After receiving these instructions, Dhruva Maharaja immediately stopped fighting. The whole battle happened on the outskirts of Alakāpurī, the city of Kuvera, and thus, as soon as Dhruva stopped fighting, Kuvera heard the news and went to the spot to meet him.
Although a demigod living in great opulence, Kuvera is a greatly enlightened person and a devotee of the Lord. He regularly hears about self-realization from Lord Shiva, and thus, he is highly advanced in knowledge. Although he is the ruler and father of the Yakṣas, he was well aware of the great achievements of Dhruva and his position as a pure devotee of the Lord, therefore, he didn't take his killing of the Yakṣas very seriously, understanding that they were also at fault.
After concluding his allotted time as the king, Dhruva Maharaja installed his son on the throne and retired to Badarīkāśrama to dedicate himself fully to the practice of devotional service. By the mercy of the Lord, he had the opportunity to enjoy the experience of being a king, including the execution of different types of duties and satisfaction of all material desires. However, just like other saintly kings, he was not attached to his position. As soon as a qualified son was ready to take the post, he left, considering his palaces, gardens, and other dominions to be creations of the illusory energy.
Dhruva desired to achieve a position superior to all his ancestors, and his achievement is unique: no one before in the history of the universe became the ruler of a Vaikuṇṭha planet as he did. This position is much superior to the position of Brahma, who rules an insignificant material universe and for just a short period.
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