Shloka 3
Dhruva’s Benediction from Kuvera and His Ascension to Viṣṇuloka
Dhruvaloka
न भवानवधीद्यक्षान्न यक्षा भ्रातरं तव । काल एव हि भूतानां प्रभुरप्ययभावयो: ॥ ३ ॥
na bhavān avadhīd yakṣān na yakṣā bhrātaraṁ tava kāla eva hi bhūtānāṁ prabhur apyaya-bhāvayoḥ
In truth, you have not killed the Yakṣas, nor have the Yakṣas killed your brother; for the ultimate cause of all beings’ creation and destruction is eternal Time (Kāla), a feature of the Supreme Lord.
When the master of the treasury addressed him as sinless, Dhruva Mahārāja, considering himself responsible for killing so many Yakṣas, might have thought himself otherwise. Kuvera, however, assured him that factually he had not killed any of the Yakṣas; therefore, he was not at all sinful. He did his duty as a king, as it is ordered by the laws of nature. “Nor should you think that your brother was killed by the Yakṣas,” said Kuvera. “He died or was killed in due course of time by the laws of nature. Eternal time, one of the features of the Lord, is ultimately responsible for annihilation and generation. You are not responsible for such actions.”
FAQs
This verse states that Time alone is the controller over beings, causing both their dissolution (death) and manifestation (birth), so ultimate agency is not merely personal enemies.
Manu sought to pacify Dhruva’s grief and anger after Uttama’s death, teaching him not to blame the Yakṣas and to understand the higher governance of Time.
It encourages restraint and forgiveness—recognizing that events unfold under higher laws of time and karma—so one should respond with dharma rather than revenge.