Text 28] Ambarisa Maharaja Offended by Durvasa Muni 111
ment. Andsaktasya visayan yatharham upayunjatah. Everything can be
used to the extent that it can be engaged in Krsna’s service.
TEXT 28
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CHAAREAIT TA AAA [Rl
tasma adad dharis cakrarh
pratyanika-bhayavaham
ekanta-bhakti- bhavena
prito bhaktabhiraksanam
tasmai—unto him (Ambarisa Maharaja); adat—gave; harih—the
Supreme Personality of Godhead; cakram—His disc; pratyanika-
bhaya-avaham—the Lord’s disc, which was extremely fearful to the
enemies of the Lord and His devotees; ekanta-bhakti-bhavena—because
of his performing unalloyed devotional service; pritah—the Lord being
so pleased; bhakta-abhiraksanam—for the protection of His devotees.
TRANSLATION
Being very pleased by the unalloyed devotion of Maharaja
Ambarisa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead gave the King His
disc, which is fearful to enemies and which always protects the
devotee from enemies and adversities.
PURPORT
A devotee, being always engaged in the service of the Lord, may not be
expert in self-defense, but because a devotee fully depends on the lotus
feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he is always sure of protec-
tion by the Lord. Prahlada Maharaja said:
naivodvije para duratyaya-vaitaranyds
tvad-virya-gayana-mahamrta-magna-cittah
(Bhag. 7.9.43)
A devotee is always merged in the ocean of the transcendental bliss of
rendering service to the Lord. Therefore he is not at all afraid of any
