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| <div id="BG260_0" class="quote" parent="BG_Chapters_1_-_6" book="BG" index="98" link="BG 2.60" link_text="BG 2.60"> | | <div id="BG260_0" class="quote" parent="BG_Chapters_1_-_6" book="BG" index="98" link="BG 2.60" link_text="BG 2.60"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:BG 2.60|BG 2.60, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">Kṛṣṇa consciousness is such a transcendentally nice thing that automatically material enjoyment becomes distasteful. It is as if a hungry man had satisfied his hunger by a sufficient quantity of nutritious eatables. Mahārāja Ambarīṣa also conquered a great yogī, Durvāsā Muni, simply because his mind was engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness (sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayor vacāṁsi vaikuṇṭha-guṇānuvarṇane).</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:BG 2.60 (1972)|BG 2.60, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">Kṛṣṇa consciousness is such a transcendentally nice thing that automatically material enjoyment becomes distasteful. It is as if a hungry man had satisfied his hunger by a sufficient quantity of nutritious eatables. Mahārāja Ambarīṣa also conquered a great yogī, Durvāsā Muni, simply because his mind was engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness (sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayor vacāṁsi vaikuṇṭha-guṇānuvarṇane).</p> |
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| <div id="BG261_2" class="quote" parent="BG_Chapters_1_-_6" book="BG" index="99" link="BG 2.61" link_text="BG 2.61"> | | <div id="BG261_1" class="quote" parent="BG_Chapters_1_-_6" book="BG" index="99" link="BG 2.61" link_text="BG 2.61"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:BG 2.61|BG 2.61, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">One who restrains his senses, keeping them under full control, and fixes his consciousness upon Me, is known as a man of steady intelligence.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:BG 2.61 (1972)|BG 2.61, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">One who restrains his senses, keeping them under full control, and fixes his consciousness upon Me, is known as a man of steady intelligence.</p> |
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| <div class="purport text"><p>That the highest conception of yoga perfection is Kṛṣṇa consciousness is clearly explained in this verse. And unless one is Kṛṣṇa conscious it is not at all possible to control the senses. As cited above, the great sage Durvāsā Muni picked a quarrel with Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, and Durvāsā Muni unnecessarily became angry out of pride and therefore could not check his senses. On the other hand, the king, although not as powerful a yogī as the sage, but a devotee of the Lord, silently tolerated all the sage's injustices and thereby emerged victorious. The king was able to control his senses because of the following qualifications, as mentioned in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (9.4.18-20):</p> | | <div class="purport text"><p>That the highest conception of yoga perfection is Kṛṣṇa consciousness is clearly explained in this verse. And unless one is Kṛṣṇa conscious it is not at all possible to control the senses. As cited above, the great sage Durvāsā Muni picked a quarrel with Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, and Durvāsā Muni unnecessarily became angry out of pride and therefore could not check his senses. On the other hand, the king, although not as powerful a yogī as the sage, but a devotee of the Lord, silently tolerated all the sage's injustices and thereby emerged victorious. The king was able to control his senses because of the following qualifications, as mentioned in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (9.4.18-20):</p> |
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| <div id="BG267_3" class="quote" parent="BG_Chapters_1_-_6" book="BG" index="105" link="BG 2.67" link_text="BG 2.67"> | | <div id="BG267_2" class="quote" parent="BG_Chapters_1_-_6" book="BG" index="105" link="BG 2.67" link_text="BG 2.67"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:BG 2.67|BG 2.67, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">As a strong wind sweeps away a boat on the water, even one of the roaming senses on which the mind focuses can carry away a man's intelligence.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:BG 2.67 (1972)|BG 2.67, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">As a strong wind sweeps away a boat on the water, even one of the roaming senses on which the mind focuses can carry away a man's intelligence.</p> |
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| <div class="purport text"><p>Unless all of the senses are engaged in the service of the Lord, even one of them engaged in sense gratification can deviate the devotee from the path of transcendental advancement. As mentioned in the life of Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, all of the senses must be engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, for that is the correct technique for controlling the mind.</p> | | <div class="purport text"><p>Unless all of the senses are engaged in the service of the Lord, even one of them engaged in sense gratification can deviate the devotee from the path of transcendental advancement. As mentioned in the life of Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, all of the senses must be engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, for that is the correct technique for controlling the mind.</p> |
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| <div id="BG618_4" class="quote" parent="BG_Chapters_1_-_6" book="BG" index="238" link="BG 6.18" link_text="BG 6.18"> | | <div id="BG618_3" class="quote" parent="BG_Chapters_1_-_6" book="BG" index="238" link="BG 6.18" link_text="BG 6.18"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:BG 6.18|BG 6.18, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">"King Ambarīṣa first of all engaged his mind on the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa; then, one after another, he engaged his words in describing the transcendental qualities of the Lord, his hands in mopping the temple of the Lord, his ears in hearing of the activities of the Lord, his eyes in seeing the transcendental forms of the Lord, his body in touching the bodies of the devotees, his sense of smell in smelling the scents of the lotus flowers offered to the Lord, his tongue in tasting the tulasī leaf offered at the lotus feet of the Lord, his legs in going to places of pilgrimage and the temple of the Lord, his head in offering obeisances unto the Lord, and his desires in executing the mission of the Lord. All these transcendental activities are quite befitting a pure devotee."</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:BG 6.18 (1972)|BG 6.18, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">"King Ambarīṣa first of all engaged his mind on the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa; then, one after another, he engaged his words in describing the transcendental qualities of the Lord, his hands in mopping the temple of the Lord, his ears in hearing of the activities of the Lord, his eyes in seeing the transcendental forms of the Lord, his body in touching the bodies of the devotees, his sense of smell in smelling the scents of the lotus flowers offered to the Lord, his tongue in tasting the tulasī leaf offered at the lotus feet of the Lord, his legs in going to places of pilgrimage and the temple of the Lord, his head in offering obeisances unto the Lord, and his desires in executing the mission of the Lord. All these transcendental activities are quite befitting a pure devotee."</p> |
| <p>This transcendental stage may be inexpressible subjectively by the followers of the impersonalist path, but it becomes very easy and practical for a person in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, as is apparent in the above description of the engagements of Mahārāja Ambarīṣa. Unless the mind is fixed on the lotus feet of the Lord by constant remembrance, such transcendental engagements are not practical. In the devotional service of the Lord, therefore, these prescribed activities are called arcana, or engaging all the senses in the service of the Lord. The senses and the mind require engagements. Simple abnegation is not practical. Therefore, for people in general—especially those who are not in the renounced order of life—transcendental engagement of the senses and the mind as described above is the perfect process for transcendental achievement, which is called yukta in the Bhagavad-gītā.</p> | | <p>This transcendental stage may be inexpressible subjectively by the followers of the impersonalist path, but it becomes very easy and practical for a person in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, as is apparent in the above description of the engagements of Mahārāja Ambarīṣa. Unless the mind is fixed on the lotus feet of the Lord by constant remembrance, such transcendental engagements are not practical. In the devotional service of the Lord, therefore, these prescribed activities are called arcana, or engaging all the senses in the service of the Lord. The senses and the mind require engagements. Simple abnegation is not practical. Therefore, for people in general—especially those who are not in the renounced order of life—transcendental engagement of the senses and the mind as described above is the perfect process for transcendental achievement, which is called yukta in the Bhagavad-gītā.</p> |
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| <div id="SB2410_1" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_2" book="SB" index="106" link="SB 2.4.10" link_text="SB 2.4.10"> | | <div id="SB2410_1" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_2" book="SB" index="106" link="SB 2.4.10" link_text="SB 2.4.10"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 2.4.10|SB 2.4.10, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">The Lord expressed Himself to be unable to save Durvāsā Muni, although the Muni was so powerful that he could reach the Lord directly under material conditions. But Durvāsā Muni was saved by Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, a devotee of the Lord. Therefore, not only is a devotee of the Lord more powerful than the Lord, but also worship of the devotee is considered more effective than direct worship of the Lord (mad-bhakta-pūjābhyadhikā ([[Vanisource:SB 11.19.21|SB 11.19.21]])).</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 2.4.10|SB 2.4.10, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">The Lord expressed Himself to be unable to save Durvāsā Muni, although the Muni was so powerful that he could reach the Lord directly under material conditions. But Durvāsā Muni was saved by Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, a devotee of the Lord. Therefore, not only is a devotee of the Lord more powerful than the Lord, but also worship of the devotee is considered more effective than direct worship of the Lord (mad-bhakta-pūjābhyadhikā ([[Vanisource:SB 11.19.20-24|SB 11.19.21]])).</p> |
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| <div id="SB32523_6" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_3" book="SB" index="1026" link="SB 3.25.23" link_text="SB 3.25.23"> | | <div id="SB32523_6" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_3" book="SB" index="1026" link="SB 3.25.23" link_text="SB 3.25.23"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 3.25.23|SB 3.25.23, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">Mahārāja Ambarīṣa did not speak of anything but the pastimes of the Lord. Vacāṁsi vaikuṇṭha-guṇānuvarṇane ([[Vanisource:SB 9.4.18|SB 9.4.18]]). He engaged his words only in glorification of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 3.25.23|SB 3.25.23, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">Mahārāja Ambarīṣa did not speak of anything but the pastimes of the Lord. Vacāṁsi vaikuṇṭha-guṇānuvarṇane ([[Vanisource:SB 9.4.18-20|SB 9.4.18]]). He engaged his words only in glorification of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.</p> |
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| <div id="SB3289_9" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_3" book="SB" index="1155" link="SB 3.28.9" link_text="SB 3.28.9"> | | <div id="SB3289_9" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_3" book="SB" index="1155" link="SB 3.28.9" link_text="SB 3.28.9"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 3.28.9|SB 3.28.9, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">These breathing exercises are performed to control the mind and fix it on the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayoḥ: ([[Vanisource:SB 9.4.18|SB 9.4.18]]) the devotee Ambarīṣa Mahārāja fixed his mind on the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa twenty-four hours a day.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 3.28.9|SB 3.28.9, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">These breathing exercises are performed to control the mind and fix it on the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayoḥ: ([[Vanisource:SB 9.4.18-20|SB 9.4.18]]) the devotee Ambarīṣa Mahārāja fixed his mind on the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa twenty-four hours a day.</p> |
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| <div id="SB33233_10" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_3" book="SB" index="1344" link="SB 3.32.33" link_text="SB 3.32.33"> | | <div id="SB33233_10" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_3" book="SB" index="1344" link="SB 3.32.33" link_text="SB 3.32.33"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 3.32.33|SB 3.32.33, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">As the mind is the center of all the activities of the senses, Kṛṣṇa is called the master of the senses, Hṛṣīkeśa. The process is to fix the mind on Hṛṣīkeśa, or Kṛṣṇa, as Mahārāja Ambarīṣa did (sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayoḥ ([[Vanisource:SB 9.4.18|SB 9.4.18]])).</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 3.32.33|SB 3.32.33, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">As the mind is the center of all the activities of the senses, Kṛṣṇa is called the master of the senses, Hṛṣīkeśa. The process is to fix the mind on Hṛṣīkeśa, or Kṛṣṇa, as Mahārāja Ambarīṣa did (sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayoḥ ([[Vanisource:SB 9.4.18-20|SB 9.4.18]])).</p> |
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| :sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayor | | :sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayor |
| :vacāṁsi vaikuṇṭha-guṇānuvarṇane | | :vacāṁsi vaikuṇṭha-guṇānuvarṇane |
| <p>"King Ambarīṣa always fixed his mind on the lotus feet of the Lord and talked of Him only." ([[Vanisource:SB 9.4.19|SB 9.4.19]]) We should also take this opportunity in life to become as good as a great saint simply by not talking unnecessarily with unwanted persons.</p> | | <p>"King Ambarīṣa always fixed his mind on the lotus feet of the Lord and talked of Him only." ([[Vanisource:SB 9.4.18-20|SB 9.4.19]]) We should also take this opportunity in life to become as good as a great saint simply by not talking unnecessarily with unwanted persons.</p> |
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| <div id="SB4297_4" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_4" book="SB" index="1240" link="SB 4.29.7" link_text="SB 4.29.7"> | | <div id="SB4297_4" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_4" book="SB" index="1240" link="SB 4.29.7" link_text="SB 4.29.7"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 4.29.7|SB 4.29.7, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">The mind is the center of all activities and is described here as bṛhad-bala, very powerful. To get out of the clutches of māyā, material existence, one has to control his mind. According to training, the mind is the friend and the enemy of the living entity. If one gets a good manager, his estate is very nicely managed, but if the manager is a thief, his estate is spoiled. Similarly, in his material, conditional existence, the living entity gives power of attorney to his mind. As such, he is liable to be misdirected by his mind into enjoying sense objects. Śrīla Ambarīṣa Mahārāja therefore first engaged his mind upon the lotus feet of the Lord. Sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayoḥ ([[Vanisource:SB 9.4.18|SB 9.4.18]]). When the mind is engaged in meditation on the lotus feet of the Lord, the senses are controlled. This system of control is called yama, and this means "subduing the senses." One who can subdue the senses is called a gosvāmī, but one who cannot control the mind is called go-dāsa. The mind directs the activities of the senses, which are expressed through different outlets, as described in the next verse.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 4.29.7|SB 4.29.7, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">The mind is the center of all activities and is described here as bṛhad-bala, very powerful. To get out of the clutches of māyā, material existence, one has to control his mind. According to training, the mind is the friend and the enemy of the living entity. If one gets a good manager, his estate is very nicely managed, but if the manager is a thief, his estate is spoiled. Similarly, in his material, conditional existence, the living entity gives power of attorney to his mind. As such, he is liable to be misdirected by his mind into enjoying sense objects. Śrīla Ambarīṣa Mahārāja therefore first engaged his mind upon the lotus feet of the Lord. Sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayoḥ ([[Vanisource:SB 9.4.18-20|SB 9.4.18]]). When the mind is engaged in meditation on the lotus feet of the Lord, the senses are controlled. This system of control is called yama, and this means "subduing the senses." One who can subdue the senses is called a gosvāmī, but one who cannot control the mind is called go-dāsa. The mind directs the activities of the senses, which are expressed through different outlets, as described in the next verse.</p> |
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| <div id="SB42961_5" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_4" book="SB" index="1284" link="SB 4.29.61" link_text="SB 4.29.61"> | | <div id="SB42961_5" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_4" book="SB" index="1284" link="SB 4.29.61" link_text="SB 4.29.61"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 4.29.61|SB 4.29.61, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">Thus the change of the gross body is not very important, but the change of the subtle body is important. The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is educating people to enlighten the subtle body. The perfect example in this regard is Ambarīṣa Mahārāja, who always engaged his mind on the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayoḥ ([[Vanisource:SB 9.4.18|SB 9.4.18]]). Similarly, in this life we should always fix our mind on the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, who is present in His arcā-vigraha, the incarnation of the Deity in the temple. We should also always engage in His worship. If we engage our speech in describing the activities of the Lord and our ears in hearing about His pastimes, and if we follow the regulative principles to keep the mind intact for advancing in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, we shall certainly be elevated to the spiritual platform. Then at the time of death the mind, intelligence and ego will no longer be materially contaminated.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 4.29.61|SB 4.29.61, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">Thus the change of the gross body is not very important, but the change of the subtle body is important. The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is educating people to enlighten the subtle body. The perfect example in this regard is Ambarīṣa Mahārāja, who always engaged his mind on the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayoḥ ([[Vanisource:SB 9.4.18-20|SB 9.4.18]]). Similarly, in this life we should always fix our mind on the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, who is present in His arcā-vigraha, the incarnation of the Deity in the temple. We should also always engage in His worship. If we engage our speech in describing the activities of the Lord and our ears in hearing about His pastimes, and if we follow the regulative principles to keep the mind intact for advancing in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, we shall certainly be elevated to the spiritual platform. Then at the time of death the mind, intelligence and ego will no longer be materially contaminated.</p> |
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| <div id="SB42964_6" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_4" book="SB" index="1287" link="SB 4.29.64" link_text="SB 4.29.64"> | | <div id="SB42964_6" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_4" book="SB" index="1287" link="SB 4.29.64" link_text="SB 4.29.64"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 4.29.64|SB 4.29.64, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">In dreams we sometimes see things that we have never experienced in the present body. Sometimes in dreams we think that we are flying in the sky, although we have no experience of flying. This means that once in a previous life, either as a demigod or astronaut, we flew in the sky. The impression is there in the stockpile of the mind, and it suddenly expresses itself. It is like fermentation taking place in the depths of water, which sometimes manifests itself in bubbles on the water's surface. Sometimes we dream of coming to a place we have never known or experienced in this lifetime, but this is proof that in a past life we experienced this. The impression is kept within the mind and sometimes becomes manifest either in dream or in thought. The conclusion is that the mind is the storehouse of various thoughts and experiences undergone during our past lives. Thus there is a chain of continuation from one life to another, from previous lives to this life, and from this life to future lives. This is also sometimes proved by saying that a man is a born poet, a born scientist or a born devotee. If, like Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, we think of Kṛṣṇa constantly in this life (sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayoḥ ([[Vanisource:SB 9.4.18|SB 9.4.18]])), we will certainly be transferred to the kingdom of God at the time of death. Even if our attempt to be Kṛṣṇa conscious is not complete, our Kṛṣṇa consciousness will continue in the next life.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 4.29.64|SB 4.29.64, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">In dreams we sometimes see things that we have never experienced in the present body. Sometimes in dreams we think that we are flying in the sky, although we have no experience of flying. This means that once in a previous life, either as a demigod or astronaut, we flew in the sky. The impression is there in the stockpile of the mind, and it suddenly expresses itself. It is like fermentation taking place in the depths of water, which sometimes manifests itself in bubbles on the water's surface. Sometimes we dream of coming to a place we have never known or experienced in this lifetime, but this is proof that in a past life we experienced this. The impression is kept within the mind and sometimes becomes manifest either in dream or in thought. The conclusion is that the mind is the storehouse of various thoughts and experiences undergone during our past lives. Thus there is a chain of continuation from one life to another, from previous lives to this life, and from this life to future lives. This is also sometimes proved by saying that a man is a born poet, a born scientist or a born devotee. If, like Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, we think of Kṛṣṇa constantly in this life (sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayoḥ ([[Vanisource:SB 9.4.18-20|SB 9.4.18]])), we will certainly be transferred to the kingdom of God at the time of death. Even if our attempt to be Kṛṣṇa conscious is not complete, our Kṛṣṇa consciousness will continue in the next life.</p> |
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| <div id="SB5138_0" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_5" book="SB" index="39" link="SB 5.1.38" link_text="SB 5.1.38"> | | <div id="SB5138_0" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_5" book="SB" index="39" link="SB 5.1.38" link_text="SB 5.1.38"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 5.1.38|SB 5.1.38, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">As enunciated by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Śikṣāṣṭaka, ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇam: ([[Vanisource:CC Antya 20.12|CC Antya 20.12]]) as soon as one's heart is cleansed, the blazing fire of material existence is immediately extinguished. Our hearts are meant for the pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This means that one should be fully Kṛṣṇa conscious, thinking of Kṛṣṇa, as He Himself advises (man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī māṁ namaskuru ([[Vanisource:BG 18.65|BG 18.65]])). This should be our only business. One whose heart is not clean cannot think of the transcendental pastimes of the Supreme Lord, but if one can once again place the Supreme Personality of Godhead in his heart, he very easily becomes qualified to renounce material attachment. Māyāvādī philosophers, yogīs and jñānīs try to give up this material world simply by saying, brahma satyaṁ jagan mithyā: "This world is false. There is no use of it. Let us take to Brahman." Such theoretical knowledge will not help us. If we believe that Brahman is the real truth, we have to place within our hearts the lotus feet of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, as Mahārāja Ambarīṣa did (sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayoḥ ([[Vanisource:SB 9.4.18|SB 9.4.18]])). One has to fix the lotus feet of the Lord within his heart. Then he gets the strength to be freed from material entanglement.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 5.1.38|SB 5.1.38, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">As enunciated by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Śikṣāṣṭaka, ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇam: ([[Vanisource:CC Antya 20.12|CC Antya 20.12]]) as soon as one's heart is cleansed, the blazing fire of material existence is immediately extinguished. Our hearts are meant for the pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This means that one should be fully Kṛṣṇa conscious, thinking of Kṛṣṇa, as He Himself advises (man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī māṁ namaskuru ([[Vanisource:BG 18.65 (1972)|BG 18.65]])). This should be our only business. One whose heart is not clean cannot think of the transcendental pastimes of the Supreme Lord, but if one can once again place the Supreme Personality of Godhead in his heart, he very easily becomes qualified to renounce material attachment. Māyāvādī philosophers, yogīs and jñānīs try to give up this material world simply by saying, brahma satyaṁ jagan mithyā: "This world is false. There is no use of it. Let us take to Brahman." Such theoretical knowledge will not help us. If we believe that Brahman is the real truth, we have to place within our hearts the lotus feet of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, as Mahārāja Ambarīṣa did (sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayoḥ ([[Vanisource:SB 9.4.18-20|SB 9.4.18]])). One has to fix the lotus feet of the Lord within his heart. Then he gets the strength to be freed from material entanglement.</p> |
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| <div id="SB9421_10" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="126" link="SB 9.4.21" link_text="SB 9.4.21"> | | <div id="SB9421_9" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="126" link="SB 9.4.21" link_text="SB 9.4.21"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.21|SB 9.4.21, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">In performing his prescribed duties as king, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa always offered the results of his royal activities to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, who is the enjoyer of everything and is beyond the perception of material senses. He certainly took advice from brāhmaṇas who were faithful devotees of the Lord, and thus he ruled the planet earth without difficulty.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.21|SB 9.4.21, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">In performing his prescribed duties as king, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa always offered the results of his royal activities to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, who is the enjoyer of everything and is beyond the perception of material senses. He certainly took advice from brāhmaṇas who were faithful devotees of the Lord, and thus he ruled the planet earth without difficulty.</p> |
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| <div id="SB9421_11" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="126" link="SB 9.4.21" link_text="SB 9.4.21"> | | <div id="SB9421_10" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="126" link="SB 9.4.21" link_text="SB 9.4.21"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.21|SB 9.4.21, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">In modern times, there are legislative assemblies whose members are authorized to make laws for the welfare of the state, but according to this description of the kingdom of Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, the country or the world should be ruled by a chief executive whose advisors are all devotee brāhmaṇas. Such advisors or members of the legislative assembly should not be professional politicians, nor should they be selected by the ignorant public. Rather, they should be appointed by the king. When the king, the executive head of the state, is a devotee and he follows the instructions of devotee brāhmaṇas in ruling the country, everyone will be peaceful and prosperous. When the king and his advisors are perfect devotees, nothing can be wrong in the state. All the citizens should become devotees of the Lord, and then their good character will automatically follow.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.21|SB 9.4.21, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">In modern times, there are legislative assemblies whose members are authorized to make laws for the welfare of the state, but according to this description of the kingdom of Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, the country or the world should be ruled by a chief executive whose advisors are all devotee brāhmaṇas. Such advisors or members of the legislative assembly should not be professional politicians, nor should they be selected by the ignorant public. Rather, they should be appointed by the king. When the king, the executive head of the state, is a devotee and he follows the instructions of devotee brāhmaṇas in ruling the country, everyone will be peaceful and prosperous. When the king and his advisors are perfect devotees, nothing can be wrong in the state. All the citizens should become devotees of the Lord, and then their good character will automatically follow.</p> |
| :yasyāsti bhaktir bhagavaty akiñcanā | | :yasyāsti bhaktir bhagavaty akiñcanā |
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| <div id="SB9422_12" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="127" link="SB 9.4.22" link_text="SB 9.4.22"> | | <div id="SB9422_11" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="127" link="SB 9.4.22" link_text="SB 9.4.22"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.22|SB 9.4.22, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">In desert countries where there flowed the River Sarasvatī, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa performed great sacrifices like the aśvamedha-yajña and thus satisfied the master of all yajñas, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Such sacrifices were performed with great opulence and suitable paraphernalia and with contributions of dakṣiṇā to the brāhmaṇas, who were supervised by great personalities like Vasiṣṭha, Asita and Gautama, representing the king, the performer of the sacrifices.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.22|SB 9.4.22, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">In desert countries where there flowed the River Sarasvatī, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa performed great sacrifices like the aśvamedha-yajña and thus satisfied the master of all yajñas, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Such sacrifices were performed with great opulence and suitable paraphernalia and with contributions of dakṣiṇā to the brāhmaṇas, who were supervised by great personalities like Vasiṣṭha, Asita and Gautama, representing the king, the performer of the sacrifices.</p> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| <div class="purport text"><p>When one performs ritualistic sacrifices as prescribed in the Vedas, one needs expert brāhmaṇas known as yājñika-brāhmaṇas. In Kali-yuga, however, there is a scarcity of such brāhmaṇas. Therefore in Kali-yuga the sacrifice recommended in śāstra is saṅkīrtana-yajña (yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtana-prāyair yajanti hi sumedhasaḥ ([[Vanisource:SB 11.5.32|SB 11.5.32]])). Instead of spending money unnecessarily on performing yajñas impossible to perform in this age of Kali because of the scarcity of yājñika-brāhmaṇas, one who is intelligent performs saṅkīrtana-yajña. Without properly performed yajñas to satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead, there will be scarcity of rain (yajñād bhavati parjanyaḥ ([[Vanisource:BG 3.14|BG 3.14]])). Therefore the performance of yajña is essential. Without yajña there will be a scarcity of rain, and because of this scarcity, no food grains will be produced, and there will be famines. It is the duty of the king, therefore, to perform different types of yajñas, such as the aśvamedha-yajña, to maintain the production of food grains. Annād bhavanti bhūtāni. Without food grains, both men and animals will starve. Therefore yajña is necessary for the state to perform because by yajña the people in general will be fed sumptuously. The brāhmaṇas and yājñika priests should be sufficiently paid for their expert service. This payment is called dakṣiṇā. Ambarīṣa Mahārāja, as the head of the state, performed all these yajñas through great personalities like Vasiṣṭha, Gautama and Asita. Personally, however, he was engaged in devotional service, as mentioned before (sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayoḥ ([[Vanisource:SB 9.4.18|SB 9.4.18]])). The king or head of state must see that things go on well under proper guidance, and he must be an ideal devotee, as exemplified by Mahārāja Ambarīṣa. It is the duty of the king to see that food grains are produced even in desert countries, what to speak of elsewhere.</p> | | <div class="purport text"><p>When one performs ritualistic sacrifices as prescribed in the Vedas, one needs expert brāhmaṇas known as yājñika-brāhmaṇas. In Kali-yuga, however, there is a scarcity of such brāhmaṇas. Therefore in Kali-yuga the sacrifice recommended in śāstra is saṅkīrtana-yajña (yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtana-prāyair yajanti hi sumedhasaḥ ([[Vanisource:SB 11.5.32|SB 11.5.32]])). Instead of spending money unnecessarily on performing yajñas impossible to perform in this age of Kali because of the scarcity of yājñika-brāhmaṇas, one who is intelligent performs saṅkīrtana-yajña. Without properly performed yajñas to satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead, there will be scarcity of rain (yajñād bhavati parjanyaḥ ([[Vanisource:BG 3.14 (1972)|BG 3.14]])). Therefore the performance of yajña is essential. Without yajña there will be a scarcity of rain, and because of this scarcity, no food grains will be produced, and there will be famines. It is the duty of the king, therefore, to perform different types of yajñas, such as the aśvamedha-yajña, to maintain the production of food grains. Annād bhavanti bhūtāni. Without food grains, both men and animals will starve. Therefore yajña is necessary for the state to perform because by yajña the people in general will be fed sumptuously. The brāhmaṇas and yājñika priests should be sufficiently paid for their expert service. This payment is called dakṣiṇā. Ambarīṣa Mahārāja, as the head of the state, performed all these yajñas through great personalities like Vasiṣṭha, Gautama and Asita. Personally, however, he was engaged in devotional service, as mentioned before (sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayoḥ ([[Vanisource:SB 9.4.18-20|SB 9.4.18]])). The king or head of state must see that things go on well under proper guidance, and he must be an ideal devotee, as exemplified by Mahārāja Ambarīṣa. It is the duty of the king to see that food grains are produced even in desert countries, what to speak of elsewhere.</p> |
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| <div id="SB9423_13" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="128" link="SB 9.4.23" link_text="SB 9.4.23"> | | <div id="SB9423_12" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="128" link="SB 9.4.23" link_text="SB 9.4.23"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.23|SB 9.4.23, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">In the sacrifice arranged by Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, the members of the assembly and the priests (especially hotā, udgātā, brahmā and adhvaryu) were gorgeously dressed, and they all looked exactly like demigods. They eagerly saw to the proper performance of the yajña.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.23|SB 9.4.23, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">In the sacrifice arranged by Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, the members of the assembly and the priests (especially hotā, udgātā, brahmā and adhvaryu) were gorgeously dressed, and they all looked exactly like demigods. They eagerly saw to the proper performance of the yajña.</p> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| <div id="SB9424_14" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="129" link="SB 9.4.24" link_text="SB 9.4.24"> | | <div id="SB9424_13" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="129" link="SB 9.4.24" link_text="SB 9.4.24"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.24|SB 9.4.24, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">The citizens of the state of Mahārāja Ambarīṣa were accustomed to chanting and hearing about the glorious activities of the Personality of Godhead. Thus they never aspired to be elevated to the heavenly planets, which are extremely dear even to the demigods.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.24|SB 9.4.24, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">The citizens of the state of Mahārāja Ambarīṣa were accustomed to chanting and hearing about the glorious activities of the Personality of Godhead. Thus they never aspired to be elevated to the heavenly planets, which are extremely dear even to the demigods.</p> |
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| <div id="SB9426_15" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="131" link="SB 9.4.26" link_text="SB 9.4.26"> | | <div id="SB9426_14" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="131" link="SB 9.4.26" link_text="SB 9.4.26"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.26|SB 9.4.26, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">The king of this planet, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, thus performed devotional service to the Lord and in this endeavor practiced severe austerity. Always satisfying the Supreme Personality of Godhead by his constitutional activities, he gradually gave up all material desires.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.26|SB 9.4.26, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">The king of this planet, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, thus performed devotional service to the Lord and in this endeavor practiced severe austerity. Always satisfying the Supreme Personality of Godhead by his constitutional activities, he gradually gave up all material desires.</p> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| <div id="SB9427_16" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="132" link="SB 9.4.27" link_text="SB 9.4.27"> | | <div id="SB9427_15" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="132" link="SB 9.4.27" link_text="SB 9.4.27"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.27|SB 9.4.27, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Mahārāja Ambarīṣa gave up all attachment to household affairs, wives, children, friends and relatives, to the best of powerful elephants, to beautiful chariots, carts, horses and inexhaustible jewels, and to ornaments, garments and an inexhaustible treasury. He gave up attachment to all of them, regarding them as temporary and material.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.27|SB 9.4.27, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Mahārāja Ambarīṣa gave up all attachment to household affairs, wives, children, friends and relatives, to the best of powerful elephants, to beautiful chariots, carts, horses and inexhaustible jewels, and to ornaments, garments and an inexhaustible treasury. He gave up attachment to all of them, regarding them as temporary and material.</p> |
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| <div id="SB9428_17" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="133" link="SB 9.4.28" link_text="SB 9.4.28"> | | <div id="SB9428_16" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="133" link="SB 9.4.28" link_text="SB 9.4.28"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.28|SB 9.4.28, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Being very pleased by the unalloyed devotion of Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead gave the King His disc, which is fearful to enemies and which always protects the devotee from enemies and adversities.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.28|SB 9.4.28, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Being very pleased by the unalloyed devotion of Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead gave the King His disc, which is fearful to enemies and which always protects the devotee from enemies and adversities.</p> |
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| :tvad-vīrya-gāyana-mahāmṛta-magna-cittaḥ | | :tvad-vīrya-gāyana-mahāmṛta-magna-cittaḥ |
| :([[Vanisource:SB 7.9.43|SB 7.9.43]]) | | :([[Vanisource:SB 7.9.43|SB 7.9.43]]) |
| <p>A devotee is always merged in the ocean of the transcendental bliss of rendering service to the Lord. Therefore he is not at all afraid of any adverse situation in the material world. The Lord also promises, kaunteya pratijānīhi na me bhaktaḥ praṇaśyati: "O Arjuna, you may declare to the world that the devotees of the Lord are never vanquished." ([[Vanisource:BG 9.31|BG 9.31]]) For the protection of the devotees, Kṛṣṇa's disc, the Sudarśana cakra, is always ready. This disc is extremely fearful to the nondevotees (pratyanīka-bhayāvaham). Therefore although Mahārāja Ambarīṣa was fully engaged in devotional service, his kingdom was free of all fear of adversity.</p> | | <p>A devotee is always merged in the ocean of the transcendental bliss of rendering service to the Lord. Therefore he is not at all afraid of any adverse situation in the material world. The Lord also promises, kaunteya pratijānīhi na me bhaktaḥ praṇaśyati: "O Arjuna, you may declare to the world that the devotees of the Lord are never vanquished." ([[Vanisource:BG 9.31 (1972)|BG 9.31]]) For the protection of the devotees, Kṛṣṇa's disc, the Sudarśana cakra, is always ready. This disc is extremely fearful to the nondevotees (pratyanīka-bhayāvaham). Therefore although Mahārāja Ambarīṣa was fully engaged in devotional service, his kingdom was free of all fear of adversity.</p> |
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| </div> | | </div> |
| <div id="SB9429_18" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="134" link="SB 9.4.29" link_text="SB 9.4.29"> | | <div id="SB9429_17" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="134" link="SB 9.4.29" link_text="SB 9.4.29"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.29|SB 9.4.29, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">To worship Lord Kṛṣṇa, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, along with his queen, who was equally qualified, observed the vow of Ekādaśī and Dvādaśī for one year.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.29|SB 9.4.29, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">To worship Lord Kṛṣṇa, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, along with his queen, who was equally qualified, observed the vow of Ekādaśī and Dvādaśī for one year.</p> |
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| <div id="SB9430_19" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="135" link="SB 9.4.30" link_text="SB 9.4.30"> | | <div id="SB9430_18" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="135" link="SB 9.4.30" link_text="SB 9.4.30"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.30|SB 9.4.30, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">In the month of Kārtika, after observing that vow for one year, after observing a fast for three nights and after bathing in the Yamunā, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa worshiped the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, in Madhuvana.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.30|SB 9.4.30, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">In the month of Kārtika, after observing that vow for one year, after observing a fast for three nights and after bathing in the Yamunā, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa worshiped the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, in Madhuvana.</p> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| <div id="SB943132_20" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="136" link="SB 9.4.31-32" link_text="SB 9.4.31-32"> | | <div id="SB943132_19" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="136" link="SB 9.4.31-32" link_text="SB 9.4.31-32"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.31-32|SB 9.4.31-32, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Following the regulative principles of mahābhiṣeka, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa performed the bathing ceremony for the Deity of Lord Kṛṣṇa with all paraphernalia, and then he dressed the Deity with fine clothing, ornaments, fragrant flower garlands and other paraphernalia for worship of the Lord. With attention and devotion, he worshiped Kṛṣṇa and all the greatly fortunate brāhmaṇas who were free from material desires.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.31-32|SB 9.4.31-32, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Following the regulative principles of mahābhiṣeka, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa performed the bathing ceremony for the Deity of Lord Kṛṣṇa with all paraphernalia, and then he dressed the Deity with fine clothing, ornaments, fragrant flower garlands and other paraphernalia for worship of the Lord. With attention and devotion, he worshiped Kṛṣṇa and all the greatly fortunate brāhmaṇas who were free from material desires.</p> |
| </div> | | </div> |
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| <div id="SB943335_21" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="137" link="SB 9.4.33-35" link_text="SB 9.4.33-35"> | | <div id="SB943335_20" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="137" link="SB 9.4.33-35" link_text="SB 9.4.33-35"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.33-35|SB 9.4.33-35, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Thereafter, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa satisfied all the guests who arrived at his house, especially the brāhmaṇas. He gave in charity sixty crores of cows whose horns were covered with gold plate and whose hooves were covered with silver plate. All the cows were well decorated with garments and had full milk bags. They were mild-natured, young and beautiful and were accompanied by their calves. After giving these cows, the King first sumptuously fed all the brāhmaṇas, and when they were fully satisfied, he was about to observe the end of Ekādaśī, with their permission, by breaking the fast. Exactly at that time, however, Durvāsā Muni, the great and powerful mystic, appeared on the scene as an uninvited guest.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.33-35|SB 9.4.33-35, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Thereafter, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa satisfied all the guests who arrived at his house, especially the brāhmaṇas. He gave in charity sixty crores of cows whose horns were covered with gold plate and whose hooves were covered with silver plate. All the cows were well decorated with garments and had full milk bags. They were mild-natured, young and beautiful and were accompanied by their calves. After giving these cows, the King first sumptuously fed all the brāhmaṇas, and when they were fully satisfied, he was about to observe the end of Ekādaśī, with their permission, by breaking the fast. Exactly at that time, however, Durvāsā Muni, the great and powerful mystic, appeared on the scene as an uninvited guest.</p> |
| </div> | | </div> |
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| <div id="SB9436_22" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="138" link="SB 9.4.36" link_text="SB 9.4.36"> | | <div id="SB9436_21" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="138" link="SB 9.4.36" link_text="SB 9.4.36"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.36|SB 9.4.36, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">After standing up to receive Durvāsā Muni, King Ambarīṣa offered him a seat and paraphernalia of worship. Then, sitting at his feet, the King requested the great sage to eat.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.36|SB 9.4.36, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">After standing up to receive Durvāsā Muni, King Ambarīṣa offered him a seat and paraphernalia of worship. Then, sitting at his feet, the King requested the great sage to eat.</p> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| <div id="SB9437_23" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="139" link="SB 9.4.37" link_text="SB 9.4.37"> | | <div id="SB9437_22" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="139" link="SB 9.4.37" link_text="SB 9.4.37"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.37|SB 9.4.37, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Durvāsā Muni gladly accepted the request of Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, but to perform the regulative ritualistic ceremonies he went to the River Yamunā. There he dipped into the water of the auspicious Yamunā and meditated upon the impersonal Brahman.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.37|SB 9.4.37, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Durvāsā Muni gladly accepted the request of Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, but to perform the regulative ritualistic ceremonies he went to the River Yamunā. There he dipped into the water of the auspicious Yamunā and meditated upon the impersonal Brahman.</p> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| <div id="SB943940_24" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="141" link="SB 9.4.39-40" link_text="SB 9.4.39-40"> | | <div id="SB943940_23" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="141" link="SB 9.4.39-40" link_text="SB 9.4.39-40"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.39-40|SB 9.4.39-40, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">The King said: "To transgress the laws of respectful behavior toward the brāhmaṇas is certainly a great offense. On the other hand, if one does not observe the breaking of the fast within the time of Dvādaśī, there is a flaw in one's observance of the vow. Therefore, O brāhmaṇas, if you think that it will be auspicious and not irreligious, I shall break the fast by drinking water." In this way, after consulting with the brāhmaṇas, the King reached this decision, for according to brahminical opinion, drinking water may be accepted as eating and also as not eating.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.39-40|SB 9.4.39-40, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">The King said: "To transgress the laws of respectful behavior toward the brāhmaṇas is certainly a great offense. On the other hand, if one does not observe the breaking of the fast within the time of Dvādaśī, there is a flaw in one's observance of the vow. Therefore, O brāhmaṇas, if you think that it will be auspicious and not irreligious, I shall break the fast by drinking water." In this way, after consulting with the brāhmaṇas, the King reached this decision, for according to brahminical opinion, drinking water may be accepted as eating and also as not eating.</p> |
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| <div id="SB9441_25" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="142" link="SB 9.4.41" link_text="SB 9.4.41"> | | <div id="SB9441_24" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="142" link="SB 9.4.41" link_text="SB 9.4.41"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.41|SB 9.4.41, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">O best of the Kuru dynasty, after he drank some water, King Ambarīṣa, meditating upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead within his heart, waited for the return of the great mystic Durvāsā Muni.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.41|SB 9.4.41, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">O best of the Kuru dynasty, after he drank some water, King Ambarīṣa, meditating upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead within his heart, waited for the return of the great mystic Durvāsā Muni.</p> |
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| <div id="SB9442_26" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="143" link="SB 9.4.42" link_text="SB 9.4.42"> | | <div id="SB9442_25" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="143" link="SB 9.4.42" link_text="SB 9.4.42"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.42|SB 9.4.42, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">After executing the ritualistic ceremonies to be performed at noon, Durvāsā returned from the bank of the Yamunā. The King received him well, offering all respects, but Durvāsā Muni, by his mystic power, could understand that King Ambarīṣa had drunk water without his permission.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.42|SB 9.4.42, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">After executing the ritualistic ceremonies to be performed at noon, Durvāsā returned from the bank of the Yamunā. The King received him well, offering all respects, but Durvāsā Muni, by his mystic power, could understand that King Ambarīṣa had drunk water without his permission.</p> |
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| <div id="SB9442_27" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="143" link="SB 9.4.42" link_text="SB 9.4.42"> | | <div id="SB9442_26" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="143" link="SB 9.4.42" link_text="SB 9.4.42"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.42|SB 9.4.42, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">After executing the ritualistic ceremonies to be performed at noon, Durvāsā returned from the bank of the Yamunā. The King received him well, offering all respects, but Durvāsā Muni, by his mystic power, could understand that King Ambarīṣa had drunk water without his permission.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.42|SB 9.4.42, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">After executing the ritualistic ceremonies to be performed at noon, Durvāsā returned from the bank of the Yamunā. The King received him well, offering all respects, but Durvāsā Muni, by his mystic power, could understand that King Ambarīṣa had drunk water without his permission.</p> |
| </div> | | </div> |
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| <div id="SB9443_28" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="144" link="SB 9.4.43" link_text="SB 9.4.43"> | | <div id="SB9443_27" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="144" link="SB 9.4.43" link_text="SB 9.4.43"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.43|SB 9.4.43, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Still hungry, Durvāsā Muni, his body trembling, his face curved and his eyebrows crooked in a frown, angrily spoke as follows to King Ambarīṣa, who stood before him with folded hands.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.43|SB 9.4.43, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Still hungry, Durvāsā Muni, his body trembling, his face curved and his eyebrows crooked in a frown, angrily spoke as follows to King Ambarīṣa, who stood before him with folded hands.</p> |
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| <div id="SB9444_29" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="145" link="SB 9.4.44" link_text="SB 9.4.44"> | | <div id="SB9444_28" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="145" link="SB 9.4.44" link_text="SB 9.4.44"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.44|SB 9.4.44, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Alas, just see the behavior of this cruel man! He is not a devotee of Lord Viṣṇu. Being proud of his material opulence and his position, he considers himself God. Just see how he has transgressed the laws of religion.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.44|SB 9.4.44, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Alas, just see the behavior of this cruel man! He is not a devotee of Lord Viṣṇu. Being proud of his material opulence and his position, he considers himself God. Just see how he has transgressed the laws of religion.</p> |
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| <div id="SB9445_30" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="146" link="SB 9.4.45" link_text="SB 9.4.45"> | | <div id="SB9445_29" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="146" link="SB 9.4.45" link_text="SB 9.4.45"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.45|SB 9.4.45, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, you have invited me to eat as a guest, but instead of feeding me, you yourself have eaten first. Because of your misbehavior, I shall show you something to punish you.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.45|SB 9.4.45, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, you have invited me to eat as a guest, but instead of feeding me, you yourself have eaten first. Because of your misbehavior, I shall show you something to punish you.</p> |
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| <div id="SB9446_31" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="147" link="SB 9.4.46" link_text="SB 9.4.46"> | | <div id="SB9446_30" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="147" link="SB 9.4.46" link_text="SB 9.4.46"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.46|SB 9.4.46, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">As Durvāsā Muni said this, his face became red with anger. Uprooting a bunch of hair from his head, he created a demon resembling the blazing fire of devastation to punish Mahārāja Ambarīṣa.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.46|SB 9.4.46, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">As Durvāsā Muni said this, his face became red with anger. Uprooting a bunch of hair from his head, he created a demon resembling the blazing fire of devastation to punish Mahārāja Ambarīṣa.</p> |
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| <div id="SB9447_32" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="148" link="SB 9.4.47" link_text="SB 9.4.47"> | | <div id="SB9447_31" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="148" link="SB 9.4.47" link_text="SB 9.4.47"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.47|SB 9.4.47, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Taking a trident in his hand and making the surface of the earth tremble with his footsteps, that blazing creature came before Mahārāja Ambarīṣa. But the King, upon seeing him, was not at all disturbed and did not move even slightly from his position.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.47|SB 9.4.47, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Taking a trident in his hand and making the surface of the earth tremble with his footsteps, that blazing creature came before Mahārāja Ambarīṣa. But the King, upon seeing him, was not at all disturbed and did not move even slightly from his position.</p> |
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| <div id="SB9448_33" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="149" link="SB 9.4.48" link_text="SB 9.4.48"> | | <div id="SB9448_32" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="149" link="SB 9.4.48" link_text="SB 9.4.48"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.48|SB 9.4.48, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">As fire in the forest immediately burns to ashes an angry snake, so, by the previous order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, His disc, the Sudarśana cakra, immediately burnt to ashes the created demon to protect the Lord's devotee.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.48|SB 9.4.48, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">As fire in the forest immediately burns to ashes an angry snake, so, by the previous order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, His disc, the Sudarśana cakra, immediately burnt to ashes the created demon to protect the Lord's devotee.</p> |
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| <div id="SB9465_34" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="163" link="SB 9.4.65" link_text="SB 9.4.65"> | | <div id="SB9465_33" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="163" link="SB 9.4.65" link_text="SB 9.4.65"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.65|SB 9.4.65, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">The Supreme Personality of Godhead is worshiped by the words brahmaṇya-devāya go-brāhmaṇa-hitāya ca. Thus He is the well-wisher of the brāhmaṇas. Durvāsā Muni was certainly a very great brāhmaṇa, but because he was a nondevotee, he could not sacrifice everything in devotional service. Great mystic yogīs are actually self-interested. The proof is that when Durvāsā Muni created a demon to kill Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, the King stayed fixed in his place, praying to the Supreme Personality of Godhead and depending solely and wholly on Him, whereas when Durvāsā Muni was chased by the Sudarśana cakra by the supreme will of the Lord, he was so perturbed that he fled all over the world and tried to take shelter in every nook and corner of the universe. At last, in fear of his life, he approached Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva and ultimately the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He was so interested in his own body that he wanted to kill the body of a Vaiṣṇava. Therefore, he did not have very good intelligence, and how can an unintelligent person be delivered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead? The Lord certainly tries to give all protection to His devotees who have given up everything for the sake of serving Him.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.65|SB 9.4.65, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">The Supreme Personality of Godhead is worshiped by the words brahmaṇya-devāya go-brāhmaṇa-hitāya ca. Thus He is the well-wisher of the brāhmaṇas. Durvāsā Muni was certainly a very great brāhmaṇa, but because he was a nondevotee, he could not sacrifice everything in devotional service. Great mystic yogīs are actually self-interested. The proof is that when Durvāsā Muni created a demon to kill Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, the King stayed fixed in his place, praying to the Supreme Personality of Godhead and depending solely and wholly on Him, whereas when Durvāsā Muni was chased by the Sudarśana cakra by the supreme will of the Lord, he was so perturbed that he fled all over the world and tried to take shelter in every nook and corner of the universe. At last, in fear of his life, he approached Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva and ultimately the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He was so interested in his own body that he wanted to kill the body of a Vaiṣṇava. Therefore, he did not have very good intelligence, and how can an unintelligent person be delivered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead? The Lord certainly tries to give all protection to His devotees who have given up everything for the sake of serving Him.</p> |
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| <div id="SB9468_35" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="166" link="SB 9.4.68" link_text="SB 9.4.68"> | | <div id="SB9468_34" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="166" link="SB 9.4.68" link_text="SB 9.4.68"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.68|SB 9.4.68, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">Since Durvāsā Muni wanted to chastise Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, it is to be understood that he wanted to give pain to the heart of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, for the Lord says, sādhavo hṛdayaṁ mahyam: "The pure devotee is always within the core of My heart." The Lord's feelings are like those of a father, who feels pain when his child is in pain. Therefore, offenses at the lotus feet of a devotee are serious. Caitanya Mahāprabhu has very strongly recommended that one not commit any offense at the lotus feet of a devotee. Such offenses are compared to a mad elephant because when a mad elephant enters a garden it causes devastation. Therefore one should be extremely careful not to commit offenses at the lotus feet of a pure devotee. Actually Mahārāja Ambarīṣa was not at all at fault; Durvāsā Muni unnecessarily wanted to chastise him on flimsy grounds. Mahārāja Ambarīṣa wanted to complete the Ekādaśī-pāraṇa as part of devotional service to please the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and therefore he drank a little water. But although Durvāsā Muni was a great mystic brāhmaṇa, he did not know what is what. That is the difference between a pure devotee and a so-called learned scholar of Vedic knowledge.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.68|SB 9.4.68, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">Since Durvāsā Muni wanted to chastise Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, it is to be understood that he wanted to give pain to the heart of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, for the Lord says, sādhavo hṛdayaṁ mahyam: "The pure devotee is always within the core of My heart." The Lord's feelings are like those of a father, who feels pain when his child is in pain. Therefore, offenses at the lotus feet of a devotee are serious. Caitanya Mahāprabhu has very strongly recommended that one not commit any offense at the lotus feet of a devotee. Such offenses are compared to a mad elephant because when a mad elephant enters a garden it causes devastation. Therefore one should be extremely careful not to commit offenses at the lotus feet of a pure devotee. Actually Mahārāja Ambarīṣa was not at all at fault; Durvāsā Muni unnecessarily wanted to chastise him on flimsy grounds. Mahārāja Ambarīṣa wanted to complete the Ekādaśī-pāraṇa as part of devotional service to please the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and therefore he drank a little water. But although Durvāsā Muni was a great mystic brāhmaṇa, he did not know what is what. That is the difference between a pure devotee and a so-called learned scholar of Vedic knowledge.</p> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| </div> | | </div> |
| <div id="SB9469_36" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="167" link="SB 9.4.69" link_text="SB 9.4.69"> | | <div id="SB9469_35" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="167" link="SB 9.4.69" link_text="SB 9.4.69"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.69|SB 9.4.69, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">O brāhmaṇa, let Me now advise you for your own protection. Please hear from Me. By offending Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, you have acted with self-envy. Therefore you should go to him immediately, without a moment's delay. One's so-called prowess, when employed against the devotee, certainly harms he who employs it. Thus it is the subject, not the object, who is harmed.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.69|SB 9.4.69, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">O brāhmaṇa, let Me now advise you for your own protection. Please hear from Me. By offending Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, you have acted with self-envy. Therefore you should go to him immediately, without a moment's delay. One's so-called prowess, when employed against the devotee, certainly harms he who employs it. Thus it is the subject, not the object, who is harmed.</p> |
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| <div id="SB9471_37" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="169" link="SB 9.4.71" link_text="SB 9.4.71"> | | <div id="SB9471_36" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="169" link="SB 9.4.71" link_text="SB 9.4.71"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.71|SB 9.4.71, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">O best of the brāhmaṇas, you should therefore go immediately to King Ambarīṣa, the son of Mahārāja Nābhāga. I wish you all good fortune. If you can satisfy Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, then there will be peace for you.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.71|SB 9.4.71, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">O best of the brāhmaṇas, you should therefore go immediately to King Ambarīṣa, the son of Mahārāja Nābhāga. I wish you all good fortune. If you can satisfy Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, then there will be peace for you.</p> |
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| <div id="SB9471_38" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="169" link="SB 9.4.71" link_text="SB 9.4.71"> | | <div id="SB9471_37" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="169" link="SB 9.4.71" link_text="SB 9.4.71"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.71|SB 9.4.71, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">The lesson to be derived from this narration concerning Mahārāja Ambarīṣa and Durvāsā Muni is that all the demigods, including Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva, are under the control of Lord Viṣṇu. Therefore, when a Vaiṣṇava is offended, the offender is punished by Viṣṇu, the Supreme Lord. No one can protect such a person, even Lord Brahmā or Lord Śiva.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.4.71|SB 9.4.71, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">The lesson to be derived from this narration concerning Mahārāja Ambarīṣa and Durvāsā Muni is that all the demigods, including Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva, are under the control of Lord Viṣṇu. Therefore, when a Vaiṣṇava is offended, the offender is punished by Viṣṇu, the Supreme Lord. No one can protect such a person, even Lord Brahmā or Lord Śiva.</p> |
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| <div id="SB95Summary_39" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="170" link="SB 9.5 Summary" link_text="SB 9.5 Summary"> | | <div id="SB95Summary_38" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="170" link="SB 9.5 Summary" link_text="SB 9.5 Summary"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.5 Summary|SB 9.5 Summary]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">In this chapter we find Mahārāja Ambarīṣa offering prayers to the Sudarśana cakra and we find how the Sudarśana cakra became merciful to Durvāsā Muni.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.5 Summary|SB 9.5 Summary]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">In this chapter we find Mahārāja Ambarīṣa offering prayers to the Sudarśana cakra and we find how the Sudarśana cakra became merciful to Durvāsā Muni.</p> |
| <p>By the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, Durvāsā Muni immediately went to Mahārāja Ambarīṣa and fell at his lotus feet. Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, being naturally very humble and meek, felt shy and ashamed because Durvāsā Muni had fallen at his feet, and thus he began to offer prayers to the Sudarśana cakra just to save Durvāsā. What is this Sudarśana cakra? The Sudarśana cakra is the glance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead by which He creates the entire material world. Sa aikṣata, sa asṛjata. This is the Vedic version. The Sudarśana cakra, which is the origin of creation and is most dear to the Lord, has thousands of spokes. This Sudarśana cakra is the killer of the prowess of all other weapons, the killer of darkness, and the manifester of the prowess of devotional service; it is the means of establishing religious principles, and it is the killer of all irreligious activities. Without his mercy, the universe cannot be maintained, and therefore the Sudarśana cakra is employed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. When Mahārāja Ambarīṣa thus prayed that the Sudarśana cakra be merciful, the Sudarśana cakra, being appeased, refrained from killing Durvāsā Muni, who thus achieved the Sudarśana cakra's mercy. Durvāsā Muni thus learned to give up the nasty idea of considering a Vaiṣṇava an ordinary person (vaiṣṇave jāti-buddhi). Mahārāja Ambarīṣa belonged to the kṣatriya group, and therefore Durvāsā Muni considered him lower than the brāhmaṇas and wanted to exercise brahminical power against him. By this incident, everyone should learn how to stop mischievous ideas of neglecting Vaiṣṇavas. After this incident, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa gave Durvāsā Muni sumptuous food to eat, and then the King, who had been standing in the same place for one year without eating anything, also took prasāda. Mahārāja Ambarīṣa later divided his property among his sons and went to the bank of the Mānasa-sarovara to execute devotional meditation.</p> | | <p>By the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, Durvāsā Muni immediately went to Mahārāja Ambarīṣa and fell at his lotus feet. Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, being naturally very humble and meek, felt shy and ashamed because Durvāsā Muni had fallen at his feet, and thus he began to offer prayers to the Sudarśana cakra just to save Durvāsā. What is this Sudarśana cakra? The Sudarśana cakra is the glance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead by which He creates the entire material world. Sa aikṣata, sa asṛjata. This is the Vedic version. The Sudarśana cakra, which is the origin of creation and is most dear to the Lord, has thousands of spokes. This Sudarśana cakra is the killer of the prowess of all other weapons, the killer of darkness, and the manifester of the prowess of devotional service; it is the means of establishing religious principles, and it is the killer of all irreligious activities. Without his mercy, the universe cannot be maintained, and therefore the Sudarśana cakra is employed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. When Mahārāja Ambarīṣa thus prayed that the Sudarśana cakra be merciful, the Sudarśana cakra, being appeased, refrained from killing Durvāsā Muni, who thus achieved the Sudarśana cakra's mercy. Durvāsā Muni thus learned to give up the nasty idea of considering a Vaiṣṇava an ordinary person (vaiṣṇave jāti-buddhi). Mahārāja Ambarīṣa belonged to the kṣatriya group, and therefore Durvāsā Muni considered him lower than the brāhmaṇas and wanted to exercise brahminical power against him. By this incident, everyone should learn how to stop mischievous ideas of neglecting Vaiṣṇavas. After this incident, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa gave Durvāsā Muni sumptuous food to eat, and then the King, who had been standing in the same place for one year without eating anything, also took prasāda. Mahārāja Ambarīṣa later divided his property among his sons and went to the bank of the Mānasa-sarovara to execute devotional meditation.</p> |
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| <div id="SB951_40" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="171" link="SB 9.5.1" link_text="SB 9.5.1"> | | <div id="SB951_39" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="171" link="SB 9.5.1" link_text="SB 9.5.1"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.5.1|SB 9.5.1, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: When thus advised by Lord Viṣṇu, Durvāsā Muni, who was very much harassed by the Sudarśana cakra, immediately approached Mahārāja Ambarīṣa. Being very much aggrieved, the muni fell down and clasped the King's lotus feet.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.5.1|SB 9.5.1, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: When thus advised by Lord Viṣṇu, Durvāsā Muni, who was very much harassed by the Sudarśana cakra, immediately approached Mahārāja Ambarīṣa. Being very much aggrieved, the muni fell down and clasped the King's lotus feet.</p> |
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| <div id="SB952_41" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="172" link="SB 9.5.2" link_text="SB 9.5.2"> | | <div id="SB952_40" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="172" link="SB 9.5.2" link_text="SB 9.5.2"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.5.2|SB 9.5.2, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">When Durvāsā touched his lotus feet, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa was very much ashamed, and when he saw Durvāsā attempting to offer prayers, because of mercy he was aggrieved even more. Thus he immediately began offering prayers to the great weapon of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.5.2|SB 9.5.2, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">When Durvāsā touched his lotus feet, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa was very much ashamed, and when he saw Durvāsā attempting to offer prayers, because of mercy he was aggrieved even more. Thus he immediately began offering prayers to the great weapon of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.</p> |
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| <div id="SB953_42" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="173" link="SB 9.5.3" link_text="SB 9.5.3"> | | <div id="SB953_41" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="173" link="SB 9.5.3" link_text="SB 9.5.3"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.5.3|SB 9.5.3, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Mahārāja Ambarīṣa said: O Sudarśana cakra, you are fire, you are the most powerful sun, and you are the moon, the master of all luminaries. You are water, earth and sky, you are the air, you are the five sense objects (sound, touch, form, taste and smell), and you are the senses also.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.5.3|SB 9.5.3, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Mahārāja Ambarīṣa said: O Sudarśana cakra, you are fire, you are the most powerful sun, and you are the moon, the master of all luminaries. You are water, earth and sky, you are the air, you are the five sense objects (sound, touch, form, taste and smell), and you are the senses also.</p> |
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| <div id="SB956_43" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="176" link="SB 9.5.6" link_text="SB 9.5.6"> | | <div id="SB956_42" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="176" link="SB 9.5.6" link_text="SB 9.5.6"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.5.6|SB 9.5.6, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">The disc of the Lord is called Sudarśana because he does not discriminate between high and low criminals or demons. Durvāsā Muni was certainly a powerful brāhmaṇa, but his acts against the pure devotee Mahārāja Ambarīṣa were no better than the activities of asuras. As stated in the śāstras, dharmaṁ tu sākṣād bhagavat-praṇītam: ([[Vanisource:SB 6.3.19|SB 6.3.19]]) the word dharma refers to the orders or laws given by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja: ([[Vanisource:BG 18.66|BG 18.66]]) real dharma is surrender unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore real dharma means bhakti, or devotional service to the Lord. The Sudarśana cakra is here addressed as dharma-setave, the protector of dharma. Mahārāja Ambarīṣa was a truly religious person, and consequently for his protection the Sudarśana cakra was ready to punish even such a strict brāhmaṇa as Durvāsā Muni because he had acted like a demon.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.5.6|SB 9.5.6, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">The disc of the Lord is called Sudarśana because he does not discriminate between high and low criminals or demons. Durvāsā Muni was certainly a powerful brāhmaṇa, but his acts against the pure devotee Mahārāja Ambarīṣa were no better than the activities of asuras. As stated in the śāstras, dharmaṁ tu sākṣād bhagavat-praṇītam: ([[Vanisource:SB 6.3.19|SB 6.3.19]]) the word dharma refers to the orders or laws given by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja: ([[Vanisource:BG 18.66 (1972)|BG 18.66]]) real dharma is surrender unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore real dharma means bhakti, or devotional service to the Lord. The Sudarśana cakra is here addressed as dharma-setave, the protector of dharma. Mahārāja Ambarīṣa was a truly religious person, and consequently for his protection the Sudarśana cakra was ready to punish even such a strict brāhmaṇa as Durvāsā Muni because he had acted like a demon.</p> |
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| <div id="SB9513_44" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="183" link="SB 9.5.13" link_text="SB 9.5.13"> | | <div id="SB9513_43" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="183" link="SB 9.5.13" link_text="SB 9.5.13"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.5.13|SB 9.5.13, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Durvāsā Muni, the greatly powerful mystic, was indeed satisfied when freed from the fire of the Sudarśana cakra. Thus he praised the qualities of Mahārāja Ambarīṣa and offered him the highest benedictions.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.5.13|SB 9.5.13, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Durvāsā Muni, the greatly powerful mystic, was indeed satisfied when freed from the fire of the Sudarśana cakra. Thus he praised the qualities of Mahārāja Ambarīṣa and offered him the highest benedictions.</p> |
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| <div id="SB9520_45" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="190" link="SB 9.5.20" link_text="SB 9.5.20"> | | <div id="SB9520_44" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="190" link="SB 9.5.20" link_text="SB 9.5.20"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.5.20|SB 9.5.20, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">It is said, vaiṣṇavera kriyā mudrā vijñeha nā bujhaya: ([[Vanisource:CC Madhya 23.39|CC Madhya 23.39]]) even a very intelligent man cannot understand the activities of a pure Vaiṣṇava. Therefore, because Durvāsā Muni was a great mystic yogī, he first mistook Mahārāja Ambarīṣa for an ordinary human being and wanted to punish him. Such is the mistaken observation of a Vaiṣṇava. When Durvāsā Muni was persecuted by the Sudarśana cakra, however, his intelligence developed. Therefore the word ātma-medhasā is used to indicate that by his personal experience he would understand how great a Vaiṣṇava the King was. When Durvāsā Muni was chased by the Sudarśana cakra, he wanted to take shelter of Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva, and he was even able to go to the spiritual world, meet the Personality of Godhead and talk with Him face to face, yet he was unable to be rescued from the attack of the Sudarśana cakra. Thus he could understand the influence of a Vaiṣṇava by personal experience. Durvāsā Muni was certainly a great yogī and a very learned brāhmaṇa, but despite his being a real yogī he was unable to understand the influence of a Vaiṣṇava. Therefore it is said, vaiṣṇavera kriyā mudrā vijñeha nā bujhaya: even the most learned person cannot understand the value of a Vaiṣṇava. There is always a possibility for so-called jñānīs and yogīs to be mistaken when studying the character of a Vaiṣṇava. A Vaiṣṇava can be understood by how much he is favored by the Supreme Personality of Godhead in terms of his inconceivable activities.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.5.20|SB 9.5.20, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">It is said, vaiṣṇavera kriyā mudrā vijñeha nā bujhaya: ([[Vanisource:CC Madhya 23.39|CC Madhya 23.39]]) even a very intelligent man cannot understand the activities of a pure Vaiṣṇava. Therefore, because Durvāsā Muni was a great mystic yogī, he first mistook Mahārāja Ambarīṣa for an ordinary human being and wanted to punish him. Such is the mistaken observation of a Vaiṣṇava. When Durvāsā Muni was persecuted by the Sudarśana cakra, however, his intelligence developed. Therefore the word ātma-medhasā is used to indicate that by his personal experience he would understand how great a Vaiṣṇava the King was. When Durvāsā Muni was chased by the Sudarśana cakra, he wanted to take shelter of Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva, and he was even able to go to the spiritual world, meet the Personality of Godhead and talk with Him face to face, yet he was unable to be rescued from the attack of the Sudarśana cakra. Thus he could understand the influence of a Vaiṣṇava by personal experience. Durvāsā Muni was certainly a great yogī and a very learned brāhmaṇa, but despite his being a real yogī he was unable to understand the influence of a Vaiṣṇava. Therefore it is said, vaiṣṇavera kriyā mudrā vijñeha nā bujhaya: even the most learned person cannot understand the value of a Vaiṣṇava. There is always a possibility for so-called jñānīs and yogīs to be mistaken when studying the character of a Vaiṣṇava. A Vaiṣṇava can be understood by how much he is favored by the Supreme Personality of Godhead in terms of his inconceivable activities.</p> |
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| <div id="SB9523_46" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="193" link="SB 9.5.23" link_text="SB 9.5.23"> | | <div id="SB9523_45" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="193" link="SB 9.5.23" link_text="SB 9.5.23"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.5.23|SB 9.5.23, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Durvāsā Muni had left the place of Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, and as long as he had not returned—for one complete year—the King had fasted, maintaining himself simply by drinking water.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.5.23|SB 9.5.23, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Durvāsā Muni had left the place of Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, and as long as he had not returned—for one complete year—the King had fasted, maintaining himself simply by drinking water.</p> |
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| <div id="SB9524_48" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="194" link="SB 9.5.24" link_text="SB 9.5.24"> | | <div id="SB9524_46" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="194" link="SB 9.5.24" link_text="SB 9.5.24"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.5.24|SB 9.5.24, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">After one year, when Durvāsā Muni had returned, King Ambarīṣa sumptuously fed him all varieties of pure food, and then he himself also ate. When the King saw that the brāhmaṇa Durvāsā 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.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.5.24|SB 9.5.24, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">After one year, when Durvāsā Muni had returned, King Ambarīṣa sumptuously fed him all varieties of pure food, and then he himself also ate. When the King saw that the brāhmaṇa Durvāsā 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.</p> |
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| <div class="purport text"><p>A devotee like Mahārāja Ambarīṣa 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 Personality of Godhead, is never disturbed. The vivid example is Mahārāja Ambarīṣa. He was the emperor of the entire world and had many duties to perform, and in the course of these duties there were many disturbances created by persons like Durvāsā 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 cāhaṁ hṛdi sanniviṣṭaḥ ([[Vanisource:BG 15.15|BG 15.15]])), and He manages things as He desires. Thus although Mahārāja Ambarīṣa was faced with many disturbances, the Lord, being merciful to him, managed things so nicely that in the end Durvāsā Muni and Mahārāja Ambarīṣa became great friends and parted cordially on the basis of bhakti-yoga. After all, Durvāsā Muni was convinced of the power of bhakti-yoga, although he himself was a great mystic yogī. Therefore, as stated by Lord Kṛṣṇa in Bhagavad-gītā (6.47):</p> | | <div class="purport text"><p>A devotee like Mahārāja Ambarīṣa 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 Personality of Godhead, is never disturbed. The vivid example is Mahārāja Ambarīṣa. He was the emperor of the entire world and had many duties to perform, and in the course of these duties there were many disturbances created by persons like Durvāsā 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 cāhaṁ hṛdi sanniviṣṭaḥ ([[Vanisource:BG 15.15 (1972)|BG 15.15]])), and He manages things as He desires. Thus although Mahārāja Ambarīṣa was faced with many disturbances, the Lord, being merciful to him, managed things so nicely that in the end Durvāsā Muni and Mahārāja Ambarīṣa became great friends and parted cordially on the basis of bhakti-yoga. After all, Durvāsā Muni was convinced of the power of bhakti-yoga, although he himself was a great mystic yogī. Therefore, as stated by Lord Kṛṣṇa in Bhagavad-gītā (6.47):</p> |
| :yoginām api sarveṣāṁ | | :yoginām api sarveṣāṁ |
| :mad-gatenāntarātmanā | | :mad-gatenāntarātmanā |
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| <div id="SB9525_49" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="195" link="SB 9.5.25" link_text="SB 9.5.25"> | | <div id="SB9525_47" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="195" link="SB 9.5.25" link_text="SB 9.5.25"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.5.25|SB 9.5.25, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">In this way, because of devotional service, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, who was endowed with varieties of transcendental qualities, was completely aware of Brahman, Paramātmā and the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and thus he executed devotional service perfectly. Because of his devotion, he thought even the topmost planet of this material world no better than the hellish planets.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.5.25|SB 9.5.25, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">In this way, because of devotional service, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, who was endowed with varieties of transcendental qualities, was completely aware of Brahman, Paramātmā and the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and thus he executed devotional service perfectly. Because of his devotion, he thought even the topmost planet of this material world no better than the hellish planets.</p> |
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| <div class="purport text"><p>An exalted and pure devotee like Mahārāja Ambarīṣa is in full awareness of Brahman, Paramātmā and Bhagavān; in other words, a devotee of Vāsudeva, Kṛṣṇa, is in full knowledge of the other features of the Absolute Truth. The Absolute Truth is realized in three features—Brahman, Paramātmā and Bhagavān (brahmeti paramātmeti bhagavān iti śabdyate ([[Vanisource:SB 1.2.11|SB 1.2.11]])). A devotee of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vāsudeva, knows everything (vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti ([[Vanisource:BG 7.19|BG 7.19]])) because Vāsudeva, Kṛṣṇa, includes both Paramātmā and Brahman. One does not have to realize Paramātmā by the yoga system, for the devotee always thinking of Vāsudeva is the topmost yogī (yoginām api sarveṣām ([[Vanisource:BG 6.47|BG 6.47]])). And as far as jñāna is concerned, if one is a perfect devotee of Vāsudeva, he is the greatest mahātmā (vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti sa mahātmā sudurlabhaḥ). A mahātmā is one who has full knowledge of the Absolute Truth. Thus Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, being a devotee of the Personality of Godhead, was in full awareness of Paramātmā, Brahman, māyā, the material world, the spiritual world, and how things are going on everywhere. Everything was known to him. Yasmin vijñāte sarvam evaṁ vijñātaṁ bhavati (Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad 1.3). Because the devotee knows Vāsudeva, he knows everything within the creation of Vāsudeva (vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti sa mahātmā sudurlabhaḥ). Such a devotee does not give much value to the highest standard of happiness within this material world.</p> | | <div class="purport text"><p>An exalted and pure devotee like Mahārāja Ambarīṣa is in full awareness of Brahman, Paramātmā and Bhagavān; in other words, a devotee of Vāsudeva, Kṛṣṇa, is in full knowledge of the other features of the Absolute Truth. The Absolute Truth is realized in three features—Brahman, Paramātmā and Bhagavān (brahmeti paramātmeti bhagavān iti śabdyate ([[Vanisource:SB 1.2.11|SB 1.2.11]])). A devotee of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vāsudeva, knows everything (vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti ([[Vanisource:BG 7.19 (1972)|BG 7.19]])) because Vāsudeva, Kṛṣṇa, includes both Paramātmā and Brahman. One does not have to realize Paramātmā by the yoga system, for the devotee always thinking of Vāsudeva is the topmost yogī (yoginām api sarveṣām ([[Vanisource:BG 6.47 (1972)|BG 6.47]])). And as far as jñāna is concerned, if one is a perfect devotee of Vāsudeva, he is the greatest mahātmā (vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti sa mahātmā sudurlabhaḥ). A mahātmā is one who has full knowledge of the Absolute Truth. Thus Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, being a devotee of the Personality of Godhead, was in full awareness of Paramātmā, Brahman, māyā, the material world, the spiritual world, and how things are going on everywhere. Everything was known to him. Yasmin vijñāte sarvam evaṁ vijñātaṁ bhavati (Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad 1.3). Because the devotee knows Vāsudeva, he knows everything within the creation of Vāsudeva (vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti sa mahātmā sudurlabhaḥ). Such a devotee does not give much value to the highest standard of happiness within this material world.</p> |
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| <div id="SB9526_50" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="196" link="SB 9.5.26" link_text="SB 9.5.26"> | | <div id="SB9526_48" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="196" link="SB 9.5.26" link_text="SB 9.5.26"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.5.26|SB 9.5.26, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Thereafter, because of his advanced position in devotional life, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, who no longer desired to live with material things, retired from active family life. He divided his property among his sons, who were equally as qualified, and he himself took the order of vānaprastha and went to the forest to concentrate his mind fully upon Lord Vāsudeva.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.5.26|SB 9.5.26, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Thereafter, because of his advanced position in devotional life, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, who no longer desired to live with material things, retired from active family life. He divided his property among his sons, who were equally as qualified, and he himself took the order of vānaprastha and went to the forest to concentrate his mind fully upon Lord Vāsudeva.</p> |
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| <div id="SB9527_51" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="197" link="SB 9.5.27" link_text="SB 9.5.27"> | | <div id="SB9527_49" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="197" link="SB 9.5.27" link_text="SB 9.5.27"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.5.27|SB 9.5.27, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Anyone who chants this narration or even thinks of this narration about the activities of Mahārāja Ambarīṣa certainly becomes a pure devotee of the Lord.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.5.27|SB 9.5.27, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Anyone who chants this narration or even thinks of this narration about the activities of Mahārāja Ambarīṣa certainly becomes a pure devotee of the Lord.</p> |
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| <div class="purport text"><p>Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura herein gives a very good example. When one is very eager for more and more money, he is not satisfied even when he is a millionaire or a multimillionaire, but wants to earn more and more money by any means. The same mentality is present in a devotee. The devotee is never satisfied, thinking, "This is the limit of my devotional service." The more he engages in the service of the Lord, the more service he wants to give. This is the position of a devotee. Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, in his family life, was certainly a pure devotee, complete in every respect, because his mind and all his senses were engaged in devotional service (sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayor vacāṁsi vaikuṇṭha-guṇānuvarṇane ([[Vanisource:SB 9.4.18|SB 9.4.18]])). Mahārāja Ambarīṣa was self-satisfied because all of his senses were engaged in devotional service (sarvopādhi-vinirmuktaṁ tat-paratvena nirmalam/ hṛṣīkeṇa hṛṣīkeśa-sevanaṁ bhaktir ucyate ([[Vanisource:CC Madhya 19.170|CC Madhya 19.170]])). Nonetheless, although Mahārāja Ambarīṣa had engaged all his senses in devotional service, he left his home and went to the forest to concentrate his mind fully at the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, exactly as a mercantile man, even though complete in wealth, tries to earn more and more. This mentality of getting more and more engaged in devotional service puts one in the most exalted position. Whereas on the karma platform the mercantile man who wants more and more money becomes increasingly bound and entangled, the devotee becomes increasingly liberated.</p> | | <div class="purport text"><p>Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura herein gives a very good example. When one is very eager for more and more money, he is not satisfied even when he is a millionaire or a multimillionaire, but wants to earn more and more money by any means. The same mentality is present in a devotee. The devotee is never satisfied, thinking, "This is the limit of my devotional service." The more he engages in the service of the Lord, the more service he wants to give. This is the position of a devotee. Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, in his family life, was certainly a pure devotee, complete in every respect, because his mind and all his senses were engaged in devotional service (sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayor vacāṁsi vaikuṇṭha-guṇānuvarṇane ([[Vanisource:SB 9.4.18-20|SB 9.4.18]])). Mahārāja Ambarīṣa was self-satisfied because all of his senses were engaged in devotional service (sarvopādhi-vinirmuktaṁ tat-paratvena nirmalam/ hṛṣīkeṇa hṛṣīkeśa-sevanaṁ bhaktir ucyate ([[Vanisource:CC Madhya 19.170|CC Madhya 19.170]])). Nonetheless, although Mahārāja Ambarīṣa had engaged all his senses in devotional service, he left his home and went to the forest to concentrate his mind fully at the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, exactly as a mercantile man, even though complete in wealth, tries to earn more and more. This mentality of getting more and more engaged in devotional service puts one in the most exalted position. Whereas on the karma platform the mercantile man who wants more and more money becomes increasingly bound and entangled, the devotee becomes increasingly liberated.</p> |
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| <div id="SB9528_52" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="198" link="SB 9.5.28" link_text="SB 9.5.28"> | | <div id="SB9528_50" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="198" link="SB 9.5.28" link_text="SB 9.5.28"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.5.28|SB 9.5.28, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">By the grace of the Lord, those who hear about the activities of Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, the great devotee, certainly become liberated or become devotees without delay.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.5.28|SB 9.5.28, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">By the grace of the Lord, those who hear about the activities of Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, the great devotee, certainly become liberated or become devotees without delay.</p> |
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| <div id="SB96Summary_53" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="199" link="SB 9.6 Summary" link_text="SB 9.6 Summary"> | | <div id="SB96Summary_51" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="199" link="SB 9.6 Summary" link_text="SB 9.6 Summary"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.6 Summary|SB 9.6 Summary]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">After describing the descendants of Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, Śukadeva Gosvāmī described all the kings from Śaśāda to Māndhātā, and in this connection he also described how the great sage Saubhari married the daughters of Māndhātā.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.6 Summary|SB 9.6 Summary]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">After describing the descendants of Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, Śukadeva Gosvāmī described all the kings from Śaśāda to Māndhātā, and in this connection he also described how the great sage Saubhari married the daughters of Māndhātā.</p> |
| <p>Mahārāja Ambarīṣa had three sons, named Virūpa, Ketumān and Śambhu. The son of Virūpa was Pṛṣadaśva, and his son was Rathītara. Rathītara had no sons, but when he requested the favor of the great sage Aṅgirā, the sage begot several sons in the womb of Rathītara's wife. When the sons were born, they became the dynasty of Aṅgirā Ṛṣi and of Rathītara.</p> | | <p>Mahārāja Ambarīṣa had three sons, named Virūpa, Ketumān and Śambhu. The son of Virūpa was Pṛṣadaśva, and his son was Rathītara. Rathītara had no sons, but when he requested the favor of the great sage Aṅgirā, the sage begot several sons in the womb of Rathītara's wife. When the sons were born, they became the dynasty of Aṅgirā Ṛṣi and of Rathītara.</p> |
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| <div id="SB96Summary_54" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="199" link="SB 9.6 Summary" link_text="SB 9.6 Summary"> | | <div id="SB96Summary_52" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="199" link="SB 9.6 Summary" link_text="SB 9.6 Summary"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.6 Summary|SB 9.6 Summary]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Thereafter, Māndhātā became the emperor and ruled the earth, which consists of seven islands. Thieves and rogues were very much afraid of this powerful king, and therefore the king was known as Trasaddasyu, meaning "one who is very fearful to rogues and thieves." Māndhātā begot sons in the womb of his wife, Bindumatī. These sons were Purukutsa, Ambarīṣa and Mucukunda. These three sons had fifty sisters, all of whom became wives of the great sage known as Saubhari.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.6 Summary|SB 9.6 Summary]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Thereafter, Māndhātā became the emperor and ruled the earth, which consists of seven islands. Thieves and rogues were very much afraid of this powerful king, and therefore the king was known as Trasaddasyu, meaning "one who is very fearful to rogues and thieves." Māndhātā begot sons in the womb of his wife, Bindumatī. These sons were Purukutsa, Ambarīṣa and Mucukunda. These three sons had fifty sisters, all of whom became wives of the great sage known as Saubhari.</p> |
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| <div id="SB961_55" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="200" link="SB 9.6.1" link_text="SB 9.6.1"> | | <div id="SB961_53" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="200" link="SB 9.6.1" link_text="SB 9.6.1"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.6.1|SB 9.6.1, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, Ambarīṣa had three sons, named Virūpa, Ketumān and Śambhu. From Virūpa came a son named Pṛṣadaśva, and from Pṛṣadaśva came a son named Rathītara.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.6.1|SB 9.6.1, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, Ambarīṣa had three sons, named Virūpa, Ketumān and Śambhu. From Virūpa came a son named Pṛṣadaśva, and from Pṛṣadaśva came a son named Rathītara.</p> |
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| <div id="SB9638_56" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="233" link="SB 9.6.38" link_text="SB 9.6.38"> | | <div id="SB9638_54" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="233" link="SB 9.6.38" link_text="SB 9.6.38"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.6.38|SB 9.6.38, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Māndhātā begot three sons in the womb of Bindumatī, the daughter of Śaśabindu. These sons were Purukutsa, Ambarīṣa, and Mucukunda, a great mystic yogī. These three brothers had fifty sisters, who all accepted the great sage Saubhari as their husband.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.6.38|SB 9.6.38, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Māndhātā begot three sons in the womb of Bindumatī, the daughter of Śaśabindu. These sons were Purukutsa, Ambarīṣa, and Mucukunda, a great mystic yogī. These three brothers had fifty sisters, who all accepted the great sage Saubhari as their husband.</p> |
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| <div id="SB97Summary_57" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="248" link="SB 9.7 Summary" link_text="SB 9.7 Summary"> | | <div id="SB97Summary_55" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="248" link="SB 9.7 Summary" link_text="SB 9.7 Summary"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.7 Summary|SB 9.7 Summary]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">The most prominent son of Māndhātā was Ambarīṣa, his son was Yauvanāśva, and Yauvanāśva's son was Hārīta. These three personalities were the best in the dynasty of Māndhātā.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.7 Summary|SB 9.7 Summary]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">The most prominent son of Māndhātā was Ambarīṣa, his son was Yauvanāśva, and Yauvanāśva's son was Hārīta. These three personalities were the best in the dynasty of Māndhātā.</p> |
| </div> | | </div> |
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| <div id="SB971_58" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="249" link="SB 9.7.1" link_text="SB 9.7.1"> | | <div id="SB971_56" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="249" link="SB 9.7.1" link_text="SB 9.7.1"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.7.1|SB 9.7.1, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: The most prominent among the sons of Māndhātā was he who is celebrated as Ambarīṣa. Ambarīṣa was accepted as son by his grandfather Yuvanāśva. Ambarīṣa's son was Yauvanāśva, and Yauvanāśva's son was Hārīta. In Māndhātā's dynasty, Ambarīṣa, Hārīta and Yauvanāśva were very prominent.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.7.1|SB 9.7.1, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: The most prominent among the sons of Māndhātā was he who is celebrated as Ambarīṣa. Ambarīṣa was accepted as son by his grandfather Yuvanāśva. Ambarīṣa's son was Yauvanāśva, and Yauvanāśva's son was Hārīta. In Māndhātā's dynasty, Ambarīṣa, Hārīta and Yauvanāśva were very prominent.</p> |
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| <div id="SB91312_59" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="457" link="SB 9.13.12" link_text="SB 9.13.12"> | | <div id="SB91312_57" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_9" book="SB" index="457" link="SB 9.13.12" link_text="SB 9.13.12"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.13.12|SB 9.13.12, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">The Vedic civilization prefers monarchy. People liked the government of Lord Rāmacandra, the government of Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira and the governments of Mahārāja Parīkṣit, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa and Mahārāja Prahlāda.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 9.13.12|SB 9.13.12, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">The Vedic civilization prefers monarchy. People liked the government of Lord Rāmacandra, the government of Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira and the governments of Mahārāja Parīkṣit, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa and Mahārāja Prahlāda.</p> |
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| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 10.1.41|SB 10.1.41, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">"Whatever state of being one remembers when he quits his body, that state he will attain without fail." ([[Vanisource:BG 8.6|BG 8.6]]) Therefore one must train the mind in the system of bhakti-yoga, as did Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, who kept himself always in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayoḥ ([[Vanisource:SB 9.4.18|SB 9.4.18]]). One must fix the mind at the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa twenty-four hours a day.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 10.1.41|SB 10.1.41, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">"Whatever state of being one remembers when he quits his body, that state he will attain without fail." ([[Vanisource:BG 8.6 (1972)|BG 8.6]]) Therefore one must train the mind in the system of bhakti-yoga, as did Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, who kept himself always in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayoḥ ([[Vanisource:SB 9.4.18-20|SB 9.4.18]]). One must fix the mind at the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa twenty-four hours a day.</p> |
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| <div id="CCMadhya872_0" class="quote" parent="CC_Madhya-lila" book="CC" index="1478" link="CC Madhya 8.72" link_text="CC Madhya 8.72"> | | <div id="CCMadhya872_0" class="quote" parent="CC_Madhya-lila" book="CC" index="1478" link="CC Madhya 8.72" link_text="CC Madhya 8.72"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Madhya 8.72|CC Madhya 8.72, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">“"A man becomes purified simply by hearing the holy name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose lotus feet create the holy places of pilgrimage. Therefore what remains to be attained by those who have become His servants?"</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Madhya 8.72|CC Madhya 8.72, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">"'A man becomes purified simply by hearing the holy name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose lotus feet create the holy places of pilgrimage. Therefore what remains to be attained by those who have become His servants?'"</p> |
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| <div class="purport text"><p>This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (9.5.16) and is an admission by the great sage Durvāsā Muni. Durvāsā Muni, a caste brāhmaṇa and great yogī, used to hate Mahārāja Ambarīṣa. When he decided to chastise Mahārāja Ambarīṣa through his yogic powers, he was chased by the Sudarśana cakra of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. When things were settled, he said, "When the holy name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is heard by any person, that person is immediately sanctified. The Supreme Lord is master of the devotees, and the devotees, under His shelter, naturally come to own His opulences."</p> | | <div class="purport text"><p>This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (9.5.16) and is an admission by the great sage Durvāsā Muni. Durvāsā Muni, a caste brāhmaṇa and great yogī, used to hate Mahārāja Ambarīṣa. When he decided to chastise Mahārāja Ambarīṣa through his yogic powers, he was chased by the Sudarśana cakra of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. When things were settled, he said, "When the holy name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is heard by any person, that person is immediately sanctified. The Supreme Lord is master of the devotees, and the devotees, under His shelter, naturally come to own His opulences."</p> |
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| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Madhya 22.135|CC Madhya 22.135, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">“There are many devotees who execute only one of the nine processes of devotional service. Nonetheless, they get ultimate success. Devotees like Mahārāja Ambarīṣa execute all nine items, and they also get ultimate success.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Madhya 22.135|CC Madhya 22.135, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">"There are many devotees who execute only one of the nine processes of devotional service. Nonetheless, they get ultimate success. Devotees like Mahārāja Ambarīṣa execute all nine items, and they also get ultimate success."</p> |
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| <div id="CCMadhya22137139_2" class="quote" parent="CC_Madhya-lila" book="CC" index="5174" link="CC Madhya 22.137-139" link_text="CC Madhya 22.137-139"> | | <div id="CCMadhya22137139_2" class="quote" parent="CC_Madhya-lila" book="CC" index="5174" link="CC Madhya 22.137-139" link_text="CC Madhya 22.137-139"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Madhya 22.137-139|CC Madhya 22.137-139, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">“"Mahārāja Ambarīṣa always engaged his mind at the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, his words in describing the spiritual world and the Supreme Personality of Godhead, his hands in cleansing and washing the Lord"s temple, his ears in hearing topics about the Supreme Lord, his eyes in seeing the Deity of Lord Kṛṣṇa in the temple, his body in embracing Vaiṣṇavas or touching their lotus feet, his nostrils in smelling the aroma of the tulasī leaves offered to Kṛṣṇa's lotus feet, his tongue in tasting food offered to Kṛṣṇa, his legs in going to places of pilgrimage like Vṛndāvana and Mathurā or to the Lord's temple, his head in touching the lotus feet of the Lord and offering Him obeisances, and his desires in serving the Lord faithfully. In this way Mahārāja Ambarīṣa engaged his senses in the transcendental loving service of the Lord. As a result, he awakened his dormant loving propensity for the Lord's service.’</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:CC Madhya 22.137-139|CC Madhya 22.137-139, Translation]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">"'Mahārāja Ambarīṣa always engaged his mind at the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, his words in describing the spiritual world and the Supreme Personality of Godhead, his hands in cleansing and washing the Lord"s temple, his ears in hearing topics about the Supreme Lord, his eyes in seeing the Deity of Lord Kṛṣṇa in the temple, his body in embracing Vaiṣṇavas or touching their lotus feet, his nostrils in smelling the aroma of the tulasī leaves offered to Kṛṣṇa's lotus feet, his tongue in tasting food offered to Kṛṣṇa, his legs in going to places of pilgrimage like Vṛndāvana and Mathurā or to the Lord's temple, his head in touching the lotus feet of the Lord and offering Him obeisances, and his desires in serving the Lord faithfully. In this way Mahārāja Ambarīṣa engaged his senses in the transcendental loving service of the Lord. As a result, he awakened his dormant loving propensity for the Lord's service.'"</p> |
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