Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.4.36
तमानर्चातिथिं भूप: प्रत्युत्थानासनार्हणै: ।
ययाचेऽभ्यवहाराय पादमूलमुपागत: ॥ ३६ ॥
tam ānarcātithiṁ bhūpaḥ
[tam aanarchaatithim bhoopah]
pratyutthānāsanārhaṇaiḥ
[pratyutthaanaasanaarhanaih]
yayāce ’bhyavahārāya
[yayaache ’bhyavahaaraaya]
pāda-mūlam upāgataḥ
[paada-moolam upaagatah]
Word-for-word
tam
—
unto him (Durvāsā)
ānarca
—
worshiped
atithim
—
although an uninvited guest
bhūpaḥ
—
the King (Ambarīṣa)
pratyutthāna
—
by standing up
āsana
—
by offering a seat
arhaṇaiḥ
—
and by paraphernalia for worship
yayāce
—
requested
abhyavahārāya
—
for eating
pāda-mūlam
—
at the root of his feet
upāgataḥ
—
fell down.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tam ānarcātithiṁ bhūpaḥ
tam
unto him (Durvāsā)
ānarca
worshiped
atithim
although an uninvited guest
bhūpaḥ
the King (Ambarīṣa)
pratyutthānāsanārhaṇaiḥ
pratyutthāna
by standing up
āsana
by offering a seat
arhaṇaiḥ
and by paraphernalia for worship
yayāce ’bhyavahārāya
yayāce
requested
abhyavahārāya
for eating
pāda-mūlam upāgataḥ
pāda-mūlam
at the root of his feet
upāgataḥ
fell down.
After standing up to receive Durvāsā Muni, King Ambarīṣa offered him a seat and paraphernalia of worship. Then, sitting at his feet, the King requested the great sage to eat.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
After standing up to receive Durvāsā Muni, King Ambarīṣa offered him a seat and paraphernalia of worship. Then, sitting at his feet, the King requested the sage to eat.
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Personal Guidance
Ambarīṣa rises, offers a seat and worship, sits at Durvāsā's feet and invites him to eat. The devotee receives the difficult guest with elevated honors, treating him as worshippable regardless of mood.
Reflection Questions
- Whom am I tempted to receive grudgingly that I should be receiving with full honor?
- Where would 'sitting at the feet' transform my next difficult interaction?
My note
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