Shloka 39
Dhruva’s Benediction from Kuvera and His Ascension to Viṣṇuloka
Dhruvaloka
गम्भीरवेगोऽनिमिषं ज्योतिषां चक्रमाहितम् । यस्मिन् भ्रमति कौरव्य मेढ्यामिव गवां गण: ॥ ३९ ॥
gambhīra-vego ’nimiṣaṁ jyotiṣāṁ cakram āhitam yasmin bhramati kauravya meḍhyām iva gavāṁ gaṇaḥ
Saint Maitreya continued: Dear Vidura, scion of the Kurus, just as a herd of bulls circles a central post on the right, so all the luminaries in the universal sky, with grave force and speed, ceaselessly revolve around the abode of Dhruva Mahārāja.
Each and every planet within the universe travels at a very high speed. From a statement in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam it is understood that even the sun travels sixteen thousand miles in a second, and from Brahma-saṁhitā we understand from the śloka beginning yac-cakṣur eṣa savitā sakala-grahāṇām that the sun is considered to be the eye of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Govinda, and it also has a specific orbit within which it circles. Similarly, all other planets have their specific orbits. But together all of them encircle the polestar, or Dhruvaloka, where Dhruva Mahārāja is situated at the summit of the three worlds. We can only imagine how highly exalted the actual position of a devotee is, and certainly we cannot even conceive how exalted is the position of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
FAQs
This verse describes a powerful, ceaseless cosmic current in which the wheel of luminaries is held, causing the planets and stars to revolve—compared to oxen turning a millstone.
Śukadeva is speaking to King Parīkṣit, a descendant of the Kuru dynasty, while explaining the ordered motion of the cosmos within the Bhagavatam’s narration.
It encourages humility and steadiness: just as the cosmos moves under a higher order without pause, one can align daily life with discipline, duty, and devotion rather than anxiety over constant change.