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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.4.45

यो मामतिथिमायातमातिथ्येन निमन्‍त्र्य च । अदत्त्वा भुक्तवांस्तस्य सद्यस्ते दर्शये फलम् ॥ ४५ ॥
yo mām atithim āyātam
[yo maam atithim aayaatam]
ātithyena nimantrya ca
[aatithyena nimantrya cha]
adattvā bhuktavāṁs tasya
[adattvaa bhuktavaams tasya]
sadyas te darśaye phalam
[sadyas te darshaye phalam]
Word-for-word
yaḥ — this man who mām — unto me atithim — who, being an uninvited guest āyātam — had come here ātithyena — with the reception of a guest nimantrya — after inviting me ca — also adattvā — without giving (food) bhuktavān — has himself eaten tasya — of him sadyaḥ — immediately te — of you darśaye — I shall show phalam — the result.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yo mām atithim āyātam
yaḥ
this man who
ātithyena nimantrya ca
mām
unto me
adattvā bhuktavāṁs tasya
atithim
who, being an uninvited guest
sadyas te darśaye phalam
āyātam
had come here
ātithyena
with the reception of a guest
nimantrya
after inviting me
ca
also
adattvā
without giving (food)
bhuktavān
has himself eaten
tasya
of him
sadyaḥ
immediately
te
of you
darśaye
I shall show
phalam
the result.
Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, 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.
Purport

A devotee cannot be defeated by a so-called mystic yogī. This will be proved by the failure of Durvāsā Muni’s endeavor to chastise Mahārāja Ambarīṣa. Harāv abhaktasya kuto mahad-guṇāḥ ( Bhāg. 5.18.12 ). One who is not a pure devotee of the Supreme Lord has no good qualifications, however great a mystic, philosopher or fruitive worker he may be. Only a devotee emerges victorious in all circumstances, as will be shown in this incident involving the rivalry between Durvāsā and Mahārāja Ambarīṣa.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
He has invited me to eat as a guest, but instead of feeding me, has eaten first. I shall show you the result of your act. Adattvā bhuktavān can mean “having eaten he has not eaten.” Thus I will show the uselessness of producing a demon from my hair for not transgressing the Dvādaśī and not disrespecting a brāhmaṇa. I will show that the Lord’s cakra can burn whatever powers I have, that no one can save a person from the cakra’s wrath except the devotee, and the Lord’s censure of brāhmaṇas like me who are brahmavādis.
Related values & verses
Related verses
SB 5.18.12
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
Durvāsā vows to punish Ambarīṣa for 'eating first.' Power deployed against a Vaiṣṇava boomerangs — the mystic does not realize that he has just signed his own catastrophe.
Reflection Questions
  • Where am I about to deploy power against someone the Lord is protecting?
  • Have I paused to verify whose side the cosmos is actually on before I act?
📝 My note

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