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TEXT 22
prasthite tu vanam pitra
dattva gam dharma-samsrayah
sat-trimsad-varsa-sahasram
raksitavyahatendriyah
SYNONYMS
prasthiteafter departure; tubut; vanamto the forest; pitraby your father; dattvaawarding; gamthe whole world; dharma-samsrayahunder the protection of piety; sat-trimsatthirty-six; varsayears; sahasramone thousand; raksitayou will rule; avyahatawithout decay; indriyahthe power of the senses.
TRANSLATION
After your father goes to the forest and awards you the rule of his kingdom, you will rule continuously the entire world for thirty-six thousand years, and all your senses will continue to be as strong as they are now. You will never become old.
PURPORT
In the Satya-yuga people generally lived for one hundred thousand years. Dhruva Maharajas ruling the world for thirty-six thousand years was quite possible in those days.
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