Dasakam 017 - Sloka 04

आकर्ण्य सोऽपि भवदर्चननिश्चितात्मा मानी निरेत्य नगरात् किल पञ्चवर्ष: ।

सन्दृष्टनारदनिवेदितमन्त्रमार्ग- स्त्वामारराध तपसा मधुकाननान्ते ॥४॥

Ākarṇya so'pi bhavadarcananiścitātmā

Mānī niretya nagarāt kila pañcavarṣaḥ ।

Sandṛṣṭanāradaniveditamantramārga-

stvāmārarādha tapasā madhukānanānte ॥4॥

ஆகர்ண்ய ஸோ'பி ப³வத³ர்சநநிஶ்சிதாத்மா

மானீ நிரேத்ய நகராத் கில பஞ்சவர்ஷ: ।

ஸ²ந்த்ருஷ்ட³நாரத³நிவேதி³தமந்த்ரமார்க²-

ஸ்த்வாமாரராத³ தபஸா மதுகா³னனாந்தே ॥4॥

आकर्ण्य स:-अपिhearing, he alsoभवत्-अर्चन-निश्चित-आत्माdetermined to devote himself to Thy worshipमानी निरेत्य नगरात्he who had self respect, leaving the townकिल पञ्च-वर्ष:(though) indeed five years of ageसन्दृष्ट-नारदmeeting Naarada,निवेदित-मन्त्र-मार्ग:-and receiving instructions in the path of Mantra (japa)त्वाम्-आरराध तपसाpropitiated Thee by penanceमधु-कानन-अन्तेat the end of the forest named Madhu

The self respecting Dhruva, who was only five years of age, hearing his mother's words, became determined to worship Thee, and so left the town. In the forest of Madhuvana, he propitiated Thee by penance, following the method of Mantra japa and the Mantra given to him by Naarada, whom he had met on the way.