Srimadh Bagawatham - Ambarisha Charitram Part 1

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Ambarisha Charitram:

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Ambarishan was a king belonging to the Ishvaku dynasty. He was a devotee of Lord Ranganatha. He followed the Ekadashi fast along with Dwadashi Paranai without fail. The Lord was very pleased with the king. The Lord presented His Sudarasana Chakram to Ambarishan. The king had the Sudarsana Chakram installed in his pooja and worshiped Sudarsana Azhwar regularly.

Once, the king was getting ready to break his Ekadashi fast by eating during Dwadashi. As he was making preparation to follow the prescribed procedures for eating food on Dwadashi, sage Durvasar visited the king.

The king welcomed the Sage with reverence.

‘Please bless me by consuming the Dwadashi feast with me and my family,’

‘I accept your invitation. I have to take a bath before eating. I will be back shortly. Please wait for me,’ so saying the sage went to take a dip in the river.

The Sge decided to test the king.  He therefore took a very long time for his bath. In the meantime Ambarishan was afraid that the Dwadashi was passing away. Only half a muhurtham was left by which the king had to break his fast. On the other hand, the king did not want to eat without the sage. Thus the king was in a dilemma whether he should wait for the sage or eat. The king’s Acharyan adviced him to dring water offered to Perumal in worship. By consuming the holy water the king could break his fast yet be able to wait for the Sage.

As the king was about to sip the water, sage Durvasar appeared.

‘How dare you humiliate me!’ yelled the Sage. The Sage pulled a lock of hair from his head and turned it in to a demon. ‘Go attack the king!’ promted the sage.

Ambarishan stood still as the demon approached him. The king thought, ‘If I had really committed a sin then I deserve to be attacked by the demon.’

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