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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.9.22

प्रस्थिते तु वनं पित्रा दत्त्वा गां धर्मसंश्रय: । षट्-त्रिंशद्वर्षसाहस्रं रक्षिताव्याहतेन्द्रिय: ॥ २२ ॥
prasthite tu vanaṁ pitrā
[prasthite tu vanam pitraa]
dattvā gāṁ dharma-saṁśrayaḥ
[dattvaa gaam dharma-samshrayah]
ṣaṭ-triṁśad-varṣa-sāhasraṁ
[shat-trimshad-varsha-saahasram]
rakṣitāvyāhatendriyaḥ
[rakshitaavyaahatendriyah]
Word-for-word
prasthite — after departure tu — but vanam — to the forest pitrā — by your father dattvā — awarding gām — the whole world dharma-saṁśrayaḥ — under the protection of piety ṣaṭ-triṁśat — thirty-six varṣa — years sāhasram — one thousand rakṣitā — you will rule avyāhata — without decay indriyaḥ — the power of the senses.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
prasthite tu vanaṁ pitrā
prasthite
after departure
tu
but
vanam
to the forest
pitrā
by your father
dattvā gāṁ dharma-saṁśrayaḥ
dattvā
awarding
gām
the whole world
dharma-saṁśrayaḥ
under the protection of piety
ṣaṭ-triṁśat
thirty-six
ṣaṭ-triṁśad-varṣa-sāhasraṁ
varṣa
years
sāhasram
one thousand
rakṣitāvyāhatendriyaḥ
rakṣitā
you will rule
avyāhata
without decay
indriyaḥ
the power of the senses.
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.
Purport

In the Satya-yuga people generally lived for one hundred thousand years. Dhruva Mahārāja’s ruling the world for thirty-six thousand years was quite possible in those days.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
After your father gives you the earth and retires to the forest, you will rule the earth using dharma for thirty-six thousand years with no decay of the senses. You will achieve Dhruva-loka after enjoying the kingdom on earth. After giving the earth to you, your father will retire. Prasthite (departing) is an abstract noun. You will protect (rakṣitā) the earth.
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Personal Guidance
Dhruva will rule 36,000 years with undiminished senses. Some preparation is so deep that it sustains performance over almost unimaginable spans; the inner work multiplies outer durability.
Reflection Questions
  • Where am I shortchanging the preparation for what is actually meant to be a long innings?
  • What practice today could pay decades of dividends?
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