
dhruv

dhruv (sanskrutah dhruv, shabdik. "achambit, achal kinwa sthir") haah vishnu puran aanee bhagvat puranat namood kelela vishnucha tapasvi bhakt hota.
dhruv nakshatr (dhruv nakshatr, dhruv taara) hii sanskrut sandnya mahabharatatil dhruv taryasathi vaparali gelee aahe, jee uttanpadacha putra aanee manucha natoo mhanoon vyakt kelee gelee aahe, jaree dhruviy 
mahabharatatil granthachya punragmanachya sambhavya kalat, too ajunahi aakashiy dhruvapasun anek anshanni door hota.
katha.
raja uttanpad (shvayambhoov manucha mulga) aanee tyachi patni sunitincha mulga mhanoon dhruvcha janm jhaala. rajala aanakhi eka mulga uttama dekhil jhaala, joou tyachi dusari ranee suruchipasoon janmala, joou tyachya premacha pradhanyakram hota. ekada, jevha dhruv paach varshancha mulga hota, tevha tyane tyacha dhakata bhau, uttama, tyachya vadilanchya mandivar rajachya sinhasanavar basalela pahila. pahilya patnipasoon aalelya mothya mulachi (too-dhruv-suruchicha mulga nasoon sinhasanacha varas asel) matsar karananya suruchine tyachya vadilanchya mandivar basanyachya prayatnambaddal tarun dhruwala kroorpane fatkarle. jevha dhruvane virodh keela aanee tyala tyachya vadilanchya mandivar basanyachi parvanagi dilee jaau shakat nahee qaa asey vicharale, tevha suruchine tyala fatkarle aanee mhatale, 'jaa, dewala majhya garbhat janm ghenyas sanga. tarach tumhala visheshadhikar milel '.
suneeti-saumya swabhavachi aanee aata qamee aavadati patni asalyane-tyane aswasth mulala santvan denyacha prayatna keela, parantu dhruv swatah prabhukadoon tyachya bhavitavyabaddal aikanyacha nirdhar karat hota. tyacha drudh sankalp pahoon, too jangalat ektya pravasala nighala tevha tyachya aaeene tyala nirop deela. dhruvane swatahsathi tyache yogya sthan shodhanyacha nirdhar keela aanee haah sankalp lakshat yetach, daivi hrishee narad tyachyapudhe prakat jhaale aanee itakya qamee vayat tyachyavar kathor tapashcharya karnyapasoon tyala door thevanyacha prayatna keela. pann, dhruvchya tivra drudhnishchayala maryada navhati aanee aashcharyachakit jhalelya hrishinni tyala bhagwan vishnucha shodh ghetana dhyan karnyache vidhee aanee mantra shikavoon tyachya dhyeyachya dishene margadarshan kele. eka mantra joou nardanni shikavala aanee jyacha dhruvane prabhavipane vapar keela too ome namo bhagavate vasudev hota. sallah midalyanantar, dhruvane tyache dhyan suru kele aanee sahaa mahine ann aanee panyashivay rahila. tyachya tapasyechya tapashcharyamule aakash hadarale aanee vishnu tyachyapudhe prakat jhaala, parantu mool tyache dolhe ughadanar navhate kaaran too ajunahi nardane tyala varnan kelelya vishnuchya rupachya tyachya aateel drushtit villin jhaala hota. vishnula tee aantarik drushti nahishi karnyasathi eka ranniti avalambavi lagali. lagech dhruvane tyache dolhe ughadale aanee tyachya mansik drushtitun jeey kahee too satat pahat hota teey baher pahoon vishnusamor jhukala. pann tyala eka shabdahi bolata yet navhata. vishnune tyachya daivi shankhane dhruvachya ujavya galala sparsh keela aanee tyamule tyache bhashan suru jhaale. vishnuchi stutee karnari eka sunder kavita 12 shaktishali shlokanmadhye otali, jyanna ektritpane 'dhruv-stuti' mhanatat.
vishnu puran yethe thoda vegala tapasheel dete. jevha vishnu dhruvachya tapasyevar (tapashcharya) prasann jhaala aanee tyane tyala 'vardan' (ichcha vyakt karane) magnyas sangitale, tevha tyane 'stuti' (stotra) chey dnyan vardan mhanoon magitale. itar vyaktinni sansarik kinwa swargiy sukh kinwa jastit jaast moksh magitala asata, parantu dhruwala konatihi vaiyaktik ichcha navhati. hindu dharmat shashvat shantatesathi serve ichchhancha tyag karane aavashyak manale jaateh haach 'dhruv-padd' chaa arth aahe. mhanunach saptarshinni dhruwala taache sarvat aadaraniy aasan-dhruv taara denyacha nirnay ghetala.
vishnuchya smaranat barach vel ghalavalyanantar too tyachya tapasyache uddisht dekhil visarla aanee tyane fakt vishnuchya smaranarth jeevan magitale. tyachya tapasyane prasann jhalelya vishnune tyachi ichcha manya kelee aanee pudhe too 'dhruvpad' prapt kareel assa nirnay dilah jyaa rajyat too eka khagoliy vastoo banel jyala mahaa pralay sparshahi karnar nahee.
tyachya kutumbane tyache manapasoon swagat karnyasathi dhruv tyachya rajyat paratala aanee tyane vayachya sahavya varshi mukut midavala. tyanni anek dashake nyayya aanee nyayya paddhatine rajya kele.