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सूत उवाच
निशम्य कौषारविणोपवर्णितं ध्रुवस्य वैकुण्ठपदाधिरोहणम् ।
प्ररूढभावो भगवत्यधोक्षजे प्रष्टुं पुनस्तं विदुरः प्रचक्रमे ॥ १ ॥
 
suta uvaca
nisamya kausaravinopavarnitam
dhruvasya vaikuntha-padadhirohanam
prarudha-bhavo bhagavaty adhoksaje
prastum punas tam vidurah pracakrame
sutah uvaca-Suta Gosvami said; nisamya-after hearing; kausaravina-by the sage Maitreya; upavarnitam-described; dhruvasya-of Maharaja Dhruva; vaikuntha-pada-to the abode of Visnu; adhirohanam-ascent; prarudha-increased; bhavah-devotional emotion; bhagavati-unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; adhoksaje-who is beyond the reach of direct perception; prastum-to inquire; punah-again; tam-unto Maitreya; vidurah-Vidura; pracakrame-attempted.