य: पञ्चवर्षो गुरुदारवाक्शरै- र्भिन्नेन यातो हृदयेन दूयता । वनं मदादेशकरोऽजितं प्रभुं जिगाय तद्भक्तगुणै: पराजितम् ॥ ४२ ॥
yah panca-varso guru-dara-vak-sarair bhinnena yato hrdayena duyata vanam mad-adesa-karo ’jitam prabhum jigaya tad-bhakta-gunaih parajitam
- yah
- he who
- panca-varsah
- at the age of five years
- guru-dara
- of the wife of his father
- vak-saraih
- by the harsh words
- bhinnena
- being very much aggrieved
- yatah
- went
- hrdayena
- because his heart
- duyata
- very much pained
- vanam
- to the forest
- mat-adesa
- according to my instruction
- karah
- acting
- ajitam
- unconquerable
- prabhum
- the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- jigaya
- he defeated
- tat
- His
- bhakta
- of devotees
- gunaih
- with the qualities
- parajitam
- conquered
The great sage Narada continued: Just see how Dhruva Maharaja, aggrieved at the harsh words of his stepmother, went to the forest at the age of only five years and under my direction underwent austerity. Although the Supreme Personality of Godhead is unconquerable, Dhruva Maharaja defeated Him with the specific qualifications possessed by the Lord’s devotees.