Text 17

tathā hi---sarva-dharma-vihīno 'pi
nādhīta-nigamāgamaḥ
lebhe yad-bhakti-mātreṇa
dhruvaḥ sarvottamaṃ padam

tathā hi—nevertheless; sarva—all; dharma—material pious activities; vihīnaḥ—devoid of; api—although; na—not; adhīta—studied; nigama—agamaḥ—and Agamas; lebhe—attained; yat—of whom; bhakti—by devotional service; mātreṇa—alone; dhruvaḥ—Dhruva Mahaṛāja; sarva—to everything; uttamam—superior; padam—destination;

Although Dhruva Mahāraāja had never studied the Vedas and/Agamas, and although he had never performed materially pious actions, he attained the supreme destination simply by engaging in the devotional service of the Lord.