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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.5.24

गतेऽथ दुर्वाससि सोऽम्बरीषो द्विजोपयोगातिपवित्रमाहरत् । ऋषेर्विमोक्षं व्यसनं च वीक्ष्य मेने स्ववीर्यं च परानुभावम् ॥ २४ ॥
gate ’tha durvāsasi so ’mbarīṣo
[gate ’tha durvaasasi so ’mbareesho]
dvijopayogātipavitram āharat
[dvijopayogaatipavitram aaharat]
ṛṣer vimokṣaṁ vyasanaṁ ca vīkṣya
[risher vimoksham vyasanam cha veekshya]
mene sva-vīryaṁ ca parānubhāvam
[mene sva-veeryam cha paraanubhaavam]
Word-for-word
gate — on his return atha — then durvāsasi — the great mystic yogī Durvāsā saḥ — he, the King ambarīṣaḥ — Mahārāja Ambarīṣa dvija-upayoga — most suitable for a pure brāhmaṇa ati-pavitram — very pure food āharat — gave him to eat and he also ate ṛṣeḥ — of the great sage vimokṣam — release vyasanam — from the great danger of being burned by the Sudarśana cakra ca — and vīkṣya — seeing mene — considered sva-vīryam — about his own power ca — also para-anubhāvam — because of his pure devotion to the Supreme Lord.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
gate ’tha durvāsasi so ’mbarīṣo
gate
on his return
dvijopayogātipavitram āharat
atha
then
durvāsasi
the great mystic yogī Durvāsā
ṛṣer vimokṣaṁ vyasanaṁ ca vīkṣya
saḥ
he, the King
ambarīṣaḥ
Mahārāja Ambarīṣa
dvija-upayoga
most suitable for a pure brāhmaṇa
ati-pavitram
very pure food
āharat
gave him to eat and he also ate
ṛṣeḥ
of the great sage
vimokṣam
release
vyasanam
from the great danger of being burned by the Sudarśana cakra
mene sva-vīryaṁ ca parānubhāvam
ca
and
vīkṣya
seeing
mene
considered
sva-vīryam
about his own power
ca
also
para-anubhāvam
because of his pure devotion to the Supreme Lord.
After one year, when Durvāsā Muni had returned, King Ambarīṣa sumptuously fed him all varieties of pure food, and then he himself also ate. When the King saw that the brāhmaṇa Durvāsā had been released from the great danger of being burned, he could understand that by the grace of the Lord he himself was also powerful, but he did not take any credit, for everything had been done by the Lord.
Purport

A devotee like Mahārāja Ambarīṣa is certainly always busy in many activities. Of course, this material world is full of dangers that one has to meet, but a devotee, because of his full dependence on the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is never disturbed. The vivid example is Mahārāja Ambarīṣa. He was the emperor of the entire world and had many duties to perform, and in the course of these duties there were many disturbances created by persons like Durvāsā Muni, but the King tolerated everything, patiently depending fully on the mercy of the Lord. The Lord, however, is situated in everyone’s heart ( sarvasya cāhaṁ hṛdi sanniviṣṭaḥ ), and He manages things as He desires. Thus although Mahārāja Ambarīṣa was faced with many disturbances, the Lord, being merciful to him, managed things so nicely that in the end Durvāsā Muni and Mahārāja Ambarīṣa became great friends and parted cordially on the basis of bhakti-yoga. After all, Durvāsā Muni was convinced of the power of bhakti-yoga, although he himself was a great mystic yogī. Therefore, as stated by Lord Kṛṣṇa in Bhagavad-gītā (6.47) :

yoginām api sarveṣāṁ mad-gatenāntarātmanā śraddhāvān bhajate yo māṁ sa me yuktatamo mataḥ

“Of all yogīs, he who always abides in Me with great faith, worshiping Me in transcendental loving service, is most intimately united with Me in yoga and is the highest of all.” Thus it is a fact that a devotee is the topmost yogī, as proved in the dealings of Mahārāja Ambarīṣa with Durvāsā Muni.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
After one year, when Durvāsā Muni had returned, King Ambarīṣa ate pure food remnants of a brāhmaṇa. When the King saw that the brāhmaṇa Durvāsā had been released from the great danger of being burned, he understood that his power was the Lord’s power alone. He took food purified by being remnants of a brāhmaṇa. He considered his qualities such as forbearance and his powers to be only the power of the Lord.
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Personal Guidance
Ambarīṣa takes no credit when the danger passes. The mature devotee notices that when things go well, the Lord acted — and gives the glory immediately, without false modesty or hidden ownership.
Reflection Questions
  • When something goes right today, what is my reflex — to explain how I did it, or to acknowledge whose grace it was?
  • Where am I quietly keeping credit that, if honestly examined, belongs to others or to the Lord?
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