# Dhruva Maharaja *Devotee Kings* **See also:** [[artwork/personalities/visnu|Vishnu]] | [[artwork/personalities/prahlad|Prahlada Maharaja]] **40 images** --- <h3>Narada Instructs Dhruva</h3> ![[0037_SB-4-1-7.jpg]] *EN SB 4.1 1972: After Dhruva Mahārāja received instructions from his spiritual master Nārada and entered Madhuvana Forest to execute devotional service, Nārada thought it wise to go to the king.* <h3>Suruci Chases Dhruva From the Throne</h3> ![[0038_SB-4-1-6.jpg]] *EN SB 4.1 1972: When Dhruva Mahārāja, struck by the strong words of his stepmother, saw that his father was silent and did not protest, he immediately left the palace.* <h3>Dhruva Offers Dandavats to the Lord</h3> ![[0038_SB-4-2-1.jpg]] *EN SB 4.1 1987: Dhruva was greatly agitated by transcendental ecstasy when he saw his Lord. Falling flat before Him like a rod, Dhruva became absorbed in love of Godhead.* <h3>Lord Visnu Blesses Dhruva</h3> ![[0083_SB-2-2-2.jpg]] *Dhruva Mahārāja is benedicted by the Personality of Godhead.* <h3>Dhruva Defeats the Illusions of the Yaksas</h3> ![[0119_SB-4-2-4.jpg]] *EN SB 4.1 1987: Dhruva heard threatening thunder and saw flashing lightning and severe rainfall. He also saw many lions, tigers, and made elephants, as well as enormous serpents vomiting forth fire and coming to devour him.* <h3>Dhruva Goes Back to Godhead</h3> ![[0119_SB-4-2-6.jpg]] *EN SB 4.1 1987: After boarding a transcendental airplane for the journey to Vaikuṇṭha, Dhruva Mahārāja thought, “How shall I go alone to Vaikuṇṭha and leave behind my poor mother?” Nanda and Sunanda could understand his mind, and thus they showed him that his mother, Sunīti, was traveling in another plane. Then the planes ascended and started for the spiritual world. While Dhruva passed through space, he saw all the planets of the solar system, and the demigods in their airplanes showered flowers upon him like rain.* <h3>Dhruva in Meditation</h3> ![[0163_UP--23.jpg]] <h3>Dhruva Meets Lord Visnu</h3> ![[0166_UP--2.jpg]] <h3>Suruci Insults Child Dhruva</h3> ![[0172_UP--74.jpg]] <h3>Art 0036/0036/SB 4-2-6</h3> ![[0036_SB-4-2-6.jpg]] <h3>Art 0173/0173/UP 75</h3> ![[0173_UP--75.jpg]] <h3>Art 0173/0173/UP 76</h3> ![[0173_UP--76.jpg]] <h3>Art 0182/0182/UP 145</h3> ![[0182_UP--145.jpg]] <h3>Art 0182/0182/UP 146</h3> ![[0182_UP--146.jpg]] <h3>Art 0182/0182/UP 147</h3> ![[0182_UP--147.jpg]] <h3>Art 0182/0182/UP 148</h3> ![[0182_UP--148.jpg]] <h3>Art 0182/0182/UP 149</h3> ![[0182_UP--149.jpg]] <h3>Art 0183/0183/UP 151</h3> ![[0183_UP--151.jpg]] <h3>Art 0183/0183/UP 152</h3> ![[0183_UP--152.jpg]] <h3>Art 0183/0183/UP 153</h3> ![[0183_UP--153.jpg]] <h3>Art 0183/0183/UP 154</h3> ![[0183_UP--154.jpg]] <h3>Art 0183/0183/UP 155</h3> ![[0183_UP--155.jpg]] <h3>Art 0184/0184/UP 156</h3> ![[0184_UP--156.jpg]] <h3>Art 0184/0184/UP 157</h3> ![[0184_UP--157.jpg]] <h3>Art 0184/0184/UP 158</h3> ![[0184_UP--158.jpg]] <h3>Art 0184/0184/UP 159</h3> ![[0184_UP--159.jpg]] <h3>Art 0184/0184/UP 160</h3> ![[0184_UP--160.jpg]] <h3>Art 0184/0184/UP 161</h3> ![[0184_UP--161.jpg]] <h3>Art 0184/0184/UP 162</h3> ![[0184_UP--162.jpg]] <h3>Art 0185/0185/UP 163</h3> ![[0185_UP--163.jpg]] <h3>Art 0185/0185/UP 164</h3> ![[0185_UP--164.jpg]] <h3>Art 0185/0185/UP 165</h3> ![[0185_UP--165.jpg]] <h3>Art 0185/0185/UP 166</h3> ![[0185_UP--166.jpg]] <h3>Art 0185/0185/UP 167</h3> ![[0185_UP--167.jpg]] <h3>Art 0185/0185/UP 168</h3> ![[0185_UP--168.jpg]] <h3>Art 0185/0185/UP 169</h3> ![[0185_UP--169.jpg]] <h3>Art 0218/Art 0218/SB4 27</h3> ![[Art-0218_SB4-27.jpg]] <h3>Art 0220/Art 0220/SB4 23</h3> ![[Art-0220_SB4-23.jpg]] <h3>The Inhabitants of the Universe Choking Due to Dhruva's Austerities</h3> ![[Art-0220_SB4-30.jpg]] <h3>Dhruva Returns After Being in the Forest</h3> ![[Art-0220_SB4-49.jpg]] --- ## Copyright Notice All artwork on this page is © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc. All rights reserved. These images are reproduced here with permission for educational and devotional purposes. The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc. (BBTi) holds exclusive rights to all images created for books published by BBTi and its predecessor entities. **Unauthorized reproduction, distribution, or commercial use of these images is strictly prohibited without prior written permission from BBTi.** For licensing inquiries, please contact: - Website: https://www.BBT.info - Email: [email protected] All textual content and commentary © A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada