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Bhagavate Vasudevaya ", told him how to meditate on Vasudeva and
asked him to make Tapas at Mathura where Bhagavan psrmanently
resides. Dhruva passed his days in austere. asceticism, standing
on one foot and living on air. The prince at last controlled his breath
and with deep concentration saw the Devine Light in the heart.
Bhagavan withdrew that Light from the heart, and on the break
of Samadhi, Dhruva found the same Divinity outside, standing
before him. Words he had none for a time. Bhagavan address-
ing him said: "O Thou Kshatriya boy! I know thy resolve. Do
thou ever prosper. I give thee a place which is ever bright and where
Nirvana is constant. The planets and stars are all attached to that
place. Those that live for a Kalpa will die, but that place shall
never be destroyed. Dharma, Agni, Kasyapa, Indra and the seven
Rishis with all the luminaries of the sky are constantly revolving
round the place. Thou shalt succeed thy father on the throne and
reign for 36,000 years. Thy brother Uttama shall disappear in a
forest. Thy stepmother Suruchi shall die in pursuit of her son. The
place where thou shalt finally go is my own abode, higher than that
of the Rishis, and there is no return from it."
Dhruva returned to his parents and was placed by his father
on the throne. He married Bhrami, the daughter of Sisumara, and
had two sons by her, Kalpa and Vatsara. He had another son
Utkala by I la. Uttama was killed by a powerful Yaksha while out
on a hunt. Dhruva went out to the north to take revenge on the
Yakshas for his brother's death. He killed several thousands of
innocent Yakshas, Rakshasas and Kinnaras in battle. Manu took
pity on them and asked his grandson to desist from fight. Dhruva
bowed in obedience to Manu and so Kubera the king of Yakshas
became much pleased with him and blest him too. After thirty
six thousand years, Sananda and Nanda, two companions of Vishnu
came with a chariot and took Dhruva to the promised abode.
Utkala was the eldest son of Dhruva and he was entitled to
succeed his father. But he was a sage and had united himself with
Brahma. He declined the throne. Bhrami's son Vatsara became
the king. Vatsara married Subithi and had six sons by her, Push-
parna, Tigmaketu, Isha, Urja, Vasu and Jaya. Pushparna had
two wives, Pravha and Dosha. Prabha had three sons, Pratar,
Madhyandina and Sayam, Dosha had three sons, Pradosha, Nisitha
and Vyushta. Vyushta married Pushkarini. His Son was Sarva-
tejas, afterwards called Chakshus. Chakshus had one son, Nadvala
Manu.
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