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# Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 4 Chapter 9 Text 18

**[Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Canto 4 Chapter 9 Text 18](http://www.vedabase.com/en/sb/4/9/18/)**

 

*
maitreya uvāca
athābhiṣṭuta evaṁ vai
sat-saṅkalpena dhīmatā
bhṛtyānurakto bhagavān
pratinandyedam abravīt
* 

TRANSLATION
The great sage Maitreya continued: My dear Vidura, when Dhruva Mahārāja, who had good intentions in his heart, finished his prayer, the Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead, who is very kind to His devotees and servants, congratulated him, speaking as follows.