168 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 5

had been released from the great danger of being burned, he
could understand that by the grace of the Lord he himself was also
powerful, but he did not take any credit, for everything had been
done by the Lord.

PURPORT

A devotee like Maharaja Ambarisa is certainly always busy in many
activities. Of course, this material world is full of dangers that one has to
meet, but a devotee, because of his full dependence on the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead, is never disturbed. The vivid example is Maharaja
Ambarisa. He was the emperor of the entire world and had many duties
to perform, and in the course of these duties there were many distur-
bances created by persons like Durvasa Muni, but the King tolerated
everything, patiently depending fully on the mercy of the Lord. The
Lord, however, is situated in everyone’s heart (sarvasya caham hrdi
sannivistah), and He manages things as He desires. Thus although
Maharaja Ambarisa was faced with many disturbances, the Lord, being
merciful to him, managed things so nicely that in the end Durvasé Muni
and Maharaja Ambarisa became great friends and parted cordially on the
basis of bhakti-yoga. After all, Durvasd Muni was convinced of the
power of bhakti-yoga, although he himself was a great mystic yogi.
Therefore, as stated by Lord Krsna in Bhagavad-gita (6.47):

yoginadm api sarvesarh
mad-gatenantardtmand

Sraddhavan bhajate yo mam
sa me yuktatamo matah

“Of all yogis, he who always abides in Me with great faith, worshiping
Me in transcendental loving service, is most intimately united with Me in

yoga and is the highest of all.” Thus it is a fact that a devotee is the top-
most yogi, as proved in the dealings of Maharaja Ambarisa with Durvasa
Muni.

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