Shloka 91
ध्रुवस्य तपः — देवमायाविघ्नाः, विष्णोर्दर्शनम्, स्तुतिः, ध्रुवस्थानप्रदानम्
सूर्यात् सोमात् तथा भौमात् सोमपुत्राद् बृहस्पतेः सितार्कतनयादीनां सर्वर्क्षाणां तथा ध्रुव
sūryāt somāt tathā bhaumāt somaputrād bṛhaspateḥ sitārkatanayādīnāṃ sarvarkṣāṇāṃ tathā dhruva
From the Sun, from the Moon, and likewise from Mars; from the Moon’s son (Mercury) and from Bṛhaspati (Jupiter); from the son of Sītā (Venus) and the son of Arka (Saturn), and from all the constellations as well—Dhruva stands apart as the fixed pivot of their order.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: The cosmographic role of Dhruva as the fixed pivot for planets and constellations.
Teaching: Cosmological
Quality: authoritative
Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas
Concept: The universe exhibits ordered motion of the grahas and constellations around a stable pivot (Dhruva), reflecting divinely sustained cosmic regularity.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Contemplate regularity in nature as a support for steadiness in sādhana—be ‘dhruva’ in vows, practice, and remembrance.
Vishishtadvaita: Cosmic order is a function of the Lord’s governance of real entities (cit and acit), consistent with a structured, meaningful universe upheld by the Supreme.
Vishnu Form: Narayana
Bhakti Type: shanta
Jagat Karana: Yes
FAQs
Dhruva is presented as the fixed pivot—distinct from the moving planets and constellations—around which celestial order is understood.
He enumerates the luminaries—Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn—alongside the stars, then contrasts them with Dhruva’s steadiness to emphasize cosmic structure.
By describing a precise and stable cosmic hierarchy, the Purana implicitly points to Vishnu as the supreme governor of ṛta (universal order), within which even the heavens move in regulated patterns.