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Today's speaker: TBA SB 4.10.2 TRANSLATION The greatly powerful Dhruva Mahārāja had another wife, named Ilā, who was the daughter of the demigod Vāyu. By her he begot a son named Utkala and a very beautiful daughter. SB 4.10.3 TRANSLATION Dhruva Mahārāja's younger brother Uttama, who was still unmarried, once went on a hunting excursion and was killed by a powerful Yakṣa in the Himalaya Mountains. Along with him, his mother, Suruci, also followed the path of her son [she died]. SB 4.10.4 TEXT dhruvo bhrātṛ-vadhaṁ śrutvā kopāmarṣa-śucārpitaḥ jaitraṁ syandanam āsthāya gataḥ puṇya-janālayam SYNONYMS dhruvaḥ—Dhruva Mahārāja; bhrātṛ-vadham—the killing of his brother; śrutvā—hearing this news; kopa—anger; amarṣa—vengeance; śucā—lamentation; arpitaḥ—being filled with; jaitram—victorious; syandanam—chariot; āsthāya—getting on; gataḥ—went; puṇya-jana-ālayam—to the city of the Yakṣas. TRANSLATION When Dhruva Mahārāja heard of the killing of his brother Uttama by the Yakṣas in the Himalaya Mountains, being overwhelmed with lamentation and anger, he got on his chariot and went out for victory over the city of the Yakṣas, Alakāpurī. PURPORT Dhruva Mahārāja's becoming angry, overwhelmed with grief, and envious of the enemies was not incompatible with his position as a great devotee. It is a misunderstanding that a devotee should not be angry, envious or overwhelmed by lamentation. Dhruva Mahārāja was the king, and when his brother was unceremoniously killed, it was his duty to take revenge against the Yakṣas from the Himalayas.