> > Srimad Bhagavatam - Canto 9
> > Sanskrit, word-for-word and original translation of Swami Prabhupâda
> > (for the purports one will have to consult the books under the copyright of the BBT)

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> > Canto 9: 'Liberation'

> > *****

> > Chapter Four: Ambarisa Maharaja Offended by Durvasa Muni

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> > TEXT 1

> > srî-suka uvâca

> > nâbhâgo nabhagâpatyam

> > yam tatam bhrâtarah kavim

> > yavistham vyabhajan dâyam

> > brahmacârinam âgatam

> > srî-sukah uvâca--Srî Sukadeva Gosvâmî said; nâbhâgah--Nâbhâga; nabhaga-apatyam--was the son of Mahârâja Nabhaga; yam--unto whom; tatam--the father; bhrâtarah--the elder brothers; kavim--the learned; yavistham--the youngest; vyabhajan--divided; dâyam--the property; brahmacârinam--having accepted the life of a brahmâcarî perpetually (naisthika); âgatam--returned.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sukadeva Gosvami said: The son of Nabhaga named Nabhaga lived for a long time at the place of his spiritual master. Therefore, his brothers thought that he was not going to become a grhastha and would not return. Consequently, without providing a share for him, they divided the property of their father among themselves. When Nabhaga returned from the place of his spiritual master, they gave him their father as his share.

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> > TEXT 2

> > bhrâtaro 'bhânkta kim mahyam

> > bhajâma pitaram tava

> > tvâm mamâryâs tatâbhânksur

> > mâ putraka tad âdrthâh

> > bhrâtarah--O my brothers; abhânkta--have you given as the share of our father's property; kim--what; mahyam--unto me; bhajâma--we allot; pitaram--the father himself; tava--as your share; tvâm--you; mama--unto me; âryâh--my elder brothers; tata--O my father; abhânksuh--have given the share; mâ--do not; putraka--O my dear son; tat--to this statement; âdrthâh--give any importance.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Nabhaga inquired, "My dear brothers, what have you given to me as my share of our father's property?" His elder brothers answered, "We have kept our father as your share." But when Nabhaga went to his father and said, "My dear father, my elder brothers have given you as my share of property," the father replied, "My dear son, do not rely upon their cheating words. I am not your property."

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> > TEXT 3

> > ime angirasah satram

> > âsate 'dya sumedhasah

> > sastham sastham upetyâhah

> > kave muhyanti karmani

> > ime--all these; angirasah--descendants of the dynasty of Angirâ; satram--sacrifice; âsate--are performing; adya--today; sumedhasah--who are all very intelligent; sastham--sixth; sastham--sixth; upetya--after achieving; ahah--day; kave--O best of learned men; muhyanti--become bewildered; karmani--in discharging fruitive activities.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Nabhaga's father said: All the descendants of Angira are now going to perform a great sacrifice, but although they are very intelligent, on every sixth day they will be bewildered in performing sacrifice and will make mistakes in their daily duties.

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> > TEXTS 4-5

> > tâms tvam samsaya sûkte dve

> > vaisvadeve mahâtmanah

> > te svar yanto dhanam satra-

> > parisesitam âtmanah

> > dâsyanti te 'tha tân arccha

> > tathâ sa krtavân yathâ

> > tasmai dattvâ yayuh svargam

> > te satra-parisesanam

> > tân--to all of them; tvam--yourself; samsaya--describe; sûkte--Vedic hymns; dve--two; vaisvadeve--in connection with Vaisvadeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; mahâtmanah--to all of those great souls; te--they; svah yantah--while going to their respective destinations in the heavenly planets; dhanam--the wealth; satra-parisesitam--which remains after the end of the yajna; âtmanah--their own property;

> > dâsyanti--will deliver; te--unto you; atha--therefore; tân--to them; arccha--go there; tathâ--in that way (according to his father's orders); sah--he (Nâbhâga); krtavân--executed; yathâ--as advised by his father; tasmai--unto him; dattvâ--after giving; yayuh--went; svargam--to the heavenly planets; te--all of them; satra-parisesanam--remnants of yajna.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Nabhaga's father continued: "Go to those great souls and describe two Vedic hymns pertaining to Vaisvadeva. When the great sages have completed the sacrifice and are going to the heavenly planets, they will give you the remnants of the money they have received from the sacrifice. Therefore, go there immediately." Thus Nabhaga acted exactly according to the advice of his father, and the great sages of the Angira dynasty gave him all their wealth and then went to the heavenly planets.

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> > TEXT 6

> > tam kascit svîkarisyantam

> > purusah krsna-darsanah

> > uvâcottarato 'bhyetya

> > mamedam vâstukam vasu

> > tam--unto Nâbhâga; kascit--someone; svîkarisyantam--while accepting the riches given by the great sages; purusah--a person; krsna-darsanah--black-looking; uvâca--said; uttaratah--from the north; abhyetya--coming; mama--my; idam--these; vâstukam--remnants of the sacrifice; vasu--all the riches.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thereafter, while Nabhaga was accepting the riches, a black-looking person from the north came to him and said, "All the wealth from this sacrificial arena belongs to me."

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> > TEXT 7

> > mamedam rsibhir dattam

> > iti tarhi sma mânavah

> > syân nau te pitari prasnah

> > prstavân pitaram yathâ

> > mama--my; idam--all these; rsibhih--by the great saintly persons; dattam--have been delivered; iti--thus; tarhi--therefore; sma--indeed; mânavah--Nâbhâga; syât--let there be; nau--of ourselves; te--your; pitari--unto the father; prasnah--an inquiry; prstavân--he also inquired; pitaram--from his father; yathâ--as requested.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Nabhaga then said, "These riches belong to me. The great saintly persons have delivered them to me." When Nabhaga said this, the black-looking person replied, "Let us go to your father and ask him to settle our disagreement." In accordance with this, Nabhaga inquired from his father.

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> > TEXT 8

> > yajna-vâstu-gatam sarvam

> > ucchistam rsayah kvacit

> > cakrur hi bhâgam rudrâya

> > sa devah sarvam arhati

> > yajna-vâstu-gatam--things belonging to the sacrificial arena; sarvam--everything; ucchistam--remnants; rsayah--the great sages; kvacit--sometimes, in the Daksa-yajna; cakruh--did so; hi--indeed; bhâgam--share; rudrâya--unto Lord Siva; sah--that; devah--demigod; sarvam--everything; arhati--deserves.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The father of Nabhaga said: Whatever the great sages sacrificed in the arena of the Daksa-yajna, they offered to Lord Siva as his share. Therefore, everything in the sacrificial arena certainly belongs to Lord Siva.

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> > TEXT 9

> > nâbhâgas tam pranamyâha

> > tavesa kila vâstukam

> > ity âha me pitâ brahman

> > chirasâ tvâm prasâdaye

> > nâbhâgah--Nâbhâga; tam--unto him (Lord Siva); pranamya--offering obeisances; âha--said; tava--yours; îsa--O lord; kila--certainly; vâstukam--everything in the arena of sacrifice; iti--thus; âha--said; me--my; pitâ--father; brahman--O brâhmana; sirasâ--bowing my head; tvâm--unto you; prasâdaye--I am begging your mercy.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thereupon, after offering obeisances to Lord Siva, Nabhaga said: O worshipable lord, everything in this arena of sacrifice is yours. This is the assertion of my father. Now, with great respect, I bow my head before you, begging your mercy.

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> > TEXT 10

> > yat te pitâvadad dharmam

> > tvam ca satyam prabhâsase

> > dadâmi te mantra-drso

> > jnânam brahma sanâtanam

> > yat--whatever; te--your; pitâ--father; avadat--explained; dharmam--truth; tvam ca--you also; satyam--truth; prabhâsase--are speaking; dadâmi--I shall give; te--unto you; mantra-drsah--who know the science of mantra; jnânam--knowledge; brahma--transcendental; sanâtanam--eternal.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Siva said: Whatever your father has said is the truth, and you also are speaking the same truth. Therefore, I, who know the Vedic mantras, shall explain transcendental knowledge to you.

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> > TEXT 11

> > grhâna dravinam dattam

> > mat-satra-parisesitam

> > ity uktvântarhito rudro

> > bhagavân dharma-vatsalah

> > grhâna--please take now; dravinam--all the wealth; dattam--is given (to you by me); mat-satra-parisesitam--the remnants of the sacrifice executed on my behalf; iti uktvâ--after speaking like this; antarhitah--disappeared; rudrah--Lord Siva; bhagavân--the most powerful demigod; dharma-vatsalah--adherent to the principles of religion.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Siva said, "Now you may take all the wealth remaining from the sacrifice, for I give it to you." After saying this, Lord Siva, who is most adherent to the religious principles, disappeared from that place.

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> > TEXT 12

> > ya etat samsmaret prâtah

> > sâyam ca susamâhitah

> > kavir bhavati mantra-jno

> > gatim caiva tathâtmanah

> > yah--anyone who; etat--about this incident; samsmaret--may remember; prâtah--in the morning; sâyam ca--and in the evening; susamâhitah--with great attention; kavih--learned; bhavati--becomes; mantra-jnah--well aware of all Vedic mantras; gatim--the destination; ca--also; eva--indeed; tathâ âtmanah--like that of the self-realized soul.

> > TRANSLATION

> > If one hears and chants or remembers this narration in the morning and evening with great attention, he certainly becomes learned, experienced in understanding the Vedic hymns, and expert in self-realization.

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> > TEXT 13

> > nâbhâgâd ambarîso 'bhûn

> > mahâ-bhâgavatah krtî

> > nâsprsad brahma-sâpo 'pi

> > yam na pratihatah kvacit

> > nâbhâgat--from Nâbhâga; ambarîsah--Mahârâja Ambarîsa; abhût--took birth; mahâ-bhâgavatah--the most exalted devotee; krtî--very celebrated; na asprsat--could not touch; brahma-sâpah api--even the curse of a brâhmana; yam--unto whom (Ambarîsa Mahârâja); na--neither; pratihatah--failed; kvacit--at any time.

> > TRANSLATION

> > From Nabhaga, Maharaja Ambarisa took birth. Maharaja Ambarisa was an exalted devotee, celebrated for his great merits. Although he was cursed by an infallible brahmana, the curse could not touch him.

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> > TEXT 14

> > srî-râjovâca

> > bhagavan chrotum icchâmi

> > râjarses tasya dhîmatah

> > na prâbhûd yatra nirmukto

> > brahma-dando duratyayah

> > srî-râjâ uvâca--King Parîksit inquired; bhagavan--O great brâhmana; srotum icchâmi--I wish to hear (from you); râjarseh--of the great King Ambarîsa; tasya--of him; dhîmatah--who was such a greatly sober personality; na--not; prâbhût--could act; yatra--upon whom (Mahârâja Ambarîsa); nirmuktah--being released; brahma-dandah--the curse of a brâhmana; duratyayah--which is insurmountable.

> > TRANSLATION

> > King Pariksit inquired: O great personality, Maharaja Ambarisa was certainly most exalted and meritorious in character. I wish to hear about him. How surprising it is that the curse of a brahmana, which is insurmountable, could not act upon him.

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> > TEXTS 15-16

> > srî-suka uvâca

> > ambarîso mahâ-bhâgah

> > sapta-dvîpavatîm mahîm

> > avyayâm ca sriyam labdhvâ

> > vibhavam câtulam bhuvi

> > mene 'tidurlabham pumsâm

> > sarvam tat svapna-samstutam

> > vidvân vibhava-nirvânam

> > tamo visati yat pumân

> > srî-sukah uvâca--Srî Sukadeva Gosvâmî said; ambarîsah--King Ambarîsa; mahâ-bhâgah--the greatly fortunate king; sapta-dvîpavatîm--consisting of seven islands; mahîm--the whole world; avyayâm ca--and inexhaustible; sriyam--beauty; labdhvâ--after achieving; vibhavam ca--and opulences; atulam--unlimited; bhuvi--in this earth;

> > mene--he decided; ati-durlabham--which is rarely obtained; pumsâm--of many persons; sarvam--everything (he had obtained); tat--that which; svapna-samstutam--as if imagined in a dream; vidvân--completely understanding; vibhava-nirvânam--the annihilation of that opulence; tamah--ignorance; visati--fallen into; yat--because of which; pumân--a person.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sukadeva Gosvami said: Maharaja Ambarisa, the most fortunate personality, achieved the rule of the entire world, consisting of seven islands, and achieved inexhaustible, unlimited opulence and prosperity on earth. Although such a position is rarely obtained, Maharaja Ambarisa did not care for it at all, for he knew very well that all such opulence is material. Like that which is imagined in a dream, such opulence will ultimately be destroyed. The King knew that any nondevotee who attains such opulence merges increasingly into material nature's mode of darkness.

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> > TEXT 17

> > vâsudeve bhagavati

> > tad-bhaktesu ca sâdhusu

> > prâpto bhâvam param visvam

> > yenedam lostravat smrtam

> > vâsudeve--unto the all-pervading Supreme Personality; bhagavati--unto the Supreme personality of Godhead; tat-bhaktesu--unto His devotees; ca--also; sâdhusu--unto the saintly persons; prâptah--one who has achieved; bhâvam--reverence and devotion; param--transcendental; visvam--the whole material universe; yena--by which (spiritual consciousness); idam--this; lostra-vat--as insignificant as a piece of stone; smrtam--is accepted (by such devotees).

> > TRANSLATION

> > Maharaja Ambarisa was a great devotee of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vasudeva, and of the saintly persons who are the Lord's devotees. Because of this devotion, he thought of the entire universe as being as insignificant as a piece of stone.

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> > TEXTS 18-20

> > sa vai manah krsna-padâravindayor

> > vacâmsi vaikuntha-gunânuvarnane

> > karau harer mandira-mârjanâdisu

> > srutim cakârâcyuta-sat-kathodaye

> > mukunda-lingâlaya-darsane drsau

> > tad-bhrtya-gâtra-sparse 'nga-sangamam

> > ghrânam ca tat-pâda-saroja-saurabhe

> > srîmat-tulasyâ rasanâm tad-arpite

> > pâdau hareh ksetra-padânusarpane

> > siro hrsîkesa-padâbhivandane

> > kâmam ca dâsye na tu kâma-kâmyayâ

> > yathottamasloka-janâsrayâ ratih

> > sah--he (Mahârâja Ambarîsa); vai--indeed; manah--his mind; krsna-pada-aravindayoh--(fixed) upon the two lotus feet of Lord Krsna; vacâmsi--his words; vaikuntha-guna-anuvarnane--describing the glories of Krsna; karau--his two hands; hareh mandira-mârjana-âdisu--in activities like cleansing the temple of Hari, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; srutim--his ear; cakâra--engaged; acyuta--of or about Krsna, who never falls down;

> > sat-kathâ-udaye--in hearing the transcendental narrations; mukunda-linga-âlaya-darsane--in seeing the Deity and temples and holy dhâmas of Mukunda; drsau--his two eyes; tat-bhrtya--of the servants of Krsna; gâtra-sparse--in touching the bodies; anga-sangamam--contact of his body; ghrânam ca--and his sense of smell; tat-pâda--of His lotus feet; saroja--of the lotus flower; saurabhe--in (smelling) the fragrance; srîat-tulasyâh--of the tulasî leaves; rasanâm--his tongue; tat-arpite--in the prasâda offered to the Lord;

> > pâdau--his two legs; hareh--of the Personality of Godhead; ksetra--holy places like the temple or Vrndâvana and Dvârakâ; pada-anusarpane--walking to those places; sirah--the head; hrsîkesa--of Krsna, the master of the senses; pada-abhivandane--in offering obeisances to the lotus feet; kâmam ca--and his desires; dâsye--in being engaged as a servant; na--not; tu--indeed; kâma-kâmyayâ--with a desire for sense gratification; yathâ--as; uttamasloka-jana-âsrayâ--if one takes shelter of a devotee such as Prahlâda; ratih--attachment.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Maharaja Ambarisa always engaged his mind in meditating upon the lotus feet of Krsna, his words in describing the glories of the Lord, his hands in cleansing the Lord's temple, and his ears in hearing the words spoken by Krsna or about Krsna. He engaged his eyes in seeing the Deity of Krsna, Krsna's temples and Krsna's places like Mathura and Vrndavana, he engaged his sense of touch in touching the bodies of the Lord's devotees, he engaged his sense of smell in smelling the fragrance of tulasi offered to the Lord, and he engaged his tongue in tasting the Lord's prasada. He engaged his legs in walking to the holy places and temples of the Lord, his head in bowing down before the Lord, and all his desires in serving the Lord, twenty-four hours a day. Indeed, Maharaja Ambarisa never desired anything for his own sense gratification. He engaged all his senses in devotional service, in various engagements related to the Lord. This is the way to increase attachment for the Lord and be completely free from all material desires.

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> > TEXT 21

> > evam sadâ karma-kalâpam âtmanah

> > pare 'dhiyajne bhagavaty adhoksaje

> > sarvâtma-bhâvam vidadhan mahîm imâm

> > tan-nistha-viprâbhihitah sasâsa ha

> > evam--thus (living a devotional life); sadâ--always; karma-kalâpam--the prescribed occupational duties as a ksatriya king; âtmanah--of himself, personally (the head of the state); pare--unto the supreme transcendence; adhiyajne--unto the supreme proprietor, the supreme enjoyer; bhagavati--unto the Supreme personality of Godhead; adhoksaje--unto He who is beyond material sense perception; sarva-âtma-bhâvam--all different varieties of devotional service; vidadhat--executing, offering; mahîm--the planet earth; imâm--this; tat-nistha--who are faithful devotees of the Lord; vipra--by such brâhmanas; abhihitah--directed; sasâsa--ruled; ha--in the past.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In performing his prescribed duties as king, Maharaja Ambarisa always offered the results of his royal activities to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, who is the enjoyer of everything and is beyond the perception of material senses. He certainly took advice from brahmanas who were faithful devotees of the Lord, and thus he ruled the planet earth without difficulty.

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> > TEXT 22

> > îje 'svamedhair adhiyajnam îsvaram

> > mahâ-vibhûtyopacitânga-daksinaih

> > tatair vasisthâsita-gautamâdibhir

> > dhanvany abhisrotam asau sarasvatîm

> > îje--worshiped; asvamedhaih--by performing the horse sacrifice yajnas; adhiyajnam--to satisfy the master of all yajnas; îsvaram--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; mahâ-vibhûtyâ--with great opulence; upacita-anga-daksinaih--with all prescribed paraphernalia and contributions of daksinâ to the brâhmanas; tataih--executed; vasistha-asita-gautama-âdibhih--by such brâhmanas as Vasistha, Asita and Gautama; dhanvani--in the desert; abhisrotam--inundated by the water of the river; asau--Mahârâja Ambarîsa; sarasvatîm--on the bank of the Sarasvatî.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In desert countries where there flowed the River Sarasvati, Maharaja Ambarisa performed great sacrifices like the asvamedha-yajna and thus satisfied the master of all yajnas, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Such sacrifices were performed with great opulence and suitable paraphernalia and with contributions of daksina to the brahmanas, who were supervised by great personalities like Vasistha, Asita and Gautama, representing the king, the performer of the sacrifices.

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> > TEXT 23

> > yasya kratusu gîrvânaih

> > sadasyâ rtvijo janâh

> > tulya-rûpâs cânimisâ

> > vyadrsyanta suvâsasah

> > yasya--of whom (Mahârâja Ambarîsa); kratusu--in sacrifices (performed by him); gîrvânaih--with the demigods; sadasyâh--members for executing the sacrifice; rtvijah--the priests; janâh--and other expert men; tulya-rûpâh--appearing exactly like; ca--and; animisâh--with unblinking eyes like those of the demigods; vyadrsyanta--being seen; su-vâsasah--well dressed with valuable garments.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In the sacrifice arranged by Maharaja Ambarisa, the members of the assembly and the priests [especially hota, udgata, brahma and adhvaryu] were gorgeously dressed, and they all looked exactly like demigods. They eagerly saw to the proper performance of the yajna.

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> > TEXT 24

> > svargo na prârthito yasya

> > manujair amara-priyah

> > srnvadbhir upagâyadbhir

> > uttamasloka-cestitam

> > svargah--life in the heavenly planets; na--not; prârthitah--a subject for aspiration; yasya--of whom (Ambarîsa Mahârâja); manujaih--by the citizens; amara-priyah--very dear even to the demigods; srnvadbhih--who were accustomed to hear; upagâyadbhih--and accustomed to chant; uttamasloka--of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; cestitam--about the glorious activities.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The citizens of the state of Maharaja Ambarisa were accustomed to chanting and hearing about the glorious activities of the Personality of Godhead. Thus they never aspired to be elevated to the heavenly planets, which are extremely dear even to the demigods.

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> > TEXT 25

> > samvardhayanti yat kâmâh

> > svârâjya-paribhâvitâh

> > durlabhâ nâpi siddhânâm

> > mukundam hrdi pasyatah

> > samvardhayanti--increase happiness; yat--because; kâmâh--such aspirations; svâ-râjya--situated in his own constitutional position of rendering service to the Lord; paribhâvitâh--saturated with such aspirations; durlabhâh--very rarely obtained; na--not; api--also; siddhânâm--of the great mystics; mukundam--Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; hrdi--within the core of the heart; pasyatah--persons always accustomed to seeing Him.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Those who are saturated with the transcendental happiness of rendering service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead are uninterested even in the achievements of great mystics, for such achievements do not enhance the transcendental bliss felt by a devotee who always thinks of Krsna within the core of his heart.

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> > TEXT 26

> > sa ittham bhakti-yogena

> > tapo-yuktena pârthivah

> > sva-dharmena harim prînan

> > sarvân kâmân sanair jahau

> > sah--he (Ambarîsa Mahârâja); ittham--in this way; bhakti-yogena--by performing transcendental loving service to the Lord; tapah-yuktena--which is simultaneously the best process of austerity; pârthivah--the King; sva-dharmena--by his constitutional activities; harim--unto the Supreme Lord; prînan--satisfying; sarvân--all varieties of; kâmân--material desires; sanaih--gradually; jahau--gave up.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The king of this planet, Maharaja Ambarisa, thus performed devotional service to the Lord and in this endeavor practiced severe austerity. Always satisfying the Supreme Personality of Godhead by his constitutional activities, he gradually gave up all material desires.

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> > TEXT 27

> > grhesu dâresu sutesu bandhusu

> > dvipottama-syandana-vâji-vastusu

> > aksayya-ratnâbharanâmbarâdisv

> > ananta-kosesv akarod asan-matim

> > grhesu--in the homes; dâresu--in wives; sutesu--in children; bandhusu--in friends and relatives; dvipa-uttama--in the best of powerful elephants; syandana--in nice chariots; vâji--in first-class horses; vastusu--in all such things; aksayya--whose value never decreases; ratna--in jewels; âbharana--in ornaments; ambara-âdisu--in such dresses and ornaments; ananta-kosesu--in an inexhaustible treasury; akarot--accepted; asat-matim--no attachment.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Maharaja Ambarisa gave up all attachment to household affairs, wives, children, friends and relatives, to the best of powerful elephants, to beautiful chariots, carts, horses and inexhaustible jewels, and to ornaments, garments and an inexhaustible treasury. He gave up attachment to all of them, regarding them as temporary and material.

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> > TEXT 28

> > tasmâ adâd dharis cakram

> > pratyanîka-bhayâvaham

> > ekânta-bhakti-bhâvena

> > prîto bhaktâbhiraksanam

> > tasmai--unto him (Ambarîsa Mahârâja); adât--gave; harih--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; cakram--His disc; pratyanîka-bhaya-âvaham--the Lord's disc, which was extremely fearful to the enemies of the Lord and His devotees; ekânta-bhakti-bhâvena--because of his performing unalloyed devotional service; prîtah--the Lord being so pleased; bhakta-abhiraksanam--for the protection of His devotees.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Being very pleased by the unalloyed devotion of Maharaja Ambarisa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead gave the King His disc, which is fearful to enemies and which always protects the devotee from enemies and adversities.

> > ******

> > TEXT 29

> > ârirâdhayisuh krsnam

> > mahisyâ tulya-sîlayâ

> > yuktah sâmvatsaram vîro

> > dadhâra dvâdasî-vratam

> > ârirâdhayisuh--aspiring to worship; krsnam--the Supreme Lord, Krsna; mahisyâ--with his queen; tulya-sîlayâ--who was equally as qualified as Mahârâja Ambarîsa; yuktah--together; sâmvatsaram--for one year; vîrah--the King; dadhâra--accepted; dvâdasî-vratam--the vow for observing Ekâdasî and Dvâdasî.

> > TRANSLATION

> > To worship Lord Krsna, Maharaja Ambarisa, along with his queen, who was equally qualified, observed the vow of Ekadasi and Dvadasi for one year.

> > ******

> > TEXT 30

> > vratânte kârtike mâsi

> > tri-râtram samupositah

> > snâtah kadâcit kâlindyâm

> > harim madhuvane 'rcayat

> > vrata-ante--at the end of observing the vow; kârtike--in the month of Kârtika (October-November); mâsi--in that month; tri-râtram--for three nights; samupositah--after completely observing the fast; snâtah--after bathing; kadâcit--once upon a time; kâlindyâm--on the bank of the Yamunâ; harim--unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; madhuvane--in that part of the Vrndâvana area known as Madhuvana; arcayat--worshiped the Lord.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In the month of Kartika, after observing that vow for one year, after observing a fast for three nights and after bathing in the Yamuna, Maharaja Ambarisa worshiped the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, in Madhuvana.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 31-32

> > mahâbhiseka-vidhinâ

> > sarvopaskara-sampadâ

> > abhisicyâmbarâkalpair

> > gandha-mâlyârhanâdibhih

> > tad-gatântara-bhâvena

> > pûjayâm âsa kesavam

> > brâhmanâms ca mahâ-bhâgân

> > siddhârthân api bhaktitah

> > mahâ-abhiseka-vidhinâ--by the regulative principles for bathing the Deity; sarva-upaskara-sampadâ--by all the paraphernalia for worshiping the Deity; abhisicya--after bathing; ambara-âkalpaih--with nice clothing and ornaments; gandha-mâlya--with fragrant flower garlands; arhana-âdibhih--and with other paraphernalia to worship the Deity;

> > tat-gata-antara-bhâvena--his mind saturated with devotional service; pûjayâm âsa--he worshiped; kesavam--unto Krsna; brâhmanân ca--and the brâhmanas; mahâ-bhâgân--who were greatly fortunate; siddha-arthân--self-satisfied, without waiting for any worship; api--even; bhaktitah--with great devotion.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 33-35

> > gavâm rukma-visânînâm

> > rûpyânghrînâm suvâsasâm

> > payahsîla-vayo-rûpa-

> > vatsopaskara-sampadâm

> > prâhinot sâdhu-viprebhyo

> > grhesu nyarbudâni sat

> > bhojayitvâ dvijân agre

> > svâdv annam gunavattamam

> > labdha-kâmair anujnâtah

> > pâranâyopacakrame

> > tasya tarhy atithih sâksâd

> > durvâsâ bhagavân abhût

> > gavâm--cows; rukma-visânînâm--whose horns were covered with gold plate; rûpya-anghrînâm--whose hooves were covered with silver plate; su-vâsasâm--very nicely decorated with garments; payah-sîla--with full milk bags; vayah--young; rûpa--beautiful; vatsa-upaskara-sampadâm--with nice calves;

> > prâhinot--gave in charity; sâdhu-viprebhyah--unto the brâhmanas and saintly persons; grhesu--(who arrived) in his house; nyarbudâni--ten crores (one hundred million); sat--six times; bhojayitvâ--feeding them; dvijân agre--first the brâhmanas; svâdu annam--very tasteful eatables; gunavat-tamam--highly delicious;

> > labdha-kâmaih--by those brâhmanas, being fully satisfied; anujnâtah--by their permission; pâranâya--for completing the Dvâdasî; upacakrame--was just about to observe the final ceremony; tasya--of him (Ambarîsa); tarhi--immediately; atithih--unwanted or uncalled-for guest; sâksât--directly; durvâsâh--the great mystic Durvâsâ; bhagavân--very powerful; abhût--appeared on the scene as a guest.

> > ******

> > TEXT 36

> > tam ânarcâtithim bhûpah

> > pratyutthânâsanârhanaih

> > yayâce 'bhyavahârâya

> > pâda-mûlam upâgatah

> > tam--unto him (Durvâsâ); ânarca--worshiped; atithim--although an uninvited guest; bhûpah--the King (Ambarîsa); pratyutthâna--by standing up; âsana--by offering a seat; arhanaih--and by paraphernalia for worship; yayâce--requested; abhyavahârâya--for eating; pâda-mûlam--at the root of his feet; upâgatah--fell down.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After standing up to receive Durvasa Muni, King Ambarisa offered him a seat and paraphernalia of worship. Then, sitting at his feet, the King requested the great sage to eat.

> > ******

> > TEXT 37

> > pratinandya sa tâm yâcnâm

> > kartum âvasyakam gatah

> > nimamajja brhad dhyâyan

> > kâlindî-salile subhe

> > pratinandya--gladly accepting; sah--Durvâsâ Muni; tâm--that; yâcnâm--request; kartum--to perform; âvasyakam--the necessary ritualistic ceremonies; gatah--went; nimamajja--dipped his body in the water; brhat--the Supreme Brahman; dhyâyan--meditating on; kâlindî--of the Yamunâ; salile--in the water; subhe--very auspicious.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Durvasa Muni gladly accepted the request of Maharaja Ambarisa, but to perform the regulative ritualistic ceremonies he went to the River Yamuna. There he dipped into the water of the auspicious Yamuna and meditated upon the impersonal Brahman.

> > ******

> > TEXT 38

> > muhûrtârdhâvasistâyâm

> > dvâdasyâm pâranam prati

> > cintayâm âsa dharma-jno

> > dvijais tad-dharma-sankate

> > muhûrta-ardha-avasistâyâm--was remaining only for half a moment; dvâdasyâm--when the Dvâdasî day; pâranam--the breaking of the fast; prati--to observe; cintayâm âsa--began to think about; dharma-jnah--one who knows the principles of religion; dvijaih--by the brâhmanas; tat-dharma--concerning that religious principle; sankate--in such a dangerous condition.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In the meantime, only a muhurta of the Dvadasi day was left on which to break the fast. Consequently, it was imperative that the fast be broken immediately. In this dangerous situation, the King consulted learned brahmanas.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 39-40

> > brâhmanâtikrame doso

> > dvâdasyâm yad apârane

> > yat krtvâ sâdhu me bhûyâd

> > adharmo vâ na mâm sprset

> > ambhasâ kevalenâtha

> > karisye vrata-pâranam

> > âhur ab-bhaksanam viprâ

> > hy asitam nâsitam ca tat

> > brâhmana-atikrame--in surpassing the rules of respect to the brâhmanas; dosah--there is a fault; dvâdasyâm--on the Dvâdasî day; yat--because; apârane--in not breaking the fast in due time; yat krtvâ--after doing which action; sâdhu--what is auspicious; me--unto me; bhûyât--may so become; adharmah--what is irreligious; vâ--either; na--not; mâm--unto me; sprset--may touch;

> > ambhasâ--by water; kevalena--only; atha--therefore; karisye--I shall execute; vrata-pâranam--the completion of the vow; âhuh--said; ap-bhaksanam--drinking water; viprâh--O brâhmanas; hi--indeed; asitam--eating; na asitam ca--as well as not eating; tat--such an action.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The King said: "To transgress the laws of respectful behavior toward the brahmanas is certainly a great offense. On the other hand, if one does not observe the breaking of the fast within the time of Dvadasi, there is a flaw in one's observance of the vow. Therefore, O brahmanas, if you think that it will be auspicious and not irreligious, I shall break the fast by drinking water." In this way, after consulting with the brahmanas, the King reached this decision, for according to brahminical opinion, drinking water may be accepted as eating and also as not eating.

> > ******

> > TEXT 41

> > ity apah prâsya râjarsis

> > cintayan manasâcyutam

> > pratyacasta kuru-srestha

> > dvijâgamanam eva sah

> > iti--thus; apah--water; prâsya--after drinking; râjarsih--the great King Ambarîsa; cintayan--meditating upon; manasâ--by the mind; acyutam--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; pratyacasta--began to wait; kuru-srestha--O best of the Kuru kings; dvija-âgamanam--the return of Durvâsâ Muni, the great mystic brâhmana; eva--indeed; sah--the King.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O best of the Kuru dynasty, after he drank some water, King Ambarisa, meditating upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead within his heart, waited for the return of the great mystic Durvasa Muni.

> > ******

> > TEXT 42

> > durvâsâ yamunâ-kûlât

> > krtâvasyaka âgatah

> > râjnâbhinanditas tasya

> > bubudhe cestitam dhiyâ

> > durvâsâh--the great sage; yamunâ-kûlât--from the bank of the River Yamunâ; krta--had been performed; âvasyakah--he by whom the necessary ritualistic ceremonies; âgatah--returned; râjnâ--by the King; abhinanditah--being well received; tasya--his; bubudhe--could understand; cestitam--performance; dhiyâ--by intelligence.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After executing the ritualistic ceremonies to be performed at noon, Durvasa returned from the bank of the Yamuna. The King received him well, offering all respects, but Durvasa Muni, by his mystic power, could understand that King Ambarisa had drunk water without his permission.

> > ******

> > TEXT 43

> > manyunâ pracalad-gâtro

> > bhru-kutî-kutilânanah

> > bubhuksitas ca sutarâm

> > krtânjalim abhâsata

> > manyunâ--agitated by great anger; pracalat-gâtrah--his body trembling; bhru-kutî--by the eyebrows; kutila--curved; ânanah--face; bubhuksitah ca--and hungry at the same time; sutarâm--very much; krta-anjalim--to Ambarîsa Mahârâja, who stood there with folded hands; abhâsata--he addressed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Still hungry, Durvasa Muni, his body trembling, his face curved and his eyebrows crooked in a frown, angrily spoke as follows to King Ambarisa, who stood before him with folded hands.

> > ******

> > TEXT 44

> > aho asya nr-samsasya

> > sriyonmattasya pasyata

> > dharma-vyatikramam visnor

> > abhaktasyesa-mâninah

> > aho--alas; asya--of this man; nr-samsasya--who is so cruel; sriyâ unmattasya--puffed up because of great opulence; pasyata--everyone just see; dharma-vyatikramam--the transgression of the regulative principles of religion; visnoh abhaktasya--who is not a devotee of Lord Visnu; îsa-mâninah--considering himself the Supreme Lord, independent of everything.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Alas, just see the behavior of this cruel man! He is not a devotee of Lord Visnu. Being proud of his material opulence and his position, he considers himself God. Just see how he has transgressed the laws of religion.

> > ******

> > TEXT 45

> > yo mâm atithim âyâtam

> > âtithyena nimantrya ca

> > adattvâ bhuktavâms tasya

> > sadyas te darsaye phalam

> > yah--this man who; mâm--unto me; atithim--who, being an uninvited guest; âyâtam--had come here; âtithyena--with the reception of a guest; nimantrya--after inviting me; ca--also; adattvâ--without giving (food); bhuktavân--has himself eaten; tasya--of him; sadyah--immediately; te--of you; darsaye--I shall show; phalam--the result.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Maharaja Ambarisa, you have invited me to eat as a guest, but instead of feeding me, you yourself have eaten first. Because of your misbehavior, I shall show you something to punish you.

> > ******

> > TEXT 46

> > evam bruvâna utkrtya

> > jatâm rosa-pradîpitah

> > tayâ sa nirmame tasmai

> > krtyâm kâlânalopamâm

> > evam--thus; bruvânah--speaking (Durvâsâ Muni); utkrtya--uprooting; jatâm--a bunch of hair; rosa-pradîpitah--being reddish because he was very angry; tayâ--by that bunch of hair from his head; sah--Durvâsâ Muni; nirmame--created; tasmai--to punish Mahârâja Ambarîsa; krtyâm--a demon; kâla-anala-upamâm--appearing just like the blazing fire of devastation.

> > TRANSLATION

> > As Durvasa Muni said this, his face became red with anger. Uprooting a bunch of hair from his head, he created a demon resembling the blazing fire of devastation to punish Maharaja Ambarisa.

> > ******

> > TEXT 47

> > tâm âpatantîm jvalatîm

> > asi-hastâm padâ bhuvam

> > vepayantîm samudvîksya

> > na cacâla padân nrpah

> > tâm--that (demon); âpatantîm--coming forward to attack him; jvalatîm--blazing like fire; asi-hastâm--with a trident in his hand; padâ--with his footstep; bhuvam--the surface of the earth; vepayantîm--causing to tremble; samudvîksya--seeing him perfectly; na--not; cacâla--moved; padât--from his place; nrpah--the King.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Taking a trident in his hand and making the surface of the earth tremble with his footsteps, that blazing creature came before Maharaja Ambarisa. But the King, upon seeing him, was not at all disturbed and did not move even slightly from his position.

> > ******

> > TEXT 48

> > prâg distam bhrtya-raksâyâm

> > purusena mahâtmanâ

> > dadâha krtyâm tâm cakram

> > kruddhâhim iva pâvakah

> > prâk distam--as previously arranged; bhrtya-raksâyâm--for the protection of his servants; purusena--by the Supreme Person; mahâ-âtmanâ--by the Supersoul; dadâha--burnt to ashes; krtyâm--that created demon; tâm--him; cakram--the disc; kruddha--angry; ahim--a serpent; iva--like; pâvakah--fire.

> > TRANSLATION

> > As fire in the forest immediately burns to ashes an angry snake, so, by the previous order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, His disc, the Sudarsana cakra, immediately burnt to ashes the created demon to protect the Lord's devotee.

> > ******

> > TEXT 49

> > tad-abhidravad udvîksya

> > sva-prayâsam ca nisphalam

> > durvâsâ dudruve bhîto

> > diksu prâna-parîpsayâ

> > tat--of that disc; abhidravat--moving toward him; udvîksya--after seeing; sva-prayâsam--his own attempt; ca--and; nisphalam--having failed; durvâsâh--Durvâsâ Muni; dudruve--began to run; bhîtah--full of fear; diksu--in every direction; prâna-parîpsayâ--with a desire to save his life.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Upon seeing that his own attempt had failed and that the Sudarsana cakra was moving toward him, Durvasa Muni became very frightened and began to run in all directions to save his life.

> > ******

> > TEXT 50

> > tam anvadhâvad bhagavad-rathângam

> > dâvâgnir uddhûta-sikho yathâhim

> > tathânusaktam munir îksamâno

> > guhâm viviksuh prasasâra meroh

> > tam--unto Durvâsâ; anvadhâvat--began to follow; bhagavat-ratha-angam--the disc appearing from the wheel of the Lord's chariot; dâva-agnih--like a forest fire; uddhûta--blazing high; sikhah--having flames; yathâ ahim--as it follows a snake; tathâ--in the same way; anusaktam--as if touching Durvâsâ Muni's back; munih--the sage; îksamânah--seeing like that; guhâm--a cave; viviksuh--wanted to enter; prasasâra--began to move quickly; meroh--of Meru Mountain.

> > TRANSLATION

> > As the blazing flames of a forest fire pursue a snake, the disc of the Supreme Personality of Godhead began following Durvasa Muni. Durvasa Muni saw that the disc was almost touching his back, and thus he ran very swiftly, desiring to enter a cave of Sumeru Mountain.

> > ******

> > TEXT 51

> > diso nabhah ksmâm vivarân samudrân

> > lokân sapâlâms tridivam gatah sah

> > yato yato dhâvati tatra tatra

> > sudarsanam dusprasaham dadarsa

> > disah--all directions; nabhah--in the sky; ksmâm--on the surface of the earth; vivarân--within the holes; samudrân--within the seas; lokân--all places; sa-pâlân--as well as their rulers; tridivam--the heavenly planets; gatah--gone; sah--Durvâsâ Muni; yatah yatah--wheresoever; dhâvati--he went; tatra tatra--there, everywhere; sudarsanam--the disc of the Lord; dusprasaham--extremely fearful; dadarsa--Durvâsâ Muni saw.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Just to protect himself, Durvasa Muni fled everywhere, in all directions--in the sky, on the surface of the earth, in caves, in the ocean, on different planets of the rulers of the three worlds, and even on the heavenly planets--but wherever he went he immediately saw following him the unbearable fire of the Sudarsana cakra.

> > ******

> > TEXT 52

> > alabdha-nâthah sa sadâ kutascit

> > santrasta-citto 'ranam esamânah

> > devam virincam samagâd vidhâtas

> > trâhy âtma-yone 'jita-tejaso mâm

> > alabdha-nâthah--without getting the shelter of a protector; sah--Durvâsâ Muni; sadâ--always; kutascit--somewhere; santrasta-cittah--with a fearful heart; aranam--a person who can give shelter; esamânah--seeking; devam--at last to the chief demigod; virincam--Lord Brahmâ; samagât--approached; vidhâtah--O my lord; trâhi--kindly protect; âtma-yone--O Lord Brahmâ; ajita-tejasah--from the fire released by Ajita, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; mâm--unto me.

> > TRANSLATION

> > With a fearful heart, Durvasa Muni went here and there seeking shelter, but when he could find no shelter, he finally approached Lord Brahma and said, "O my lord, O Lord Brahma, kindly protect me from the blazing Sudarsana cakra sent by the Supreme Personality of Godhead."

> > ******

> > TEXTS 53-54

> > srî-brahmovâca

> > sthânam madîyam saha-visvam etat

> > krîdâvasâne dvi-parârdha-samjne

> > bhrû-bhanga-mâtrena hi sandidhaksoh

> > kâlâtmano yasya tirobhavisyati

> > aham bhavo daksa-bhrgu-pradhânâh

> > prajesa-bhûtesa-suresa-mukhyâh

> > sarve vayam yan-niyamam prapannâ

> > mûrdhnyârpitam loka-hitam vahâmah

> > srî-brahmâ uvâca--Lord Brahmâ said; sthânam--the place where I am; madîyam--my residence, Brahmaloka; saha--with; visvam--the whole universe; etat--this; krîdâ-avasâne--at the end of the period for the pastimes of the Supreme personality of Godhead; dvi-parârdha-samjne--the time known as the end of a dvi-parârdha; bhrû-bhanga-mâtrena--simply by the flicking of the eyebrows; hi--indeed; sandidhaksoh--of the Supreme personality of Godhead, when He desires to burn the whole universe; kâla-âtmanah--of the form of destruction; yasya--of whom; tirobhavisyati--will be vanquished;

> > aham--I; bhavah--Lord Siva; daksa--Prajâpati Daksa; bhrgu--the great saint Bhrgu; pradhânâh--and others headed by them; prajâ-îsa--the controllers of the prajâs; bhûta-îsa--the controllers of the living entities; sura-îsa--the controllers of the demigods; mukhyâh--headed by them; sarve--all of them; vayam--we also; yat-niyamam--whose regulative principle; prapannâh--are surrendered; mûrdhnyâ arpitam--bowing our heads; loka-hitam--for the benefit of all living entities; vahâmah--carry out the orders ruling over the living entities.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Brahma said: At the end of the dvi-parardha, when the pastimes of the Lord come to an end, Lord Visnu, by a flick of His eyebrows, vanquishes the entire universe, including our places of residence. Such personalities as me and Lord Siva, as well as Daksa, Bhrgu and similar great saints of which they are the head, and also the rulers of the living entities, the rulers of human society and the rulers of the demigods--all of us surrender to that Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Visnu, bowing our heads, to carry out His orders for the benefit of all living entities.

> > ******

> > TEXT 55

> > pratyâkhyâto virincena

> > visnu-cakropatâpitah

> > durvâsâh saranam yâtah

> > sarvam kailâsa-vâsinam

> > pratyâkhyâtah--being refused; virincena--by Lord Brahmâ; visnu-cakra-upatâpitah--being scorched by the blazing fire of Lord Visnu's disc; durvâsâh--the great mystic named Durvâsâ; saranam--f or shelter; yâtah--went; sarvam--unto Lord Siva; kailâsa-vâsinam--the resident of the place known as Kailâsa.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When Durvasa, who was greatly afflicted by the blazing fire of the Sudarsana cakra, was thus refused by Lord Brahma, he tried to take shelter of Lord Siva, who always resides on his planet, known as Kailasa.

> > ******

> > TEXT 56

> > srî-sankara uvâca

> > vayam na tâta prabhavâma bhûmni

> > yasmin pare 'nye 'py aja-jîva-kosâh

> > bhavanti kâle na bhavanti hîdrsâh

> > sahasraso yatra vayam bhramâmah

> > srî-sankarah uvâca--Lord Siva said; vayam--we; na--not; tâta--O my dear son; prabhavâmah--sufficiently able; bhûmni--unto the great Supreme Personality of Godhead; yasmin--in whom; pare--in the Transcendence; anye--others; api--even; aja--Lord Brahmâ; jîva--living entities; kosâh--the universes; bhavanti--can become; kâle--in due course of time; na--not; bhavanti--can become; hi--indeed; îdrsâh--like this; sahasrasah--many thousands and millions; yatra--wherein; vayam--all of us; bhramâmah--are rotating.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Siva said: My dear son, I, Lord Brahma and the other demigods, who rotate within this universe under the misconception of our greatness, cannot exhibit any power to compete with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, for innumerable universes and their inhabitants come into existence and are annihilated by the simple direction of the Lord.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 57-59

> > aham sanat-kumâras ca

> > nârado bhagavân ajah

> > kapilo 'pântaratamo

> > devalo dharma âsurih

> > marîci-pramukhâs canye

> > siddhesâh pâra-darsanâh

> > vidâma na vayam sarve

> > yan-mâyâm mâyayâvrtâh

> > tasya visvesvarasyedam

> > sastram durvisaham hi nah

> > tam evam saranam yâhi

> > haris te sam vidhâsyati

> > aham--I; sanat-kumârah ca--and the four Kumâras (Sanaka, Sanâtana, Sanat-kumâra and Sananda); nâradah--the heavenly sage Nârada; bhagavân ajah--the supreme creature of the universe, Lord Brahmâ; kapilah--the son of Devahûti; apântaratamah--Vyâsadeva; devalah--the great sage Devala; dharmah--Yamarâja; âsurih--the great saint Âsuri; marîci--the great saint Marîci;

> > pramukhâh--headed by; ca--also; anye--others; siddha-îsâh--all of them perfect in their knowledge; pâra-darsanâh--they have seen the end of all knowledge; vidâmah--can understand; na--not; vayam--all of us; sarve--totally; yat-mâyâm--the illusory energy of whom; mâyayâ--by that illusory energy; âvrtâh--being covered;

> > tasya--His; visva-îsvarasya--of the Lord of the universe; idam--this; sastram--weapon (the disc); durvisaham--even intolerable; hi--indeed; nah--of us; tam--to Him; evam--therefore; saranam yâhi--go to take shelter; harih--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; te--for you; sam--auspiciousness; vidhâsyati--certainly will perform.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Past, present and future are known to me [Lord Siva], Sanat-kumara, Narada, the most revered Lord Brahma, Kapila [the son of Devahuti], Apantaratama [Lord Vyasadeva], Devala, Yamaraja, Asuri, Marici and many saintly persons headed by him, as well as many others who have achieved perfection. Nonetheless, because we are covered by the illusory energy of the Lord, we cannot understand how expansive that illusory energy is. You should simply approach that Supreme Personality of Godhead to get relief, for this Sudarsana cakra is intolerable even to us. Go to Lord Visnu. He will certainly be kind enough to bestow all good fortune upon you.

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> > TEXT 60

> > tato nirâso durvâsâh

> > padam bhagavato yayau

> > vaikunthâkhyam yad adhyâste

> > srînivâsah sriyâ saha

> > tatah--thereafter; nirâsah--disappointed; durvâsâh--the great mystic Durvâsâ; padam--to the place; bhagavatah--of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu; yayau--went; vaikuntha-âkhyam--the place known as Vaikuntha; yat--wherein; adhyâste--lives perpetually; srînivâsah--Lord Visnu; sriyâ--with the goddess of fortune; saha--with.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thereafter, being disappointed even in taking shelter of Lord Siva, Durvasa Muni went to Vaikuntha-dhama, where the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Narayana, resides with His consort, the goddess of fortune.

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> > TEXT 61

> > sandahyamâno 'jita-sastra-vahninâ

> > tat-pâda-mûle patitah savepathuh

> > âhâcyutânanta sad-îpsita prabho

> > krtâgasam mâvahi visva-bhâvana

> > sandahyamânah--being burned by the heat; ajita-sastra-vahninâ--by the blazing fire of the Supreme Personality of Godhead's weapon; tat-pâda-mûle--at His lotus feet; patitah--falling down; sa-vepathuh--with trembling of the body; âha--said; acyuta--O my Lord, O infallible one; ananta--O You of unlimited prowess; sat-îpsita--O Lord desired by saintly persons; prabho--O Supreme; krta-âgasam--the greatest offender; mâ--to me; avahi--give protection; visva-bhâvana--O well-wisher of the whole universe.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Durvasa Muni, the great mystic, scorched by the heat of the Sudarsana cakra, fell at the lotus feet of Narayana. His body trembling, he spoke as follows: O infallible, unlimited Lord, protector of the entire universe, You are the only desirable objective for all devotees. I am a great offender, my Lord. Please give me protection.

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> > TEXT 62

> > ajânatâ te paramânubhâvam

> > krtam mayâgham bhavatah priyânâm

> > vidhehi tasyâpacitim vidhâtar

> > mucyeta yan-nâmny udite nârako 'pi

> > ajânatâ--without knowledge; te--of Your Lordship; parama-anubhâvam--the inconceivable prowess; krtam--has been committed; mayâ--by me; agham--a great offense; bhavatah--of Your Lordship; priyânâm--at the feet of the devotees; vidhehi--now kindly do the needful; tasya--of such an offense; apacitim--counteraction; vidhâtah--O supreme controller; mucyeta--can be delivered; yat--of whose; nâmni--when the name; udite--is awakened; nârakah api--even a person fit for going to hell.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O my Lord, O supreme controller, without knowledge of Your unlimited prowess I have offended Your most dear devotee. Very kindly save me from the reaction of this offense. You can do everything, for even if a person is fit for going to hell, You can deliver him simply by awakening within his heart the holy name of Your Lordship.

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> > TEXT 63

> > srî-bhagavân uvâca

> > aham bhakta-parâdhîno

> > hy asvatantra iva dvija

> > sâdhubhir grasta-hrdayo

> > bhaktair bhakta-jana-priyah

> > srî-bhagavân uvâca--the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; aham--I; bhakta-parâdhînah--am dependent on the will of My devotees; hi--indeed; asvatantrah--am not independent; iva--exactly like that; dvija--O brâhmana; sâdhubhih--by pure devotees, completely free from all material desires; grasta-hrdayah--My heart is controlled; bhaktaih--because they are devotees; bhakta-jana-priyah--I am dependent not only on My devotee but also on My devotee's devotee (the devotee's devotee is extremely dear to Me).

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Supreme Personality of Godhead said to the brahmana: I am completely under the control of My devotees. Indeed, I am not at all independent. Because My devotees are completely devoid of material desires, I sit only within the cores of their hearts. What to speak of My devotee, even those who are devotees of My devotee are very dear to Me.

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> > TEXT 64

> > nâham âtmânam âsâse

> > mad-bhaktaih sâdhubhir vinâ

> > sriyam câtyantikîm brahman

> > yesâm gatir aham parâ

> > na--not; aham--I; âtmânam--transcendental bliss; âsâse--desire; mat-bhaktaih--with My devotees; sâdhubhih--with the saintly persons; vinâ--without them; sriyam--all My six opulences; ca--also; âtyantikîm--the supreme; brahman--O brâhmana; yesâm--of whom; gatih--destination; aham--I am; parâ--the ultimate.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O best of the brahmanas, without saintly persons for whom I am the only destination, I do not desire to enjoy My transcendental bliss and My supreme opulences.

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> > TEXT 65

> > ye dârâgâra-putrâpta-

> > prânân vittam imam param

> > hitvâ mâm saranam yâtâh

> > katham tâms tyaktum utsahe

> > ye--those devotees of Mine who; dâra--wife; agâra--house; putra--children, sons; âpta--relatives, society; prânân--even life; vittam--wealth; imam--all these; param--elevation to the heavenly planets or becoming one by merging into Brahman; hitvâ--giving up (all these ambitions and paraphernalia); mâm--unto Me; saranam--shelter; yâtâh--having taken; katham--how; tân--such persons; tyaktum--to give them up; utsahe--I can be enthusiastic in that way (it is not possible).

> > TRANSLATION

> > Since pure devotees give up their homes, wives, children, relatives, riches and even their lives simply to serve Me, without any desire for material improvement in this life or in the next, how can I give up such devotees at any time?

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> > TEXT 66

> > mayi nirbaddha-hrdayâh

> > sâdhavah sama-darsanâh

> > vase kurvanti mâm bhaktyâ

> > sat-striyah sat-patim yathâ

> > mayi--unto Me; nirbaddha-hrdayâh--firmly attached in the core of the heart; sâdhavah--the pure devotees; sama-darsanâh--who are equal to everyone; vase--under control; kurvanti--they make; mâm--unto Me; bhaktyâ--by devotional service; sat-striyah--chaste women; sat-patim--unto the gentle husband; yathâ--as.

> > TRANSLATION

> > As chaste women bring their gentle husbands under control by service, the pure devotees, who are equal to everyone and completely attached to Me in the core of the heart, bring Me under their full control.

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> > TEXT 67

> > mat-sevayâ pratîtam te

> > sâlokyâdi-catustayam

> > necchanti sevayâ pûrnâh

> > kuto 'nyat kâla-viplutam

> > mat-sevayâ--by being engaged fully in My transcendental loving service; pratîtam--automatically achieved; te--such pure devotees are fully satisfied; sâlokya-âdi-catustayam--the four different types of liberation (sâlokya, sârûpya, sâmîpya and sârsti, what to speak of sâyujya); na--not; icchanti--desire; sevayâ--simply by devotional service; pûrnâh--fully complete; kutah--where is the question; anyat--other things; kâla-viplutam--which are finished in the course of time.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My devotees, who are always satisfied to be engaged in My loving service, are not interested even in the four principles of liberation [salokya, sarupya, samipya and sarsti], although these are automatically achieved by their service. What then is to be said of such perishable happiness as elevation to the higher planetary systems?

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> > TEXT 68

> > sâdhavo hrdayam mahyam

> > sâdhûnâm hrdayam tv aham

> > mad-anyat te na jânanti

> > nâham tebhyo manâg api

> > sâdhavah--the pure devotees; hrdayam--in the core of the heart; mahyam--of Me; sâdhûnâm--of the pure devotees also; hrdayam--in the core of the heart; tu--indeed; aham--I am; mat-anyat--anything else but me; te--they; na--not; jânanti--know; na--not; aham--I; tebhyah--than them; manâk api--even by a little fraction.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The pure devotee is always within the core of My heart, and I am always in the heart of the pure devotee. My devotees do not know anything else but Me, and I do not know anyone else but them.

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> > TEXT 69

> > upâyam kathayisyâmi

> > tava vipra srnusva tat

> > ayam hy âtmâbhicâras te

> > yatas tam yâhi mâ ciram

> > sâdhusu prahitam tejah

> > prahartuh kurute 'sivam

> > upâyam--the means of protection in this dangerous position; kathayisyâmi--I shall speak to you; tava--of your deliverance from this danger; vipra--O brâhmana; srnusva--just hear from me; tat--what I say; ayam--this action taken by you; hi--indeed; âtma-abhicârah--self-envy or envious of yourself (your mind has become your enemy); te--for you; yatah--because of whom; tam--to him (Mahârâja Ambarîsa); yâhi--immediately go; mâ ciram--do not wait even a moment; sâdhusu--unto devotees; prahitam--applied; tejah--power; prahartuh--of the executor; kurute--does; asivam--inauspiciousness.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O brahmana, let Me now advise you for your own protection. Please hear from Me. By offending Maharaja Ambarisa, you have acted with self-envy. Therefore you should go to him immediately, without a moment's delay. One's so-called prowess, when employed against the devotee, certainly harms he who employs it. Thus it is the subject, not the object, who is harmed.

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> > TEXT 70

> > tapo vidyâ ca viprânâm

> > nihsreyasa-kare ubhe

> > te eva durvinîtasya

> > kalpete kartur anyathâ

> > tapah--austerities; vidyâ--knowledge; ca--also; viprânâm--of the brâhmanas; nihsreyasa--of what is certainly very auspicious for upliftment; kare--are causes; ubhe--both of them; te--such austerity and knowledge; eva--indeed; durvinîtasya--when such a person is an upstart; kalpete--become; kartuh--of the performer; anyathâ--just the opposite.

> > TRANSLATION

> > For a brahmana, austerity and learning are certainly auspicious, but when acquired by a person who is not gentle, such austerity and learning are most dangerous.

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> > TEXT 71

> > brahmams tad gaccha bhadram te

> > nâbhâga-tanayam nrpam

> > ksamâpaya mahâ-bhâgam

> > tatah sântir bhavisyati

> > brahman--O brâhmana; tat--therefore; gaccha--you go; bhadram--all auspiciousness; te--unto you; nâbhâga-tanayam--to the son of Mahârâja Nâbhâga; nrpam--the King (Ambarîsa); ksamâpaya--just try to pacify him; mahâ-bhâgam--a great personality, a pure devotee; tatah--thereafter; sântih--peace; bhavisyati--there will be.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O best of the brahmanas, you should therefore go immediately to King Ambarisa, the son of Maharaja Nabhaga. I wish you all good fortune. If you can satisfy Maharaja Ambarisa, then there will be peace for you.

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