By KK Shanmukhan
King Uttanapada had two wives. Suniti and Suruchi. The king had one son from each wife. Dhruva who was born of Suniti was older. Suruchi was younger and more beautiful and therefore wielded more influence over the king.
The two wives always fought on their respective rights over the king. Suruchi used to win all the time. The king did not intervene due to fear of his second wife.
Restraining from the outer world and absorbing totally, Dhruva contemplated on the Lord, who manifested quickly and blessed him. With Lord Vishnu’s caressing Dhruva became a star i.e. tara in the sky which shines the brightest ever.It is also called North Star.
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