SB 9.5.23

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Ninth Canto - Chapter 5: Durvāsā Muni's Life Spared

SB 9.5.22 - SB 9.5.24

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 23

saṁvatsaro 'tyagāt tāvad

yāvatā nāgato gataḥ

munis tad-darśanākāṅkṣo

rājāb-bhakṣo babhūva ha

SYNONYMS

saṁvatsaraḥ—one complete year; atyagāt—passed; tāvat—as long as; yāvatā—so long; na—not; āgataḥ—returned; gataḥ—Durvāsā Muni, who had left that place; muniḥ—the great sage; tat-darśana-ākāṅkṣaḥ—desiring to see him again; rājā—the King; ap-bhakṣaḥ—taking only water; babhūva—remained; ha—indeed.

TRANSLATION

Durvāsā Muni had left the place of Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, and as long as he had not returned—for one complete year—the King had fasted, maintaining himself simply by drinking water.

SB 9.5.22 - SB 9.5.24