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ŚB 9.4.42

Devanagari

दुर्वास यमुनाकूलात् कृतावश्यक आगत: ।
राज्ञाभिनन्दितस्तस्य बुबुधे चेष्टितं धिया ॥ ४२ ॥

Text

durvāsā yamunā-kūlāt
kṛtāvaśyaka āgataḥ
rājñābhinanditas tasya
bubudhe ceṣṭitaṁ dhiyā

Synonyms

durvāsāḥ — the great sage; yamunā-kūlāt — from the bank of the river Yamunā; kṛta — had been performed; āvaśyakaḥ — he by whom the necessary ritualistic ceremonies; āgataḥ — returned; rājñā — by the King; abhinanditaḥ — being well received; tasya — his; bubudhe — could understand; ceṣṭitam — performance; dhiyā — by intelligence.

Translation

After executing the ritualistic ceremonies to be performed at noon, Durvāsā returned from the bank of the Yamunā. The King received him well, offering all respects, but Durvāsā Muni, by his mystic power, could understand that King Ambarīṣa had drunk water without his permission.