Dhruva

Dhruva

Dhruva is a name used for more than one being in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.

People

• Dhruva: the son of King Uttānapāda, who by his tapas to Śrī Hari at Madhuvana won the Dhruvaloka, the place of the pole star above the circle of the seven ṛshis. Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 4, Chapters 8–13; Vishṇu Purāṇa, Pradhamāṃśa, Chapters 10–12; Brahma Purāṇa, Chapters 2, 23–24, 32
• Dhruva (son of Medhātithi): the youngest of the seven sons of Medhātithi, ruler of Plaksha-dvīpa, who with his brothers ruled that dvīpa. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 20

Devatās

• Dhruva (Vasu): one of the Eight Vasus, whose son is Kāla, the one by whom time is reckoned in the world. Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 125; Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 3

See also

• Dhruvā (Ladle): the dhruvā, a ladle of the yajña, a different word.
• Dhruvaloka: the place of Dhruva above the saptarshi-maṇḍala.