Shloka 28
मैत्रेय उवाच निशम्य वैकुण्ठनियोज्यमुख्ययो- र्मधुच्युतं वाचमुरुक्रमप्रिय: । कृताभिषेक: कृतनित्यमङ्गलो मुनीन् प्रणम्याशिषमभ्यवादयत् ॥ २८ ॥
maitreya uvāca niśamya vaikuṇṭha-niyojya-mukhyayor madhu-cyutaṁ vācam urukrama-priyaḥ kṛtābhiṣekaḥ kṛta-nitya-maṅgalo munīn praṇamyāśiṣam abhyavādayat
The sage Maitreya said: Dhruva Mahārāja, most dear to the Lord, heard the sweet words of Vaikuṇṭha’s chief associates. He at once took his sacred bath, adorned himself suitably, and performed his daily spiritual duties. Then he bowed to the sages present and received their blessings.
We should mark how dutiful Dhruva Mahārāja was in his devotional service, even at the time he left this material world. He was constantly alert in the performance of devotional duties. Every devotee should take his bath early in the morning and decorate his body with tilaka. In Kali-yuga one can hardly acquire gold or jeweled ornaments, but the twelve tilaka marks on the body are sufficient as auspicious decorations to purify the body. Since Dhruva Mahārāja was living at that time at Badarikāśrama, there were other great sages there. He did not become puffed up because the airplane sent by Lord Viṣṇu was waiting for him; as a humble Vaiṣṇava, he accepted blessings from all the sages before riding on the plane brought by the chief of the Vaikuṇṭha associates.
FAQs
This verse shows Dhruva Maharaja bowing to the munis and respectfully receiving their blessings, highlighting humility and honoring saintly devotees as part of devotional culture.
After receiving divine confirmation through the Vaikuṇṭha messengers’ words and completing his coronation rites, Dhruva honored the sages who guide and bless righteous rule and spiritual progress.
Seek guidance from wise, spiritually grounded mentors, show gratitude, and cultivate humility—recognizing that success and inner growth are supported by higher grace and good counsel.