na vai mukundasya padāravindayo

maitreya uvāca

na vai mukundasya padāravindayo

rajo-juṣas tāta bhavādṛśā janāḥ

vāñchanti tad-dāsyam ṛte 'rtham ātmano

yadṛcchayā labdha-manaḥ-samṛddhayaḥ

Maitreya said: O Vidura! Those like you who taste the dust from the lotus feet of Mukunda do not desire anything for themselves except service to him. Their minds are completely satisfied with whatever object comes to them by chance.

Having no material desire would have been best. Rajaḥ jusaḥ means “those who relish the pollen.” They do not desire anything else for themselves (ātmanaḥ) except dāsya to you. They are completely satisfied with whatever object comes to them by chance.

|| 4.9.37 ||

ākarṇyātma-jam āyāntaṁ

samparetya yathāgatam

rājā na śraddadhe bhadram

abhadrasya kuto mama

When the King heard that his son was coming back, as if from death, he could not believe it. How can a rascal like me have good fortune?

Now Dhruva returning from Madhuvana and meeting his friends is described.

|| 4.9.38 ||

śraddhāya vākyaṁ devarṣer

harṣa-vegena dharṣitaḥ

vārtā-hartur atiprīto

hāraṁ prādān mahā-dhanam

But believing the words of Nārada, overwhelmed with an outburst of joy, greatly pleased, he gave a valuable necklace to the bearer of the news.

Nārada had said that his would return soon.

|| 4.9.39-40 ||

sad-aśvaṁ ratham āruhya

kārtasvara-pariṣkṛtam

brāhmaṇaiḥ kula-vṛddhaiś ca

paryasto 'mātya-bandhubhiḥ

śaṅkha-dundubhi-nādena

brahma-ghoṣeṇa veṇubhiḥ

niścakrāma purāt tūrṇam

ātmajābhīkṣaṇotsukaḥ

Eager to see his son, he hastily came out of the city, riding his chariot ornamented with gold which was drawn by fine horses, surrounded by elders of the family, ministers and friends, to the sounds of conches, drums, and flutes, and the chanting of the Vedas.

Paryastaḥ means surrounded.

|| 4.9.41 ||

sunītiḥ suruciś cāsya