Dhruva commences a course of religious austerities - Verse 16
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · 1 · Verse 12.16
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Sanskrit Original
दीनाम एकां परित्यक्तुम अनाथां न त्वम अर्हसि सपत्नीवचनाद वत्स अगतेस त्वं गतिर मम ।।
dīnām ekāṃ parityaktum anāthāṃ na tvam arhasi sapatnīvacanād vatsa agates tvaṃ gatir mama ||
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You should not abandon the helpless one, for I am not worthy of abandoning her, as she is my companion; you are my refuge.