Dhruva

(“fixed”) In Hindu mythology, a boy who
is a symbol for the unrelenting pursuit
of a goal. Dhruva is a king’s son, but for
some unknown reason his father favors
Dhruva’s half-brother over Dhruva.
Distressed by this insult, Dhruva takes a
vow to attain a place above all others,
and goes off to the forest to perform austerities (tapas). After enduring bodily
mortifications for eons, the god Vishnu
appears to Dhruva to grant him a boon.
In response to Dhruva’s request for a
place above all others, Vishnu promises
Dhruva that after his death he will be
installed as the Pole Star, the pivot
around which all the other stars in the
sky will turn. Even now this star is
known by that name in India.