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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.9.26
maitreya uvāca
atidiśyātmanah padam
SYNONYMS
maitreyah uvāca — the great sage Maitreya continued to speak; iti — thus; arcitah — being honored and worshiped; sah — the Supreme Lord; bhagavān — the Personality of Godhead; atidiśya — after offering; ātmanah — His personal; padam — residence; bālasya — while the boy; paśyatah — was looking on; dhāma — to His abode; svam — own; agāt — He returned; garuda-dhvajah — Lord Vishnu, whose flag bears the emblem of Garuda.
TRANSLATION
The great sage Maitreya said: After being worshiped and honored by the boy, Dhruva Mahārāja, and after offering him His abode, Lord Vishnu, on the back of Garuda, returned to His abode, as Dhruva Mahārāja looked on.
PURPORT
From this verse it appears that Lord Vishnu awarded Dhruva Mahārāja the same abode in which He resides. His abode is described in the Bhagavad-gītā (15.6): yad gatvā na nivartante tad dhāma paramam mama.
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