164 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 5
darsana-sparsandlapair
Gtithyendtma-medhasa

pritah—very much satisfied; asmi—I am; anugrhitah—very much
favored; asmi—I am; tava—your; bhdgavatasya—because of your
being a pure devotee; vai—indeed; darsana—by seeing you; sparsana-
—and touching your feet; alapaih—by talking with you; dtithyena —by
your hospitality; dtma-medhasd—by my own intelligence.

TRANSLATION

Durvasa Muni said: I am very pleased with you, my dear King.
At first I thought of you as an ordinary human being and accepted
your hospitality, but later I could understand, by my own intelli-
gence, that you are the most exalted devotee of the Lord.
Therefore, simply by seeing you, touching your feet and talking
with you, I have been pleased and have become obliged to you.

PURPORT

It is said, vaisnavera kriyé mudra vijneha nd bujhaya: even a very in-
telligent man cannot understand the activities of a pure Vaisnava.
Therefore, because Durvasé Muni was a great mystic yogi, he first
mistook Maharaja Ambarisa for an ordinary human being and wanted to
punish him. Such is the mistaken observation of a Vaisnava. When
Durvasa Muni was persecuted by the Sudarsana cakra, however, his in-
telligence developed. Therefore the word atma-medhasé is used to indi-
cate that by his personal experience he would understand how great a
Vaisnava the King was. When Durvasé Muni was chased by the
Sudarsana cakra, he wanted to take shelter of Lord Brahma and Lord
Siva, and he was even able to go to the spiritual world, meet the Per-
sonality of Godhead and talk with Him face to face, yet he was unable to
be rescued from the attack of the Sudarsana cakra. Thus he could under-
stand the influence of a Vaisnava by personal experience. Durvasa Muni
was certainly a great yogi and a very learned braéhmana, but despite his
being a real yogi he was unable to understand the influence of a
Vaisnava. Therefore it is said, vaisnavera kriyaé mudra vijtieha na bu-
Jhaya: even the most learned person cannot understand the value of a
