Chapter
8
Dhruva
leaves Home for the Forest
(14) Maitreya said:
'Pierced by the harsh words of his stepmother, he out of
anger began to breathe heavily, as a snake struck by a
stick, seeing his father looking on as a silent witness,
upon which weeping he went to where his mother was.
(25) Nârada who
came to hear about it and knew of what he was about to
do, was surprised and with the hand, that could expel all
sin, touching his head, he exclaimed: (26) 'Oh that might
of the rulers! Unable to tolerate any infringement on
their prestige, this one being only a child, has taken at
heart the unpalatable words that came from his
stepmother.'
(42) To that, my dear,
with my blessing, go to the bank of the Yamunâ and
be purified by the holy of the Madhuvana forest where one
is always nearer to the Lord.
(76) By the fifth month
still in control of his breath, did the son of the king,
meditating on the Creator, stand on one leg like a column
without moving.
Chapter
9:
Dhruva Returns Home from the Forest
(4) Seeing that he
wanted to glorify Him, but lacked in experience to do so,
did the Lord, who is the prayer in accord with the
scripture in the heart of each, understanding the boy,
mercifully touch his forehead with His conchshell.
Chapter
10: Dhruva
Mahârâja's Fight with the
Yaksha's
(26) Serpents breathing
like thunder vomited fire with angry eyes and groups of
mad elephants, lions and tigers were encroaching.
Chapter
11:
Svâyambuva
Manu Advises Dhruva Mahârâja to Stop
Fighting
(18) Divided by the
force of Time, the Supreme Lord, who, although His
potency acts upon the three modes, is the non-doer and
who is never the killer although He kills, is no doubt
however this all the inconceivable energy of the
Almighty.
Chapter
12: Dhruva
Mahârâja Goes Back to Godhead
(34) On his way passing
one after another all the heavenly spheres around he was
covered by even more flowers that the enlightened ones
here and there from their own elevated positions threw on
him.
(39) With great force
and speed unceasingly connected encircles the sphere of
the luminaries [the
galaxy]
that place, o Kaurava [Vidura's family
name], like
a herd of bulls around a central pole.
Chapter
13: Description
of the Descendants of Dhruva
Mahârâja
(45) Who would want
such a so called son? No doubt he is for the soul a
bondage to illusion; which intelligent man would value
one who puts ones home into misery?
Chapter
14: The
Story of King Vena
(31) 'To death, to
death, this king, this sinner, this dreadful nature who
certainly will soon turn the whole world into ashes if we
let him live.
