Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.10.5
गत्वोदीचीं दिशं राजा रुद्रानुचरसेविताम्
ददर्श हिमवद्द्रोण्यां पुरीं गुह्यकसङ्कुलाम् ॥ ५ ॥
gatvodīcīṁ diśaṁ rājā
[gatvodeecheem disham raajaa]
rudrānucara-sevitām
[rudraanuchara-sevitaam]
dadarśa himavad-droṇyāṁ
[dadarsha himavad-dronyaam]
purīṁ guhyaka-saṅkulām
[pureem guhyaka-sankulaam]
Word-for-word
gatvā
—
going
udīcīm
—
northern
diśam
—
direction
rājā
—
King Dhruva
rudra-anucara
—
by followers of Rudra, Lord Śiva
sevitām
—
inhabited
dadarśa
—
saw
himavat
—
Himālayan
droṇyām
—
in a valley
purīm
—
a city
guhyaka
—
ghostly persons
saṅkulām
—
full of.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
gatvodīcīṁ diśaṁ rājā
gatvā
going
rudrānucara-sevitām
udīcīm
northern
diśam
direction
rājā
King Dhruva
rudra-anucara
by followers of Rudra, Lord Śiva
sevitām
inhabited
dadarśa himavad-droṇyāṁ
dadarśa
saw
himavat
Himālayan
droṇyām
in a valley
purīṁ guhyaka-saṅkulām
purīm
a city
guhyaka
ghostly persons
saṅkulām
full of.
Dhruva Mahārāja went to the northern direction of the Himālayan range. In a valley he saw a city full of ghostly persons who were followers of Lord Śiva.
Purport
In this verse it is stated that the Yakṣas are more or less devotees of Lord Śiva. By this indication the Yakṣas may be taken to be the Himālayan tribes like the Tibetans.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Going north, the King saw the city filled with Yakṣas and followers of Śiva in a valley of the Himalayas.
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Personal Guidance
In a Himālayan valley Dhruva finds the Yakṣas' city, peopled with ghostly Śiva-devotees. Even those nominally aligned with the divine can be opposed to your dharma; affiliation isn't endorsement.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I assuming someone's religious label means they're aligned with what I'm being called to do?
- Which 'ghostly' opposition do I need to face rather than diplomatize my way around?
My note
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