Ambarisha

Ambarisha
Ambarisha (Sanskrit: , Ambara), in Hindu mythology, was an
Ikshvaku king and son of Nabhaga.[1] According to the Bhagavata
Purana, he was a great devotee of Vishnu and adhered firmly to the
truth. He performed a yaga with such great devotional fervour that
Lord Narayana was pleased to bless him with Sudarshana Chakra
(Sudarshana meaning "good vision") and which manifested as a wheel
of prosperity, peace and security to his kingdom. Once, Ambarisha
performed the Dvadasi Vratha, which required that the king must start
a fast on Ekadashi and break it at the start of Dvadasi and feed all the
people. As the moment of breaking the fast was drawing near, the
mighty sage Durvasa arrived and was received with all honours by
Ambarisha. 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.
On the advice of the sage Vasishta, 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, who was well known for his short temper, felt that Ambarisha
Another king Ambarisa (king Rama ancestor)
had violated the respect due to a guest by breaking his fast before the
offers the youth Sunahshepa in sacrifice.
guest had taken his meal, and in his rage created a demon to kill
Ambarisha, out of a strand of his hair. Lord Narayanas Sudarshana intervened, destroyed the demon and started
chasing Durvasa himself. Durvasa went to Brahma and Shiva for protection. Both pleaded their inability to save him.
He went to Lord Narayana himself, who said that he could do nothing as he was bound by the blemishless devotion
of Ambarisha and suggested to the sage to seek the pardon of the king. Durvasa went to Ambarisha, who prayed to
Lord Vishnu to recall the Sudarsana and save Durvasa.

References
[1] Pargiter, F.E. (1972) [1922]. Ancient Indian Historical Tradition, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, p.92.

External links
[[Bhagavata Purana (http://www.srimadbhagavatam.org/canto9/chapter4.html)], Skanda 9, Adhyaya 4]
Story of Ambarisa (http://srimadbhagavatam.com/9/4/en)

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