Shloka 78
आधारं महदादीनां प्रधानपुरुषेश्वरम् । ब्रह्म धारयमाणस्य त्रयो लोकाश्चकम्पिरे ॥ ७८ ॥
ādhāraṁ mahad-ādīnāṁ pradhāna-puruṣeśvaram brahma dhārayamāṇasya trayo lokāś cakampire
When Dhruva Mahārāja thus held within his meditation the Supreme Lord—refuge of the mahat-tattva and all creation, master of pradhāna and of all living beings—the three worlds began to tremble.
In this verse the particular word brahma is very significant. Brahman refers to one who not only is the greatest, but has the potency to expand to an unlimited extent. How was it possible for Dhruva Mahārāja to capture Brahman within his heart? This question has been very nicely answered by Jīva Gosvāmī. He says that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the origin of Brahman, for since He comprises everything material and spiritual, there cannot be anything greater than He. In the Bhagavad-gītā also the Supreme Godhead says, “I am the resting place of Brahman.” Many persons, especially the Māyāvādī philosophers, consider Brahman the biggest, all-expanding substance, but according to this verse and other Vedic literatures, such as Bhagavad-gītā, the resting place of Brahman is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, just as the resting place of the sunshine is the sun globe. Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī therefore says that since the transcendental form of the Lord is the seed of all greatness, He is the Supreme Brahman. Since the Supreme Brahman was situated in the heart of Dhruva Mahārāja, he became heavier than the heaviest, and therefore everything trembled in all three worlds and in the spiritual world.
FAQs
This verse states that when Dhruva firmly meditated on the Supreme Lord—who is the basis of all cosmic elements—the three worlds trembled, showing the extraordinary potency of absorbed bhakti.
To emphasize that Dhruva’s single-minded remembrance of the Lord was so intense and pure that it affected the cosmic order, drawing divine attention and signaling the imminence of the Lord’s appearance.
Practice steady daily remembrance—japa, prayer, and scripture study—with sincerity and discipline; even small, consistent absorption in the Lord transforms the heart and strengthens determination.