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
qahiaele a a fanay |
gata aaa atdt fea sovefieaat ive
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
THAT | ATARUTF
arifregafrat = raiey |
TTA afadtarartt
et fa: FAA AT: IIeoll
tam anvadhdvad bhagavad-rathangam
davagnir uddhiita-sikho yathahim
