||Srimad Bhagavath
Mahapuran||
||Om Namo Bhagavathe
Vasudevaya||
Chapter – 38– The Legend of
Druva’s clan
Druva was married to
Bhrami, the daughter of Prajapathi
Shishumara. This couple had two children
Kalpa and Vathsara, later Druva was married to Ila who is the daughter of Lord
Vayu, and this couple had a son Ulkala.
Druva was ruling the kingdom wisely, people of the Kingdom were
extremely happy. During this period a tragic event took place, Uththama who was
the son of Suruchi was unmarried went for a hunting expedition, he chased a bear and shot it with an
arrow, before that the son of Kubera shot the boar with his arrow. Uththama and the son of Lord Kubera had a
conflict about who killed the boar, finally, Uththama was killed by the son of
Lord Kubera. The royal attendants
informed the news to the palace. Suruchi was heartbroken went in search of the
dead body of her son in the woods. She
continued her search for the mortal coil, forgot hunger and thirst, finally
she was trapped inside the huge wood fire and burnt alive. Druva got very angry to hear about the death
of his brother Uththama, and extremely sad to hear the death of his stepmother Suruchi. He proclaimed a battle against the Yaksha clan, a vicious battle was held between Druva and Yaksha,
many of the yakshas were killed in the battle.
Finally, Druva took the
powerful Narayanasthra to wipe off the clan of Yaksha soon there appeared
Swayambhuva Manu/grandfather, before him and said “ Oh! Dear child, your deeds are
heaving you to the hell of sinners, therefore you should not fall prey to
anger, it is not suitable for our clan.
You should not annihilate an entire clan of Yaksha, for the death of
your brother Uththama. You should not
punish an entire clan for the mistake of a single person of that clan, killing human
beings like animals will not lead to a righteous path, and you should not hurt
anyone. You have witnessed the supreme
Lord who resides as a soul in living beings, by extreme penance, do you think is
it agreeable to Lord Hari? Dear son, you have to change your attitude towards
the Yakshas. You can please the Supreme
Lord with the qualities of humility/patience/sublimation/ acceptance/ control
of senses, kindness, equality, and companionship. The Supreme Lord resides in the heart of
those who possess the above qualities, he/she would remain Jeevanmuktha/renounced
soul, ultimately attain the Bhramam.”
Druva understood the valuable teachings of Swayambhuva Manu and
immediately rushed out of the battlefield, he has fallen at the feet of Lord
Kubera.
Lord Kubera speaks “ Oh!
Dear child, your people did not kill our people, and our person did not kill
your brother, all that was happened due to the influence of ‘Time’ I am extremely pleased with your behavior. Dear child, you have attained the grace of
Lord, therefore turn all your attention towards that supreme Lord and take
shelter upon his lotus feet. Oh! Dear child,
ask for boons whatever you would like to have in your life.”
Druva replied to Lord
Kubera “ Oh! Lord, kindly give me intense and firm devotion at the lotus feet
of Lord Sri Hari, so that I can get relieved from all the troubles and miseries
of the worldly existence.” Lord Kubera blessed Druva, he returned to Kingdom
and ruled wisely for several years.
Later, Druva crowned his elder son as the Emperor of the Kingdom and returned
to the woods of Badrikashram. He undertook the practice of Ashtanga yoga, immersed in the meditation upon Lord Sri
Hari, tears flooded from his cheeks. Soon
Vishnuparshadha arrived with a celestial vehicle to take Druva to the supreme
abode of Lord Vishnu. Mrithudeva arrived and reverentially offered his head to
place Druva’s leg, he remembered his mother Sunithi who was inspiring all
through his life, saw his mother on another celestial vehicle, he greeted her with all respects. Thus, Druva and
Devi Sunithi attained the lotus feet of Lord Hari with their intense devotion
and faith.
