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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 4 · Chapter 12: Dhruva Mahārāja Goes Back to Godhead
4.11.354.12.2

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.12.1

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Maitreya Ṛṣisince 4.12.1inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura
A turning point forDhruva Mahārāja· The aftermath of anger

मैत्रेय उवाच

ध्रुवं निवृत्तं प्रतिबुद्ध्य वैशसा-

दपेतमन्युं भगवान्धनेश्वर: ।

तत्रागतश्चारणयक्षकिन्नरै:

संस्तूयमानो न्यवदत्कृताञ्जलिम् ॥ १ ॥

maitreya uvāca

dhruvaṁ nivṛttaṁ pratibuddhya vaiśasād

apeta-manyuṁ bhagavān dhaneśvaraḥ

tatrāgataś cāraṇa-yakṣa-kinnaraiḥ

saṁstūyamāno nyavadat kṛtāñjalim

Translation

The great sage Maitreya said: My dear Vidura, Dhruva Mahārāja’s anger subsided, and he completely ceased killing Yakṣas. When Kuvera, the most blessed master of the treasury, learned this news, he appeared before Dhruva. While being worshiped by Yakṣas, Kinnaras and Cāraṇas, he spoke to Dhruva Mahārāja, who stood before him with folded hands.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Anger Subsides, Respect Remains

  1. 1

    Dhruva Mahārāja’s anger subsided, and he completely stopped killing the Yakṣas.

  2. 2

    When Kuvera, the master of the treasury, heard this news, he appeared before Dhruva Mahārāja.

  3. 3

    Although Kuvera was being worshiped by Yakṣas, Kinnaras and Cāraṇas, Dhruva stood before him with folded hands.

How it feels

Rejection → Transformed aspiration. A child's wounded pride is purified by divine encounter.

Chapters 8–12 of Canto 4: Dhruva seeks and encounters the Lord. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 12: Dhruva Mahārāja Goes Back to Godhead

Dhruva stops fighting, continues devotional service, leaves his kingdom, and goes back to Godhead.

Back to this verse in chapter 4.12
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. maitreyaḥ uvācaMaitreya said
  2. dhruvamDhruva Mahārāja
  3. nivṛttamceased
  4. pratibuddhyahaving learned
  5. vaiśasātfrom killing
  6. apetasubsided
  7. manyumanger
  8. bhagavānKuvera
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 4.12

    In this verse: “worshiped”

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 4.12

    In this verse: “blessed”

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 4.12

    In this verse: “heard”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

When anger subsides, can I approach others with renewed respect?

Practice

If irritation arises today, pause before speaking and choose a respectful response.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayAnger Subsides, Respect RemainsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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