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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.5.1

श्रीशुक उवाच एवं भगवतादिष्टो दुर्वासश्चक्रतापित: । अम्बरीषमुपावृत्य तत्पादौ दु:खितोऽग्रहीत् ॥ १ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
evaṁ bhagavatādiṣṭo
[evam bhagavataadishto]
durvāsāś cakra-tāpitaḥ
[durvaasaash chakra-taapitah]
ambarīṣam upāvṛtya
[ambareesham upaavritya]
tat-pādau duḥkhito ’grahīt
[tat-paadau duhkhito ’graheet]
Word-for-word
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said evam — in this way bhagavatā ādiṣṭaḥ — being ordered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead durvāsāḥ — the great mystic yogī named Durvāsā cakra-tāpitaḥ — being very much harassed by the Sudarśana cakra ambarīṣam — unto Mahārāja Ambarīṣa upāvṛtya — approaching tat-pādau — at his lotus feet duḥkhitaḥ — being very much aggrieved agrahīt — he caught.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
evaṁ bhagavatādiṣṭo
evam
in this way
bhagavatā ādiṣṭaḥ
being ordered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead
durvāsāś cakra-tāpitaḥ
durvāsāḥ
the great mystic yogī named Durvāsā
cakra-tāpitaḥ
being very much harassed by the Sudarśana cakra
ambarīṣam upāvṛtya
ambarīṣam
unto Mahārāja Ambarīṣa
upāvṛtya
approaching
tat-pādau duḥkhito ’grahīt
tat-pādau
at his lotus feet
duḥkhitaḥ
being very much aggrieved
agrahīt
he caught.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: When thus advised by Lord Viṣṇu, Durvāsā Muni, who was very much harassed by the Sudarśana cakra, immediately approached Mahārāja Ambarīṣa. Being very much aggrieved, the muni fell down and clasped the King’s lotus feet.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: When thus advised by Viṣṇu, Durvāsā, harassed by the cakra, approached Mahārāja Ambarīṣa and fell at his feet. The Fifth Chapter describes Durvāsā touching Ambarīṣa’s feet, Ambarīṣa’s prayers to the cakra, Ambarīṣa feeding Durvāsā, Durvāsā praising Ambarīṣa, and Ambarīṣa going to the forest.
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Personal Guidance
Even a powerful mystic, when chastened, runs to the feet of a pure devotee. Real spiritual stature is measured not by raw power but by the humility to seek shelter when our limits are exposed.
Reflection Questions
  • When I have been humbled by life, whose feet do I run to — and is that source actually a devotee of God?
  • Do I judge people by their outward power and titles, or by where they take shelter when in trouble?
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