Shloka 3
ध्रुवस्य निर्वेदः — मन्त्रोपदेशः (ॐ नमो वासुदेवाय) तथा विष्ण्वाराधनविधिः
सुनीतिर् नाम या राज्ञस् तस्याभून् महिषी द्विज स नातिप्रीतिमांस् तस्यां तस्याश् चाभूद् ध्रुवः सुतः
sunītir nāma yā rājñas tasyābhūn mahiṣī dvija sa nātiprītimāṃs tasyāṃ tasyāś cābhūd dhruvaḥ sutaḥ
婆罗门啊，国王有一位名为苏尼蒂的王后，却并不十分眷恋她；而正是由她诞生了一子，名曰德鲁瓦。
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Narration of Dhruva’s origin and the causes leading to his resolve for tapas and divine vision.
Teaching: Historical
Quality: authoritative
Key Kings: Dhruva, Sunīti
FAQs
This verse introduces Sunīti as Dhruva’s mother, establishing the maternal lineage that frames Dhruva’s later turn toward unwavering devotion and spiritual ascent.
Parāśara presents Dhruva’s birth as a dynastic fact within the king’s household, noting the king’s limited affection toward Sunīti—an early narrative condition that foreshadows Dhruva’s later trials.
Though Vishnu is not named here, the Purana’s genealogy is structured to culminate in exemplary devotees; Dhruva’s very introduction functions as the opening of a bhakti-centered arc where Vishnu becomes the supreme refuge and goal.