The army of the Yakṣas was 130,000 strong, and jointly they shot so many arrows and other weapons at Dhruva that they covered Dhruva with an incessant shower of weapons, just like a mountain covered by rain. However, this just served to make him even sharper and determined to fight.
For a moment, the Yakṣas thought they had won, but quickly Dhruva's chariot emerged, just as the sun appearing from the fog. From this point, Dhruva regained the initiative and used his bow to cut through their army.
Dhruva killed many soldiers and made the rest flee. However, using their power of illusion, the Yakṣas created terrible illusions, with dead bodies falling from the sky, dangerous animals coming to devour him, etc. These illusions presented a great challenge, and even Dhruva became perplexed for a short time, just as we may become perplexed when facing difficulties.
Great sages, however, quickly approached Dhruva and instructed him to surpass all illusions by the power of chanting the holy name, which is non-different from the Lord Himself.
Hearing the advice of the sages, Dhruva became again resolute. He prepared to use the nārāyaṇāstra, a specific arrow made by Lord Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi Himself. This weapon could be invoked by Dhruva Maharaja by chanting the holy name of the Lord. In this way, the chanting of the holy name by Dhruva became not just the source of purification and spiritual strength, but also a weapon that could defeat his enemies.
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