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# K - Kingly Desires (8-12)

*After being hurtfully dishonoured, Dhruva, who was a mere lad, developed the kingly desire to have dominion over a region greater than his great-grandfather (Brahma). His unbreakable determination to achieve his ambitions rendered him an outright success. Ironically, in his maturity, Dhruva realised that the greatest kingdom is the spiritual kingdom, and the most exalted position is to blissfully reside there as an eternal servant of the Lord.*