तमेवं शीलसम्पन्नं ब्रह्मण्यं दीनवत्सलम् । गोप्तारं धर्मसेतूनां मेनिरे पितरं प्रजा: ॥ १२ ॥
tam evam sila-sampannam brahmanyam dina-vatsalam goptaram dharma-setunam menire pitaram prajah
- tam
- him
- evam
- thus
- sila
- with godly qualities
- sampannam
- endowed
- brahmanyam
- respectful to the brahmanas
- dina
- to the poor
- vatsalam
- kind
- goptaram
- protector
- dharma-setunam
- of religious principles
- menire
- thought
- pitaram
- father
- prajah
- the citizens.
Dhruva Maharaja was endowed with all godly qualities; he was very respectful to the devotees of the Supreme Lord and very kind to the poor and innocent, and he protected religious principles. With all these qualifications, he was considered to be the direct father of all the citizens.