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Canto 9 · Chapter 4: Ambarīṣa Mahārāja Offended by Durvāsā Muni

9.4.45 9.4.47

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.4.46

Ūti· What drives us to act

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:The Kingsince 9.4.39-40inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

एवं ब्रुवाण उत्कृत्य जटां रोषप्रदीपित: ।

तया स निर्ममे तस्मै कृत्यां कालानलोपमाम् ॥ ४६ ॥

evaṁ bruvāṇa utkṛtya

jaṭāṁ roṣa-pradīpitaḥ

tayā sa nirmame tasmai

kṛtyāṁ kālānalopamām

Translation

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.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Anger Turns Power Toward Harm

1
Durvāsā Muni’s face became red with anger as he spoke.
2
He uprooted a bunch of hair from his head and used it to create a demon.
3
The demon resembled the blazing fire of devastation. Durvāsā Muni created it to punish Mahārāja Ambarīṣa.

How it feels

Peril and anger → Faith and mercy. The contrast between pride and steadiness becomes clear.

Chapters 4–5 of Canto 9: Ambarīṣa's devotion and Durvāsā's anger. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Chapter 4: Ambarīṣa Mahārāja Offended by Durvāsā Muni

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

When he returned he began to chastise Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, but he was not satisfied, and finally he created from his hair a demon appearing like the fire of death. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, however, is always the protector of His devotee, and to protect Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, He sent His disc, the Sudarśana cakra, which immediately vanquished the fiery demon and then pursued Durvāsā, who was so envious of Mahārāja Ambarīṣa.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 9.4

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

evamthus
bruvāṇaḥspeaking (Durvāsā Muni)
utkṛtyauprooting
jaṭāma bunch of hair
roṣa-pradīpitaḥbeing reddish because he was very angry
tayāby that bunch of hair from his head
saḥDurvāsā Muni
nirmamecreated

Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

Ūti · The creative impetus
Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 of 10

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

When I am angry, do I become eager to punish someone?

Practice

If anger arises today, pause before doing anything meant to hurt or punish another person.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayAnger Turns Power Toward HarmThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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