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ŚB 9.4.52

Devanagari

अलब्धनाथ: स सदा कुतश्चित्
सन्त्रस्तचित्तोऽरणमेषमाण: ।
देवं विरिञ्चं समगाद्विधात-
स्त्राह्यात्मयोनेऽजिततेजसो माम् ॥ ५२ ॥

Text

alabdha-nāthaḥ sa sadā kutaścit
santrasta-citto ’raṇam eṣamāṇaḥ
devaṁ viriñcaṁ samagād vidhātas
trāhy ātma-yone ’jita-tejaso mām

Synonyms

alabdha-nāthaḥ — without getting the shelter of a protector; saḥ — Durvāsā Muni; sadā — always; kutaścit — somewhere; santrasta-cittaḥ — with a fearful heart; araṇam — a person who can give shelter; eṣamāṇaḥ — seeking; devam — at last to the chief demigod; viriñcam — Lord Brahmā; samagāt — approached; vidhātaḥ — O my lord; trāhi — kindly protect; ātma-yone — O Lord Brahmā; ajita-tejasaḥ — from the fire released by Ajita, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; mām — unto me.

Translation

With a fearful heart, Durvāsā Muni went here and there seeking shelter, but when he could find no shelter, he finally approached Lord Brahmā and said, “O my lord, O Lord Brahmā, kindly protect me from the blazing Sudarśana cakra sent by the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”