Bhagavata Purana 4.12.43
Srimad Bhagavatam · 12 · Verse 43
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Sanskrit Original
य: क्षत्रबन्धुर्भुवि तस्याधिरूढ- मन्वारुरुक्षेदपि वर्षपूगै: । प्रसाद्य वैकुण्ठमवाप तत्पदम् ॥ ४३ ॥ षट्पञ्चवर्षो यदहोभिरल्पै:
yaḥ kṣatra-bandhur bhuvi tasyādhirūḍham anv ārurukṣed api varṣa-pūgaiḥ ṣaṭ-pañca-varṣo yad ahobhir alpaiḥ prasādya vaikuṇṭham avāpa tat-padam
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Dhruva Mahārāja attained an exalted position at the age of only five or six years, after undergoing austerity for six months. Alas, a great kṣatriya cannot achieve such a position even after undergoing austerities for many, many years.