Text 46] Ambarisa Maharaja Offended by Durvasaé Muni 123

TRANSLATION

Maharaja Ambarisa, you have invited me to eat as a guest, but in-
stead of feeding me, you yourself have eaten first. Because of your
misbehavior, I shall show you something to punish you.

PURPORT

A devotee cannot be defeated by a so-called mystic yogi. This will be
proved by the failure of Durvasd Muni’s endeavor to chastise Maharaja
Ambarisa. Harév abhaktasya kuto mahad-gunah (Bhag. 5.18.12). One
who is not a pure devotee of the Supreme Lord has no good qualifica-
tions, however great a mystic, philosopher or fruitive worker he may be.
Only a devotee emerges victorious in all circumstances, as will be shown
in this incident involving the rivalry between Durvasa and Maharaja
Ambarisa.

TEXT 46

at FAM SHAT set Ta HA AT I
sar g Fra ae eat RTARTA IEE

evam bruvana utkrtya
Jatam rosa-pradipitah

tayd sa nirmame tasmai
krtyam kalanalopamam

evam—thus; bruvdnah—speaking (Durvasd Muni); utkrtya—uproot-
ing; jatam—a bunch of hair; rosa-pradipitah—being reddish because he
was very angry; taya—by that bunch of hair from his head; sah—
Durvasi Muni; nirmame—created; tasmai—to punish Maharaja
Ambarisa; krtyam—a demon; kila-anala-upamam—appearing just like
the blazing fire of devastation.

TRANSLATION

As Durvasa Muni said this, his face became red with anger.
Uprooting a bunch of hair from his head, he created a demon
resembling the blazing fire of devastation to punish Maharaja
Ambarisa.
