Shloka 76
ध्रुवस्य तपः — देवमायाविघ्नाः, विष्णोर्दर्शनम्, स्तुतिः, ध्रुवस्थानप्रदानम्
तपसस् तत् फलं प्राप्तं यद् दृष्टो ऽहं त्वया ध्रुव मद्दर्शनं हि विफलं राजपुत्र न जायते
tapasas tat phalaṃ prāptaṃ yad dṛṣṭo 'haṃ tvayā dhruva maddarśanaṃ hi viphalaṃ rājaputra na jāyate
हे ध्रुव! तू माझे दर्शन केलेस, म्हणून तुझ्या तपाचे खरे फळ तुला मिळाले. हे राजपुत्र, माझे दर्शन कधीही निष्फळ होत नाही; कोणालाही ते व्यर्थ जात नाही.
Lord Vishnu (appearing before Dhruva, as narrated by Sage Parāśara to Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse states that seeing Vishnu is itself the consummate fruit of tapas—His darśana is never “in vain,” indicating divine grace that unfailingly grants spiritual fulfillment.
Through Vishnu’s own words to Dhruva, the narrative teaches that disciplined austerity, when directed with devotion, culminates in direct encounter with the Lord and yields certain spiritual reward.
Vishnu is presented as the Supreme Reality whose personal manifestation (darśana) validates and completes spiritual striving, aligning with Vaishnava emphasis on grace and the Lord’s sovereign responsiveness to devotion.