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Chapter 4: Ambarīṣa Mahārāja Offended by Durvāsā Muni

Verse 37 of 60
SB 9.4.37

प्रतिनन्द्य स तां याच्ञां कर्तुमावश्यकं गतः निममज्ज बृहद्ध्यायन्कालिन्दीसलिले शुभे

pratinandya sa tāṁ yācñāṁ kartum āvaśyakaṁ gataḥ nimamajja bṛhad dhyāyan kālindī-salile śubhe

Synonyms

pratinandyagladly accepting; saḥDurvāsā Muni; tāmthat; yācñāmrequest; kartumto perform; āvaśyakamthe necessary ritualistic ceremonies; gataḥwent; nimamajjadipped his body in the water; bṛhatthe Supreme Brahman; dhyāyanmeditating on; kālindīof the Yamunā; salilein the water; śubhevery auspicious..

Translation

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.

Verse 37 of 60
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