Text 25]
Durvāsā Muni's Life Spared
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क्रियाकलापैः समुवाह भक्ति यथाविरिञ्चयान् निरयांश्चकार ॥२५॥
evaṁ vidhāneka-guṇaḥ sa rājā parātmani brahmaṇi vāsudeve kriyā-kalāpaiḥ samuvāha bhaktiṁ yayāviriñcyān nirayāṁś cakāra
evaṁ —in this way;  vidhā-aneka-guṇaḥ —endowed with varieties of good qualities;  saḥ —he, Mahārāja Ambariṣa;  rājā —the King;  parātmani —unto the Supersoul;  brahmaṇi —unto Brahman;  vāsudeve —unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, Vāsudeva;  kriyā-kalāpaiḥ —by practical activities;  samuvāha —executed;  bhaktiṁ —devotional service;  yayā —by such activities;  āviriñcyān —beginning from the topmost planet;  nirayān —down to the hellish planets;  cakāra —he experienced that there is danger everywhere.
TRANSLATION
In this way, because of devotional service, Mahārāja Ambariṣa, who was endowed with varieties of transcendental qualities, was completely aware of Brahman, Paramātmā and the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and thus he executed devotional service perfectly. Because of his devotion, he thought even the topmost planet of this material world no better than the hellish planets.
PURPORT
An exalted and pure devotee like Mahārāja Ambariṣa is in full awareness of Brahman, Paramātmā and Bhagavān; in other words, a devotee of Vāsudeva, Kṛṣṇa, is in full knowledge of the other features of the Absolute Truth. The Absolute Truth is realized in three features—Brahman, Paramātmā and Bhagavān ( brahmeti paramātmeti bhagavān iti śabdyate ). A devotee of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vāsudeva, knows everything ( vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti ) because Vāsudeva, Kṛṣṇa, includes both Paramātmā and Brahman. One does not have to realize Paramātmā by the  yoga  system, for the devotee always thinking of Vāsudeva is the topmost  yogī  ( yoginām api sarveṣām ). And as far as