SB 4.9.26
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 26
- maitreya uvāca
- ity arcitaḥ sa bhagavān
- atidiśyātmanaḥ padam
- bālasya paśyato dhāma
- svam agād garuḍa-dhvajaḥ
SYNONYMS
maitreyaḥ uvāca — the great sage Maitreya continued to speak; iti — thus; arcitaḥ — being honored and worshiped; saḥ — the Supreme Lord; bhagavān — the Personality of Godhead; atidiśya — after offering; ātmanaḥ — His personal; padam — residence; bālasya — while the boy; paśyataḥ — was looking on; dhāma — to His abode; svam — own; agāt — He returned; garuḍa-dhvajaḥ — Lord Viṣṇu, whose flag bears the emblem of Garuḍa.
TRANSLATION
The great sage Maitreya said: After being worshiped and honored by the boy, Dhruva Mahārāja, and after offering him His abode, Lord Viṣṇu, on the back of Garuḍa, returned to His abode, as Dhruva Mahārāja looked on.
PURPORT
From this verse it appears that Lord Viṣṇu awarded Dhruva Mahārāja the same abode in which He resides. His abode is described in the Bhagavad-gītā(BG 15.6): yad gatvā na nivartante tad dhāma paramaṁ mama.