Srimad Bhagavatam — Chaturtha Skandha, Shloka 3
Dhruva’s War with the Yakṣas and the Protection of the Holy Name
उत्तमस्त्वकृतोद्वाहो मृगयायां बलीयसा । हत: पुण्यजनेनाद्रौ तन्मातास्य गतिं गता ॥ ३ ॥
uttamas tv akṛtodvāho mṛgayāyāṁ balīyasā hataḥ puṇya-janenādrau tan-mātāsya gatiṁ gatā
Dhruva Mahārāja’s younger brother Uttama, who was still unmarried, once went on a hunting excursion and was killed by a powerful Yakṣa in the Himālaya Mountains. Along with him, his mother, Suruci, also followed the path of her son [she died].
FAQs
This verse says Uttama, though unmarried, went hunting and was killed on a mountain by a powerful Yakṣa (a Puṇyajana, attendant of Kuvera).
Puṇyajanas here refers to the Yakṣas—beings who serve Kuvera; one such Yakṣa is described as killing Uttama.
It underscores life’s unpredictability and the need for detachment and spiritual focus, rather than over-identifying with temporary worldly situations.