The Vishnu Purana tells the story of Dhurva, the son of a Hindu king and one of his courtesans. One day Dhurva ran to sit in his dad's lap but the king pushed him away. He preferred to pick up his eldest son instead, who was the legitimate heir to the throne.
Dhurva was heartbroken and ran to his mother's arms. She explained that due to good deeds performed in previous lives, Dhurva's half brother had earned the right to sit on the throne with his father. Rather than crying, Dhurva should do his best to earn good karma, too, so he could enjoy similar stature in a future life.
Little Dhurva was still very upset. He ran away into the forest to do penance, so he could earn enough merit to sit on the highest throne in the world. There he met a wandering sage who explained that Vishnu is our real father. He initiated Dhurva in Vishnu's sacred mantra, " Om Vasudevaya Namaha!" (It means " With loving reverence, I bow to Lord Vishnu!")
Dhurva repeated the mantra with such innocent sincerity that Vishnu's heart melted like butter, and he lifted the little boy up into his own lap on the highest throne in the world. You can see Dhruva yourself on a clear right. He is sitting on top of the world exist as the North Star. All the other starts were so moved by his innocent devotion that to this day they circle around Dhruva to express their admiration.
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