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Dhruva
A devotee of the Hindu god Vishnu / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dhruva (Sanskrit: ध्रुव, IAST: Dhruva, lit. "unshakeable, immovable, or fixed") was an ascetic devotee of Vishnu mentioned in the Vishnu Purana and the Bhagavata Purana.[3]
For other uses, see Dhruv and Dhruva (disambiguation).
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Dhruva | |
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![]() Dhruva as the Pole star, a Pahari painting by Manaku c. 1740 | |
Devanagari | ध्रुव |
Affiliation | Devotee of Vishnu |
Abode | Dhruvaloka in outer space |
Genealogy | |
Parents | Uttānapāda and Suniti |
Spouse | Brāhmī and Ilā |
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The Sanskrit term dhruva nakshatra (ध्रुव नक्षत्र, "polar star") has been used for Pole Star in the Mahabharata, personified as son of Uttānapāda and grandson of Manu, even though Polaris at the likely period of the recension of the text of the Mahabharata was still several degrees away from the celestial pole.[4][5]