Srimad Bhagavatam — Chaturtha Skandha, Shloka 22
Dhruva’s Benediction from Kuvera and His Ascension to Viṣṇuloka
Dhruvaloka
तं कृष्णपादाभिनिविष्टचेतसं बद्धाञ्जलिं प्रश्रयनम्रकन्धरम् । सुनन्दनन्दावुपसृत्य सस्मितं प्रत्यूचतु: पुष्करनाभसम्मतौ ॥ २२ ॥
taṁ kṛṣṇa-pādābhiniviṣṭa-cetasaṁ baddhāñjaliṁ praśraya-namra-kandharam sunanda-nandāv upasṛtya sasmitaṁ pratyūcatuḥ puṣkaranābha-sammatau
Dhruva Mahārāja demeurait sans cesse absorbé dans les pieds de lotus de Śrī Kṛṣṇa; son cœur était rempli de Kṛṣṇa. Debout, les mains jointes, il inclinait humblement la tête. Alors Nanda et Sunanda, deux serviteurs confidentiels du Seigneur, chers à Puṣkaranābha, s’approchèrent avec un sourire heureux et lui dirent ceci.
In this verse the word puṣkaranābha-sammatau is significant. Kṛṣṇa, or Lord Viṣṇu, is known for His lotus eyes, lotus navel, lotus feet and lotus palms. Here He is called puṣkara-nābha, which means “the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who has a lotus navel,” and sammatau means “two confidential or very obedient servants.” The materialistic way of life differs from the spiritual way of life in that one is disobedience and the other is obedience to the will of the Supreme Lord. All living entities are part and parcel of the Supreme Lord, and they are supposed to be always agreeable to the order of the Supreme Person; that is perfect oneness.
FAQs
This verse highlights Dhruva’s absorbed consciousness—true bhakti is shown as single-pointed attention to the Lord’s feet, expressed outwardly through prayerful humility.
Because Dhruva’s devotion and reverence were evident; the Lord’s attendants, pleased by his surrendered posture, came graciously to address him.
Approach spiritual practice with reverence—offer prayers, reduce ego in speech and behavior, and consciously redirect the mind toward God through steady remembrance and service.