Canto 9, Chapter 4

Ambarīṣa Mahārāja Offended by Durvāsā Muni

Verse 46 (SB 9.4.46)
SB 9.4.46 • मूल श्लोक

एवं ब्रुवाण उत्कृत्य जटां रोषप्रदीपित: । तया स निर्ममे तस्मै कृत्यां कालानलोपमाम् ॥ ४६ ॥

Transliteration

evaṁ bruvāṇa utkṛtya jaṭāṁ roṣa-pradīpitaḥ tayā sa nirmame tasmai kṛtyāṁ kālānalopamām

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

evam — thus; bruvāṇaḥ — speaking (Durvāsā Muni); utkṛtya — uprooting; jaṭām — a bunch of hair; roṣa-pradīpitaḥ — being reddish because he was very angry; tayā — by that bunch of hair from his head; saḥ — Durvāsā Muni; nirmame — created; tasmai — to punish Mahārāja Ambarīṣa; kṛtyām — a demon; kāla-anala-upamām — appearing just like the blazing fire of devastation.

Translation

“As Durvāsā Muni said this, his face became red with anger. Uprooting a bunch of hair from his head, he created a demon resembling the blazing fire of devastation to punish Mahārāja Ambarīṣa.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda