Shloka 98
ध्रुवस्य तपः — देवमायाविघ्नाः, विष्णोर्दर्शनम्, स्तुतिः, ध्रुवस्थानप्रदानम्
अहो ऽस्य तपसो वीर्यम् अहो ऽस्य तपसः फलम् यद् एनं पुरतः कृत्वा ध्रुवं सप्तर्षयः स्थिताः
aho 'sya tapaso vīryam aho 'sya tapasaḥ phalam yad enaṃ purataḥ kṛtvā dhruvaṃ saptarṣayaḥ sthitāḥ
آہ! اس کی تپسیا میں کیسی قوت ہے، آہ! تپسیا کا کیسا پھل ہے—کہ سَپت رِشی دھرو کو آگے رکھ کر اس کے ساتھ کھڑے ہو گئے ہیں۔
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
It signals Dhruva’s exalted, fixed cosmic status: even the Seven Sages are described as orienting themselves with Dhruva as the foremost point, highlighting the extraordinary fruit of his tapas.
Parāśara emphasizes tapas as spiritually efficacious and world-ordering: its ‘vīrya’ (potency) yields tangible results, here expressed as Dhruva’s elevation to an enduring celestial station.
Though not named in this single verse, the Dhruva narrative frames Vishnu as the supreme reality who grants lasting cosmic sovereignty, showing that devotion and discipline culminate in divine grace and stable order.