Legend of Dhruva, the son of Uttanpada; he is unkindly treated by his father's second wife; applies to his mother; her advice; he resolves to engage in religious exercises; sees the seven Rishis, who recommend him to propitiate Vishnu - Verse 52
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · 1 · Verse 11.52
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Sanskrit Original
बाह्यार्थाद अखिलाच चित्तं त्याजयेत प्रथमं नरः तस्मिन्न एव जगद्धाम्नि ततः कुर्वीत निश्चलम ।।
bāhyārthād akhilāc cittaṃ tyājayet prathamaṃ naraḥ tasminn eva jagaddhāmni tataḥ kurvīta niścalam ||
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A person should first renounce all external desires, and then, in that very abode of the universe, he should perform unwavering devotion.