Shloka 27
Ambarīṣa’s Prayers to Sudarśana and the Deliverance of Durvāsā
इत्येतत् पुण्यमाख्यानमम्बरीषस्य भूपते । सङ्कीर्तयन्ननुध्यायन् भक्तो भगवतो भवेत् ॥ २७ ॥
ity etat puṇyam ākhyānam ambarīṣasya bhūpate saṅkīrtayann anudhyāyan bhakto bhagavato bhavet
Всякий, кто воспевает это благочестивое повествование о Махарадже Амбарише или даже размышляет о нём, несомненно становится чистым преданным Господа.
Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura herein gives a very good example. When one is very eager for more and more money, he is not satisfied even when he is a millionaire or a multimillionaire, but wants to earn more and more money by any means. The same mentality is present in a devotee. The devotee is never satisfied, thinking, “This is the limit of my devotional service.” The more he engages in the service of the Lord, the more service he wants to give. This is the position of a devotee. Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, in his family life, was certainly a pure devotee, complete in every respect, because his mind and all his senses were engaged in devotional service ( sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayor vacāṁsi vaikuṇṭha-guṇānuvarṇane ). Mahārāja Ambarīṣa was self-satisfied because all of his senses were engaged in devotional service ( sarvopādhi-vinirmuktaṁ tat-paratvena nirmalam/ hṛṣīkeṇa hṛṣīkeśa-sevanaṁ bhaktir ucyate ). Nonetheless, although Mahārāja Ambarīṣa had engaged all his senses in devotional service, he left his home and went to the forest to concentrate his mind fully at the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, exactly as a mercantile man, even though complete in wealth, tries to earn more and more. This mentality of getting more and more engaged in devotional service puts one in the most exalted position. Whereas on the karma platform the mercantile man who wants more and more money becomes increasingly bound and entangled, the devotee becomes increasingly liberated.
FAQs
This verse states that one who glorifies (saṅkīrtayan) and deeply remembers (anudhyāyan) the purifying story of Mahārāja Ambarīṣa becomes a devotee of Bhagavān.
Śukadeva concludes the Ambarīṣa narration by telling Parīkṣit that reciting and contemplating such Bhagavata-kathā is itself a direct path to devotion, reinforcing the purpose of the entire discourse.
Regularly read or listen to the Ambarīṣa story, repeat its key verses or summaries, and reflect on its lesson—steadfast devotion and humility—so that remembrance becomes part of daily practice.