Continued
From: http://thoughtsonsanathanadharma.blogspot.ca/2013/11/srimadh-bagawatham-ambarisha-charitram.html
( As King Ambarishan was a devotee of Lord Ranganatha of Srirangam, it was the famous Srirangam Chakrathazhwar who chased sage Durvasar)
Sudarsana
Azhwar couldn’t bear to see the Sage treat Ambarishan this way. He immediately
flew towards the demon and destroyed it. After destroying the demon,
Sudarsanaazhwar started to chase Sage Durvasar. Unable to bear the heat emitted
by the chakram the Sage ran trying to evade the chakram. Chakrathazhwar
maintaind a certain distance from the sage enough to terrorize him and yet
didn’t try to attack him. The Sage ran to Brahma’s Satya Lokam.
‘Please
help me!’ yelled the Sage as he fell at Brhma’s feet.
‘What
is the matter? Is a demon trying to harm you?’
‘The
Lord’s Sudarasana Chakram is after me. Please save me from it!’
‘I
work under the Lord. He has assigned me a life span of 100 years so that I
might help create. I do not have the capacity to stand against the Lord or His
chakram. I am sorry but you have to leave my abode before the Lord’s chakram
burns my abode.’
Turned
away by Brhma, Sage Durvasar ran to Kailasam followed by the chakram. He fell
at the feet of Lord Siva.
‘Please
save me from the Lord’s Chakram,’ he cried.
‘No
one has the capacity to save you from the Lord’s chakram. You must surrender to
the Lord for help.’
Sage
Durvasar ran to Sri Vaikuntham with the chakram following him closely.
‘Bakthavathsala,
Krishna, Mukuntha, Narayana,’ cried the save as he approached the Lord and fell
at his feet.
‘Welcome
to my abode,’ said the Lord. ‘Where are you coming from?’ asked the Lord
innocently even though He was aware about Sage Durvasar’s transgression against
Ambarisha.
‘I
am coming from King Ambarisha’s place.’
‘No
wonder you are doing my Nama sankeerthanam! Did he teach you the proper way to
sing my names beautifully?’
‘No,
I didn’t visit him to learn namasankeerthanam.’
‘Why
did you visit him?’
‘He
invited me to his place for Dwadashi Paranai.’
‘How
wonderful! You have been blessed to break your fast in the company of my
beloved devotee!’
‘I
didn’t break my fast yet..’
‘Why?
What happened?’
‘I
wanted to test Ambarishan. I took a very long bath and by the time I went to
his abode Dwadashi was almost over.’
‘Had
he eaten without you?’
‘No
he was waiting for me. He was about to break the fast by taking a sip of holy
water.’
‘You
must have blessed him because he passed your test!’
‘That’s
where I made a mistake,’ said the Sage. ‘I created a demon and sent it after
him but the demon was destroyed by your chakram which is now after me. Govinda,
please call your chakram back!’
‘Even
though I am not happy with you I wish I could help you. I am baktha
paradeenaha. I am bound by the love of my devotees. I have no control over my
chakram since Sudarasana Azhwar on his own has decided to protect my devotee.
The only person who can now save you is Ambarishan!’
The
Sage ran all the way back to earth. One whole year had passed and yet
Ambarishan had not eaten anything. He was waiting anxiously for the Sage to
return safely.
‘Please
forgive my mistake,’ cried the Sage as he fell at Ambarishan’s feet.
‘What
big words you use in the company of a lowly person like myself!’ said the king.
As
the sage raised the King prostrated at his feet. Sudarsana azhwar vanished from
view.
‘Please
forgive my error and bless me by breaking the Ekadashi fast with me,’ requested
the king.
Even
though Sudarsana Azhwar had come to protect the king, Ambarishan did not feel
proud.
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