Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.9.22
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionThe Lord Promises Dhruva a Long Reign
“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.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord told Dhruva that his father would go to the forest and hand over the kingdom to him.
- Dhruva would rule the entire world for thirty-six thousand years. The Lord promised that his senses would remain strong and that he would not grow old.
- The purport explains that people in Satya-yuga generally lived for one hundred thousand years. Dhruva’s long reign was therefore quite possible in those days.
Try this today
Read the translation once more, then note how the lifespan described in the purport explains the length of Dhruva’s reign.
Ask yourself
How does the purport’s explanation of lifespans in Satya-yuga help me understand this promise?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.