126 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 4

consciousness without outward disturbances. A serpent may be very
angry and ready to bite, but the furious snake is helpless when faced by a
blazing fire in the forest. Although an enemy of a devotee may be very
strong, he is compared to an angry serpent before the fire of devotional
service.

TEXT 49

aehageres a a AHA |
gata aaa ata fea sroretteat eS

tad-abhidravad udviksya
sva-praydsam ca nisphalam
durvasa dudruve bhito

diksu prana-paripsaya

tat—of that disc; abhidravat—moving toward him; udviksya—after
seeing; sva-praydsam—his own attempt; ca—and; nisphalam—having
failed; durvasah—Durvasi Muni; dudruve—began to run; bhitah—full
of fear; diksu—in every direction; praéna-paripsaya—with a desire to
save his life.

TRANSLATION

Upon seeing that his own attempt had failed and that the
Sudarsana cakra was moving toward him, Durvasa Muni became
very frightened and began to run in all directions to save his life.

TEXT 50

THTITAZ ATAU
anifmegarat = aafey |
TTS afattaarn
Jet fia: FAA AT: WIeoll
tam anvadhdvad bhagavad-rathangam
davagnir uddhiita-sikho yathahim
