Text 24] Durvasa Muni’s Life Spared 167

sarvatsarah—one complete year; atyagdt—passed; tdvat—as long
as; ydvata—so long; na—not; dgatah—returned; gatah—Durvasa
Muni, who had left that place; munih—the great sage; tat-darsana-
akanksah—desiring to see him again; raja—the King; ap-bhaksah—
taking only water; babhiiva—remained; ha—indeed.

TRANSLATION

Durvasa Muni had left the place of Maharaja Ambarisa, and as
long as he had not returned—for one complete year—the King
had fasted, maintaining himself simply by drinking water.

TEXT 24

masa tata aISHRIT

aad ore a fteq
Wa aa A WAAR IRvlll

gate ‘tha durvdsasi so ’mbariso
dvijopayogatipavitram aharat

rser vimoksam vyasanam ca viksya
mene sva-viryam ca paranubhavam

gate—on his return; atha—then; durvdsasi—the great mystic yogi
Durvasa; sah—he, the King; ambarisah—Maharaja Ambarisa; dvija-
upayoga—most suitable for a pure brahmana; ati-pavitram—very pure
food; dharat—gave him to eat and he also ate; rseh—of the great sage;
vimoksam—release; vyasanam—from the great danger of being burned
by the Sudarsana cakra; ca—and; viksya—seeing,; mene—considered;
sva-viryam—about his own power; ca—also; para-anubhdvam—be-
cause of his pure devotion to the Supreme Lord.

TRANSLATION

After one year, when Durvasa Muni had returned, King
Ambzarisa sumptuously fed him all varieties of pure food, and then
he himself also ate. When the King saw that the brahmana Durvasa
