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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.4.71

ब्रह्मंस्तद् गच्छ भद्रं ते नाभागतनयं नृपम् । क्षमापय महाभागं तत: शान्तिर्भविष्यति ॥ ७१ ॥
brahmaṁs tad gaccha bhadraṁ te
[brahmams tad gachcha bhadram te]
nābhāga-tanayaṁ nṛpam
[naabhaaga-tanayam nripam]
kṣamāpaya mahā-bhāgaṁ
[kshamaapaya mahaa-bhaagam]
tataḥ śāntir bhaviṣyati
[tatah shaantir bhavishyati]
Word-for-word
brahman — O brāhmaṇa tat — therefore gaccha — you go bhadram — all auspiciousness te — unto you nābhāga-tanayam — to the son of Mahārāja Nābhāga nṛpam — the King (Ambarīṣa) kṣamāpaya — just try to pacify him mahā-bhāgam — a great personality, a pure devotee tataḥ — thereafter śāntiḥ — peace bhaviṣyati — there will be.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
brahmaṁs tad gaccha bhadraṁ te
brahman
O brāhmaṇa
tat
therefore
gaccha
you go
bhadram
all auspiciousness
te
unto you
nābhāga-tanayaṁ nṛpam
nābhāga-tanayam
to the son of Mahārāja Nābhāga
nṛpam
the King (Ambarīṣa)
kṣamāpaya mahā-bhāgaṁ
kṣamāpaya
just try to pacify him
mahā-bhāgam
a great personality, a pure devotee
tataḥ śāntir bhaviṣyati
tataḥ
thereafter
śāntiḥ
peace
bhaviṣyati
there will be.
O best of the brāhmaṇas, you should therefore go immediately to King Ambarīṣa, the son of Mahārāja Nābhāga. I wish you all good fortune. If you can satisfy Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, then there will be peace for you.
Purport

In this regard, Madhva Muni quotes from the Garuḍa Purāṇa:

brahmādi-bhakti-koṭy-aṁśād aṁśo naivāmbarīṣake naivanyasya cakrasyāpi tathāpi harir īśvaraḥ

tātkālikopaceyatvāt teṣāṁ yaśasa ādirāṭ brahmādayaś ca tat-kīrtiṁ vyañjayām āsur uttamām

mohanāya ca daityānāṁ brahmāde nindanāya ca anyārthaṁ ca svayaṁ viṣṇur brahmādyāś ca nirāśiṣaḥ

mānuṣeṣūttamātvāc ca teṣāṁ bhaktyādibhir guṇaiḥ brahmāder viṣṇv-adhīnatva- jñāpanāya ca kevalam

durvāsāś ca svayaṁ rudras tathāpy anyāyām uktavān tasyāpy anugrahārthāya darpa-nāśārtham eva ca

The lesson to be derived from this narration concerning Mahārāja Ambarīṣa and Durvāsā Muni is that all the demigods, including Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva, are under the control of Lord Viṣṇu. Therefore, when a Vaiṣṇava is offended, the offender is punished by Viṣṇu, the Supreme Lord. No one can protect such a person, even Lord Brahmā or Lord Śiva.

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Ninth Canto, Fourth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “Ambarīṣa Mahārāja Offended by Durvāsā Muni.”

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O brāhmaṇa! You should therefore go immediately to King Ambarīṣa, the son of Mahārāja Nābhāga. I wish you all good fortune. Satisfy the great devotee and you will have peace. Thus ends the commentary on the Fourth Chapter of the Ninth Canto of the Bhāgavatam for the pleasure of the devotees, in accordance with the previous ācāryas. Chapter Five Ambarīṣa Saves Durvāsā
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
Go directly to Ambarīṣa and satisfy him — only then will there be peace for Durvāsā. All demigods are under Viṣṇu; offending a Vaiṣṇava is uniquely irreparable except by the devotee himself forgiving.
Reflection Questions
  • Whom must I personally satisfy — not work around — before peace can return?
  • What does it teach me that even Viṣṇu redirects Durvāsā back to the devotee for forgiveness?
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