Indian traditions, Nivedita and Coomaraswamy
Dhruva
Dhruva and his mother Suniti are sent away from court because of a younger queen’s jealousy. The collection introduces his story as an explanation of the pole star’s steadiness, naming its place Dhruva-lok. Seeking someone stronger than his father, the child enters the forest. Narada gives him a prayer; his attention becomes so unwavering that he finds the Lotus-eyed in his own heart and remains still in worship.
Also known as Dhruva the steadfast
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In the sources
Principal account
TraditionalDhruva and his mother Suniti are sent away from court because of a younger queen’s jealousy. The collection introduces his story as an explanation of the pole star’s steadiness, naming its place Dhruva-lok.
Further detail
TraditionalSeeking someone stronger than his father, the child enters the forest. Narada gives him a prayer; his attention becomes so unwavering that he finds the Lotus-eyed in his own heart and remains still in worship.
Context & interpretation
The entry follows Dhruva’s story and its celestial interpretation in this collection. The stationary child and night-sky imagery are traditional narrative and authorial interpretation, not an astronomical explanation or a practical promise attached to prolonged immobility.
Original passages
Source 1
Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists
the Hindu name for the Pole-starOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Nivedita and Coomaraswamy, Myths of the Hindus & Buddhists (1914), active reader leaf 456
Exact passage checked against the active edition text and original-leaf mapping; whitespace and scan line breaks normalised.
- Edition
- IMJ-0109-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0109-E001-P0456
- Original scan leaf
- 456
- Recorded leaf number
- 456
- Current Reader position
- 447
- Reader verification
- Source-preserving update confirmed
Source 2
Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists
found him in his own heartOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Nivedita and Coomaraswamy, Myths of the Hindus & Buddhists (1914), active reader leaf 460
Exact passage checked against the active edition text and original-leaf mapping; whitespace and scan line breaks normalised.
- Edition
- IMJ-0109-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0109-E001-P0460
- Original scan leaf
- 460
- Recorded leaf number
- 460
- Current Reader position
- 451
- Reader verification
- Source-preserving update confirmed
