In this regard, Madhva Muni quotes from the Garuḍa Purāṇa:
- brahmādi-bhakti-koṭy-aṁśād
- aṁśo naivāmbarīṣake
- naivanyasya cakrasyāpi
- tathāpi harir īśvaraḥ
- tātkālikopaceyatvāt
- teṣāṁ yaśasa ādirāṭ
- brahmādayaś ca tat-kīrtiṁ
- vyañjayām āsur uttamām
- mohanāya ca daityānāṁ
- brahmāde nindanāya ca
- anyārthaṁ ca svayaṁ viṣṇur
- brahmādyāś ca nirāśiṣaḥ
- mānuṣeṣūttamātvāc ca
- teṣāṁ bhaktyādibhir guṇaiḥ
- brahmāder viṣṇv-adhīnatva-
- jñāpanāya ca kevalam
- durvāsāś ca svayaṁ rudras
- tathāpy anyāyām uktavān
- tasyāpy anugrahārthāya
- darpa-nāśārtham eva ca
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.