Canto 9, Chapter 4

Ambarīṣa Mahārāja Offended by Durvāsā Muni

Verse 52 (SB 9.4.52)
SB 9.4.52 • मूल श्लोक

अलब्धनाथ: स सदा कुतश्चित् सन्त्रस्तचित्तोऽरणमेषमाण: । देवं विरिञ्चं समगाद्विधात- स्त्राह्यात्मयोनेऽजिततेजसो माम् ॥ ५२ ॥

Transliteration

alabdha-nāthaḥ sa sadā kutaścit santrasta-citto ’raṇam eṣamāṇaḥ devaṁ viriñcaṁ samagād vidhātas trāhy ātma-yone ’jita-tejaso mām

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

alabdha-nāthaḥ — without getting the shelter of a protector; saḥ — Durvāsā Muni; sadā — always; kutaścit — somewhere; santrasta-cittaḥ — with a fearful heart; araṇam — a person who can give shelter; eṣamāṇaḥ — seeking; devam — at last to the chief demigod; viriñcam — Lord Brahmā; samagāt — approached; vidhātaḥ — O my lord; trāhi — kindly protect; ātma-yone — O Lord Brahmā; ajita-tejasaḥ — from the fire released by Ajita, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; mām — unto me.

Translation

“With a fearful heart, Durvāsā Muni went here and there seeking shelter, but when he could find no shelter, he finally approached Lord Brahmā and said, “O my lord, O Lord Brahmā, kindly protect me from the blazing Sudarśana cakra sent by the Supreme Personality of Godhead.””

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda