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Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 15

Ambarīṣa’s Prayers to Sudarśana and the Deliverance of Durvāsā

Devanagari script

दुष्कर: को नु साधूनां दुस्त्यजो वा महात्मनाम् । यै: संगृहीतो भगवान् सात्वतामृषभो हरि: ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

duṣkaraḥ ko nu sādhūnāṁ dustyajo vā mahātmanām yaiḥ saṅgṛhīto bhagavān sātvatām ṛṣabho hariḥ

Translation

Para los sadhus y mahātmās que han alcanzado a Bhagavān Hari, señor de los devotos puros, ¿qué hay que sea imposible de hacer, y qué hay que sea imposible de abandonar?

Synonyms

दुष्करःdifficult (to do)

कःwho?

नुindeed? then?

साधूनाम्of the saints

दुस्त्यजःhard to give up

वाor

महात्मनाम्of the great-souled

यैःby whom

संगृहीतःaccepted, taken hold of

भगवान्the Blessed Lord

सात्वताम्of the Sātvatas (devotees)

ऋषभःthe best, bull (chief)

हरिःHari

Characters & Entities

Hari

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about how devotees accomplish the impossible?

This verse says that for sādhus and great souls, nothing is truly difficult when they have Lord Hari held within their hearts—bhakti empowers both achievement and renunciation.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī glorify the sādhus in the Ambarīṣa–Durvāsā episode?

In this chapter’s context, Śukadeva highlights that the Lord becomes “captured” by His devotees; therefore devotees like Ambarīṣa are protected and spiritually powerful, even when challenged by great mystics.

Practical application of this teaching in modern life?

Cultivate steady devotion—regular nāma-japa, hearing Bhāgavatam, and serving devotees—so the mind becomes anchored in Hari; then letting go of harmful habits and facing hardships becomes far easier.