीडनकानि मातु-र्गृहं च विष्णुं शरणं यो जगाम ॥ ५२ ॥

Transliteration

idaṁ mayā te ’bhihitaṁ kurūdvaha dhruvasya vikhyāta-viśuddha-karmaṇaḥ hitvārbhakaḥ krīḍanakāni mātur gṛhaṁ ca viṣṇuṁ śaraṇaṁ yo jagāma

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

idam — this; mayā — by me; te — unto you; abhihitam — described; kuru-udvaha — O great one among the Kurus; dhruvasya — of Dhruva; vikhyāta — very famous; viśuddha — very pure; karmaṇaḥ — whose activities; hitvā — giving up; arbhakaḥ — child; krīḍanakāni — toys and playthings; mātuḥ — of his mother; gṛham — home; ca — also; viṣṇum — to Lord Viṣṇu; śaraṇam — shelter; yaḥ — one who; jagāma — went.

Translation

“The transcendental activities of Dhruva Mahārāja are well known all over the world, and they are very pure. In childhood Dhruva Mahārāja 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.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda
It is said by Cāṇakya Paṇḍita 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 Mahārāja’s activities two specific words have been used: vikhyāta, “very famous,” and viśuddha, “transcendental.” Dhruva Mahārāja’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 Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “Dhruva Mahārāja Goes Back to Godhead.”