Pole Star

In Hindu mythology, the personified
form of the boy Dhruva, who is a symbol
for unrelenting pursuit of a goal. Dhruva
is a king’s son, but for some unknown
reason his father favors Dhruva’s halfbrother over him. 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 Dhruva endures many bodily mortifications, the god Vishnu appears and
grants 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.