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King Ambarisha

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King Ambarisha and Durvasa
  • Ambarisha was the 46th king in the Suryavamsa lineage. He performed a yaga (yajna) with such great devotional fervour that Lord Vishnu was pleased to bless him with the Sudarshana Chakra (sacred discuss-weapon). Once, he performed a fast.
  • The sage Durvasa agreed to the king's request to be his honoured guest, and asked the king to wait until he finished his bath in the river and returned.
  • As the auspicious moment approached when the king had to break his fast to fulfil the vow of the vrata, Durvasa did not turn up. The king broke his fast by taking a Tulasi leaf with water, and waited for the arrival of sage Durvasa to offer him food.
  • Durvasa was enraged, and created a demon to kill Ambarisha, out of a strand of his hair. Lord Narayana's Sudarshana intervened, destroyed the demon and started chasing Durvasa himself. Finally, Durvasa went to Ambarisha, who prayed to Lord Vishnu to recall the Sudarsana and save Durvasa.