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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.4.49

तदभिद्रवदुद्वीक्ष्य स्वप्रयासं च निष्फलम् । दुर्वास दुद्रुवे भीतो दिक्षु प्राणपरीप्सया ॥ ४९ ॥
tad-abhidravad udvīkṣya
[tad-abhidravad udveekshya]
sva-prayāsaṁ ca niṣphalam
[sva-prayaasam cha nishphalam]
durvāsā dudruve bhīto
[durvaasaa dudruve bheeto]
dikṣu prāṇa-parīpsayā
[dikshu praana-pareepsayaa]
Word-for-word
tat — of that disc abhidravat — moving toward him udvīkṣya — after seeing sva-prayāsam — his own attempt ca — and niṣphalam — having failed durvāsāḥ — Durvāsā Muni dudruve — began to run bhītaḥ — full of fear dikṣu — in every direction prāṇa-parīpsayā — with a desire to save his life.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tad-abhidravad udvīkṣya
tat
of that disc
abhidravat
moving toward him
udvīkṣya
after seeing
sva-prayāsaṁ ca niṣphalam
sva-prayāsam
his own attempt
ca
and
niṣphalam
having failed
durvāsā dudruve bhīto
durvāsāḥ
Durvāsā Muni
dudruve
began to run
bhītaḥ
full of fear
dikṣu prāṇa-parīpsayā
dikṣu
in every direction
prāṇa-parīpsayā
with a desire to save his life.
Upon seeing that his own attempt had failed and that the Sudarśana cakra was moving toward him, Durvāsā Muni became very frightened and began to run in all directions to save his life.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Upon seeing that his attempt had failed and that the Sudarśana cakra was pursuing him, Durvāsā became frightened and began to run in all directions to save his life. Seeing that the cakra had burned up the demon and was coming to burn him, Durvāsā fled.
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Personal Guidance
Seeing his own attack fail, Durvāsā turns and runs. The aggressor against a devotee inevitably becomes the one fleeing for his life.
Reflection Questions
  • Where am I still treating my offence to a devotee as a closed matter?
  • What pursuit has not yet caught up to me — and could turning around to apologize end the chase?
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