SB 4.10.5

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Fourth Canto - Chapter 10: Dhruva Mahārāja's Fight With the Yakṣas

SB 4.10.4 - SB 4.10.6

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 5

gatvodīcīṁ diśaṁ rājā

rudrānucara-sevitām

dadarśa himavad-droṇyāṁ

purīṁ guhyaka-saṅkulām

SYNONYMS

gatvā — going; udīcīm — northern; diśam — direction; rājā — King Dhruva; rudra-anucara — by followers of Rudra, Lord Śiva; sevitām — inhabited; dadarśa — saw; himavat — Himalayan; droṇyām — in a valley; purīm — a city; guhyaka — ghostly persons; saṅkulām — full of.

TRANSLATION

Dhruva Mahārāja went to the northern direction of the Himalayan range. In a valley he saw a city full of ghostly persons who were followers of Lord Śiva.

PURPORT

In this verse it is stated that the Yakṣas are more or less devotees of Lord Śiva. By this indication the Yakṣas may be taken to be the Himalayan tribes like the Tibetans.

SB 4.10.4 - SB 4.10.6