PLATE FIVE

Durvasa Muni, who was very much harassed by the Sudargana cakra,
approached Maharaja Ambarisa, fell down and clasped the King’s lotus
feet. Aggrieved at Durvasa’s fearful condition, King Ambarisa im-
mediately began offering prayers to the great weapon of the Supreme
Personality of Godhead: “‘O Sudargana cakra, you are fire, you are the
most powerful sun, and you are the moon, the master of all luminaries.
You are religion, you are truth, you are the maintainer of the entire uni-
verse, and you are the supreme transcendental prowess in the hands of
the Supreme Personality of Godhead. You are the original vision of the
Lord, and therefore you are known as Sudargana. Everything has been
created by your activities, and therefore you are all-pervading. O protec-
tor of the universe, you are engaged by the Supreme Lord as His all-
powerful weapon in killing the envious enemies. For the benefit of our
entire dynasty, kindly favor this poor brahmana. This will certainly be a
favor for all of us. If the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is one
without a second, who is the reservoir of all transcendental qualities, and
who is the life and soul of all living entities, is pleased with us, we wish
that this brahmana, Durvasd Muni, be freed from the pain of being
burned.” (pp. 150-159)
