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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 9, Ch. 5]
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 top-most  yogī , as proved in the dealings of Mahārāja Ambarīṣa with Durvāsā Muni.
TEXT 25
एवं विधानेकगुणः स राजा परात्मनि ब्रह्मणि वासुदेवे ।