Bhagavatapurana 9.5

English (machine translation) 9.5

Language: English

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Śrī Śuka said:
Thus instructed by the Lord, Durvāsā, tormented by the discus, / turned back to Ambarīṣa and, in distress, seized his feet.

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Seeing his effort and embarrassed by the touch of his feet, / deeply pained by compassion, he praised that weapon of Hari:

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Ambarīṣa said:
“You are fire, the divine sun, and Soma, the lord of luminaries; / you are water, earth, space, wind, the subtle elements, and the senses.

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O Sudarśana, thousand-spoked one, dear to Acyuta, salutations to you! / O destroyer of all weapons, bringer of blessings, be auspicious to the brāhmaṇa, O lord of the earth!

You are dharma, you are truth and cosmic order, you are the sacrifice and the enjoyer of all sacrifices; / you are the guardian of the worlds, the self of all, you are the supreme splendor of the Puruṣa.

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Homage to you of beautiful navel, bridge of all dharma, comet of destruction to unrighteous demons, / protector of the three worlds, of pure radiance, swift as thought, of wondrous deeds—I praise you!”

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By your splendor full of dharma, darkness is dispelled and light is given to the eyes of exalted devotees. / Unfathomable is your majesty, O lord of speech; your form is this being and non-being, higher and lower.

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When released indeed by the spotless Lord, O unconquerable one, you enter the army of the Daityas and Dānavas; / lopping off their arms, bellies, thighs, feet, and necks, you shine ceaselessly in battle.

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As such, O protector of the world, all-enduring one, appointed by the wielder of the mace for the destruction of villains, / do good unto this brāhmaṇa, the cause of our family's divine favor; for his grace is indeed ours.

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If charity has been given, or sacrifice offered, or one's own dharma properly performed, / or if our family regards the brāhmaṇa as its deity, may the twice-born be free from fever!

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If the Lord, one and without a second, the shelter of all virtues, is pleased with us, / recognizing his presence in all beings as their self, may the twice-born be free from fever!

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Śrī Śuka said: / As the king was thus praising it, the Sudarśana disc of Viṣṇu, / which was burning the brāhmaṇa on all sides, subsided at the king's prayer.

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Durvāsas, released from the burning heat of the missile's fire and restored to well-being, / praised the lord of the earth, bestowing supreme blessings upon him.

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Durvāsas said: / Ah, today the greatness of the servants of the Infinite Lord has been witnessed by me, / in that, O king, you seek the welfare even of one who wronged you!

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What indeed is difficult for the virtuous, or what is hard to abandon for exalted devotees, / by whom the Lord Hari, the foremost of the Sātvatas, has been captured?

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By the mere hearing of whose name a person becomes pure, / what is left unattained for the servants of that Lord whose feet are purifying holy sites?

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O king, I have been favored by you, whose nature is exceedingly compassionate, / since my life was preserved by you, putting my offense behind your back.

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The king, who had not eaten food out of longing for his return, / clasped his feet, appeased him, and fed him lavishly.

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Having eaten the hospitality respectfully offered, which fulfilled every desire, / with his mind satisfied, [the sage] said to the king with respect, "Please eat."

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"I am pleased, I am favored indeed by you, a Bhāgavata, / by your seeing, touching, conversation, hospitality, and innate wisdom.

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Celestial women will repeatedly sing this spotless deed of yours, / and this earth will celebrate your supreme, purifying fame."

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Śrī Śuka said: / Having thus extolled the king, Durvāsas, completely satisfied, / bade farewell and departed through the sky to the world of Brahmā, which is free of selfish causes.

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A year passed during the time the sage departed until he returned; / longing to see him, the king lived on water alone.

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When Durvāsas had departed, Ambarīṣa took food exceedingly purified by the twice-born's use; / seeing the sage's deliverance and distress, he considered [the feat] to be the power of the Supreme, not his own prowess.

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Possessing many such virtues, that king directed devotion through sets of ritual actions / toward Vāsudeva, the Supreme Self and Brahman, by which he regarded realms up to that of Viriñca as hells.

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Śrī Śuka said: / Then Ambarīṣa, the steadfast, having handed over the kingdom to his sons of equal character, / entered the forest, fixing his mind on Vāsudeva within himself, with the flow of the material qualities destroyed.

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Reciting and meditating upon this sacred narrative of King Ambarīṣa, / one becomes a devotee of the Lord.

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Those who hear the conduct of the exalted Ambarīṣa, / all of them attain liberation through devotion by the grace of Viṣṇu.

Translations (1)

The Srimad Bhagavatam — S. Subba Rau 1928, English

Linked texts (1)

Bhāgavatapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit