Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.13.6
मैत्रेय उवाच
ध्रुवस्य चोत्कल: पुत्र: पितरि प्रस्थिते वनम् ।
सार्वभौमश्रियं नैच्छदधिराजासनं पितु: ॥ ६ ॥
maitreya uvāca
[maitreya uvaacha]
dhruvasya cotkalaḥ putraḥ
[dhruvasya chotkalah putrah]
pitari prasthite vanam
[pitari prasthite vanam]
sārvabhauma-śriyaṁ naicchad
[saarvabhauma-shriyam naichchad]
adhirājāsanaṁ pituḥ
[adhiraajaasanam pituh]
Word-for-word
maitreyaḥ uvāca
—
the great sage Maitreya said
dhruvasya
—
of Dhruva Mahārāja
ca
—
also
utkalaḥ
—
Utkala
putraḥ
—
son
pitari
—
after the father
prasthite
—
departed
vanam
—
for the forest
sārva-bhauma
—
including all lands
śriyam
—
opulence
na aicchat
—
did not desire
adhirāja
—
royal
āsanam
—
throne
pituḥ
—
of the father.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
maitreya uvāca
maitreyaḥ uvāca
the great sage Maitreya said
dhruvasya cotkalaḥ putraḥ
dhruvasya
of Dhruva Mahārāja
ca
also
utkalaḥ
Utkala
putraḥ
son
pitari prasthite vanam
pitari
after the father
prasthite
departed
vanam
for the forest
sārvabhauma-śriyaṁ naicchad
sārva-bhauma
including all lands
śriyam
opulence
na aicchat
did not desire
adhirāja
royal
adhirājāsanaṁ pituḥ
āsanam
throne
pituḥ
of the father.
The great sage Maitreya replied: My dear Vidura, when Mahārāja Dhruva departed for the forest, his son, Utkala, did not desire to accept the opulent throne of his father, which was meant for the ruler of all the lands of this planet.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Maitreya said: When Dhruva departed to the forest, his son Utkala did not want the throne of his father or the wealth of the whole earth.
Since the Pracetas were born in Dhruva’s dynasty, the story of the Pracetas will appear in narration of Dhruva’s descendents. The description is for that purpose.
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Personal Guidance
Dhruva's son Utkala didn't want the opulent throne his father vacated. Some children correctly refuse the kingdoms their parents built; that refusal is its own form of fidelity.
Reflection Questions
- Which 'throne' have I been pushing onto my children when their soul is asking for something else?
- Where am I tempted to accept an inheritance that doesn't actually fit me?
My note
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