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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.4.43

मन्युना प्रचलद्गात्रो भ्रुकुटीकुटिलानन: । बुभुक्षितश्च सुतरां कृताञ्जलिमभाषत ॥ ४३ ॥
manyunā pracalad-gātro
[manyunaa prachalad-gaatro]
bhru-kuṭī-kuṭilānanaḥ
[bhru-kutee-kutilaananah]
bubhukṣitaś ca sutarāṁ
[bubhukshitash cha sutaraam]
kṛtāñjalim abhāṣata
[kritaanjalim abhaashata]
Word-for-word
manyunā — agitated by great anger pracalat-gātraḥ — his body trembling bhru-kuṭī — by the eyebrows kuṭila — curved ānanaḥ — face bubhukṣitaḥ ca — and hungry at the same time sutarām — very much kṛta-añjalim — to Ambarīṣa Mahārāja, who stood there with folded hands abhāṣata — he addressed.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
manyunā pracalad-gātro
manyunā
agitated by great anger
pracalat-gātraḥ
his body trembling
bhru-kuṭī-kuṭilānanaḥ
bhru-kuṭī
by the eyebrows
kuṭila
curved
ānanaḥ
face
bubhukṣitaś ca sutarāṁ
bubhukṣitaḥ ca
and hungry at the same time
sutarām
very much
kṛtāñjalim abhāṣata
kṛta-añjalim
to Ambarīṣa Mahārāja, who stood there with folded hands
abhāṣata
he addressed.
Still hungry, Durvāsā Muni, his body trembling, his face curved and his eyebrows crooked in a frown, angrily spoke as follows to King Ambarīṣa, who stood before him with folded hands.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The hungry Durvāsā Muni, his body trembling in anger, his face frowning, spoke to King Ambarīṣa, who stood before him with folded hands.
Personal Guidance
Hungry and angry, Durvāsā trembles and frowns at the bowing king. Hunger and unmet expectation can warp a great sage's face into wrath — caution about your own temper when your body is depleted.
Reflection Questions
  • How does my own behaviour shift when I am hungry or tired and a plan slips?
  • What baseline self-care would protect those around me from my unfed self?
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