एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र चाजगाम मुनिः स्वयम्
Meanwhile, at that very moment, the sage himself arrived there.
मां भोजय महाभागेत्येवं स नृपमुक्तवान्
He said to the king, 'O greatly fortunate one, feed me.'
सकेशं पायसं दृष्ट्वा राजानं शप्तुमुद्यतः
Seeing the king with the rice pudding, he prepared to curse him.
जटामध्यात्समुद्भूतो ज्वलदग्निशिखोपमः
From the midst of his matted hair emerged a being like a blazing tongue of fire.
नृपश्रेष्ठं स राजानं कोपेन हन्तुमुद्यतः
He, enraged, was ready to destroy that foremost of kings.
सस्मार च महाभीतो राजा मम पदाम्बुजम्
The king, greatly terrified, remembered my lotus feet.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे चक्रं दुर्निवार्यं सुदर्शनम्
At that very moment, the irresistible Sudarśana discus appeared.
आविर्बभूव सहसा सभामध्ये च घूर्णितम् 4.50.
It suddenly manifested in the midst of the assembly, spinning about.
सशैल सागरां पृथ्वीं काञ्चनीं भूमिमुत्तमाम्
The earth, with its mountains and oceans, and the splendid golden ground—
धावन्तं मुक्तकेशं तं भीतं कातरमातुरम्
—he saw the sage, hair unbound, fleeing in terror, panic-stricken and distressed.
कैलासं सप्तवर्गं च ब्रह्मलोकमनामयम्
He beheld Kailāsa, the seven regions, and the flawless world of Brahmā.
पादपद्मे पतन्तं च ददर्श विप्रपुङ्गवम्
He saw the foremost of Brāhmaṇas falling at the feet of the Lord.
नारायणवरेणैव बभूव विज्वरो द्विजः
By the grace of Nārāyaṇa alone, the brāhmaṇa became free from fever.
राजा मुनीन्द्रं संप्राप्य भोजयामास पायसम्
The king, having met the foremost sage, served him with milk-rice.
राजानमाशिषं कृत्वा भुक्त्वा विप्रो गृहं ययौ
After blessing the king and eating, the brāhmaṇa went home.
नश्यन्ति सर्वे प्रलये न मे भक्तः प्रणश्यति
All things perish at the dissolution, but my devotee does not perish.
त्वं च लक्ष्मीर्महामाया सावित्री वा सरस्वती
You are Lakṣmī, the great enchantress, or Sāvitrī, or Sarasvatī.
गोपाङ्गनाश्च गोपाश्च सर्वे प्रियतमा मम 4.50.
The cowherd women and men—all are most dear to me.
दत्त्वा सुदर्शनं चक्रं भक्तानां रक्षणाय च
Having given the Sudarśana discus, I protect my devotees.
दुर्वाससो दर्पभङ्गः श्रुतो मत्तः सुरेश्वरि
The breaking of Durvāsas’ pride is known to you from me, O chief of the gods.
श्रीराधिकोवाच पुराणे गोपनीयं च श्रोतुं कौतूहलं मम
Śrī Rādhikā said: In the Purāṇas it is kept secret; I am eager to hear it.
श्रीनारायण उवाच कथां कथितुमारेभे श्रुतिरम्यां पुरातनीम्
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: I began to tell the ancient, delightful story.
इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्ते महापुराणे श्रीकृष्णजन्मखण्डे नारायणनारदसंवादे दुर्वाससो दर्पभङ्गो नाम पञ्चाशत्तमोऽध्यायः
Thus, in the great Purāṇa Brahma-vaivarta, in the section on the birth of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, in the dialogue between Nārāyaṇa and Nārada, the fiftieth chapter named 'The Breaking of Durvāsas’ Pride' concludes.
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच पुरा समुद्रमथने समुत्तस्थौ महोदधेः
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: Long ago, at the churning of the ocean, something arose from the great sea.
सर्ववेदेषु निष्णातो मंत्रतन्त्रविशारदः
He was thoroughly versed in all the Vedas and an expert in mantras and tantras.
शिष्याणां च सहस्रेण गतः कैलासमीश्वरि
With a thousand disciples, he went to Kailāsa, O goddess.
लक्षनागैः परिवृतं शूलतुल्यं विषोल्बणम्
Surrounded by a hundred thousand serpents, fierce as spears and full of poison.
दम्भी धन्वन्तरेः शिष्यो धृत्वा तक्षकमुल्बणम्
Dambhī, the disciple of Dhanvantari, seized the fierce Takṣaka.
अमूल्यं मणिरत्नं च जहार मस्तके स्थितम्
He took the priceless jewel that was set upon his head.
निश्चेष्टस्तक्षकस्तस्थौ तत्र मार्गे यथा मृतः
Takṣaka stood motionless there on the path, as if dead.