Canto 9, Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Verse 18 (SB 9.5.18)
SB 9.5.18 • मूल श्लोक

राजा तमकृताहार: प्रत्यागमनकाङ्क्षuया । चरणावुपसङ्गृह्य प्रसाद्य समभोजयत् ॥ १८ ॥

Transliteration

rājā tam akṛtāhāraḥ pratyāgamana-kāṅkṣayā caraṇāv upasaṅgṛhya prasādya samabhojayat

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

rājā — the King; tam — unto him, Durvāsā Muni; akṛta-āhāraḥ — who refrained from taking food; pratyāgamana — returning; kāṅkṣayā — desiring; caraṇau — the feet; upasaṅgṛhya — approaching; prasādya — pleasing in all respects; samabhojayat — fed sumptuously.

Translation

“Expecting the return of Durvāsā Muni, the King had not taken his food. Therefore, when the sage returned, the King fell at his lotus feet, pleasing him in all respects, and fed him sumptuously.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda