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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.10.4

ध्रुवो भ्रातृवधं श्रुत्वा कोपामर्षशुचार्पित: जैत्रं स्यन्दनमास्थाय गत: पुण्यजनालयम् ॥ ४ ॥
dhruvo bhrātṛ-vadhaṁ śrutvā
[dhruvo bhraatri-vadham shrutvaa]
kopāmarṣa-śucārpitaḥ
[kopaamarsha-shuchaarpitah]
jaitraṁ syandanam āsthāya
[jaitram syandanam aasthaaya]
gataḥ puṇya-janālayam
[gatah punya-janaalayam]
Word-for-word
dhruvaḥ — Dhruva Mahārāja bhrātṛ-vadham — the killing of his brother śrutvā — hearing this news kopa — anger amarṣa — vengeance śucā — lamentation arpitaḥ — being filled with jaitram — victorious syandanam — chariot āsthāya — getting on gataḥ — went puṇya-jana-ālayam — to the city of the Yakṣas.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
dhruvo bhrātṛ-vadhaṁ śrutvā
dhruvaḥ
Dhruva Mahārāja
bhrātṛ-vadham
the killing of his brother
śrutvā
hearing this news
kopāmarṣa-śucārpitaḥ
kopa
anger
amarṣa
vengeance
śucā
lamentation
arpitaḥ
being filled with
jaitraṁ syandanam āsthāya
jaitram
victorious
syandanam
chariot
āsthāya
getting on
gataḥ puṇya-janālayam
gataḥ
went
puṇya-jana-ālayam
to the city of the Yakṣas.
When Dhruva Mahārāja heard of the killing of his brother Uttama by the Yakṣas in the Himālaya Mountains, being overwhelmed with lamentation and anger, he got on his chariot and went out for victory over the city of the Yakṣas, Alakāpurī.
Purport

Dhruva Mahārāja’s becoming angry, overwhelmed with grief, and envious of the enemies was not incompatible with his position as a great devotee. It is a misunderstanding that a devotee should not be angry, envious or overwhelmed by lamentation. Dhruva Mahārāja was the king, and when his brother was unceremoniously killed, it was his duty to take revenge against the Yakṣas from the Himālayas.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
When Dhruva Mahārāja heard of the killing of his brother Uttama, overwhelmed with lamentation and anger, mounting his victorious chariot, he went to the city of the Yakṣas, Alakāpurī. Arpitā means “filled with.”
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Personal Guidance
Hearing of Uttama's death, Dhruva is overcome with lamentation and anger and rides out to fight. Even a great devotee can feel rage; the test is not whether emotion arises but whether it's wielded in dharma.
Reflection Questions
  • Where am I shaming myself for anger that the texts actually treat as legitimate?
  • Which righteous fight is mine to take up rather than to suppress in the name of false equanimity?
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