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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 9, Ch. 4]
adverse situation in the material world. The Lord also promises,  kaun-teya pratijānīhi na me bhaktaḥ praṇaśyati : “O Arjuna, you may declare to the world that the devotees of the Lord are never vanquished.” (Bg. 9.31) For the protection of the devotees, Kṛṣṇa’s disc, the Sudarśana  cakra , is always ready. This disc is extremely fearful to the nondevotees ( pratyanīka-bhayāvaham ). Therefore although Mahārāja Ambarīṣa was fully engaged in devotional service, his kingdom was free of all fear of adversity.
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आरिराधयिषु: कृष्णं महिष्या तुल्यशीलया । युक्तः सांवत्सरं वीरो दधार द्वादशीव्रतम् ॥२९॥
ārirādhayiṣuḥ kṛṣṇaṁ mahiṣyā tulya-śīlayā yuktaḥ sāṁvatsaraṁ vīro dadhāra dvādaśī-vratam
ārirādhayiṣuḥ —aspiring to worship;  kṛṣṇam —the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa;  mahiṣyā —with his queen;  tulya-śīlayā —who was equally as qualified as Mahārāja Ambarīṣa;  yuktaḥ —together;  sāṁvatsaraṁ —for one year;  vīraḥ —the King;  dadhāra —accepted;  dvādaśī-vratam —the vow for observing Ekādaśī and Dvādaśī.
TRANSLATION
To worship Lord Kṛṣṇa, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, along with his queen, who was equally qualified, observed the vow of Ekādaśī and Dvādaśī for one year.
PURPORT
To observe Ekādaśī-vrata and Dvādaśī-vrata means to please the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Those interested in advancing in Kṛṣṇa consciousness must observe Ekādaśī-vrata regularly. Mahārāja Ambarīṣa’s queen was equally as qualified as the King. Therefore it was possible for Mahārāja Ambarīṣa to engage his life in household affairs. In this regard, the word  tulya-śīlayā  is very significant. Unless a wife is