SB 9.4.52 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

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

Verse text

alabdha-nāthaḥ sa sadā kutaścit santrasta-citto ’raṇam eṣamāṇaḥ devaṁ viriṣcaṁ 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 ; viriṣcam — 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.”

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

With a fearful heart, without protection, Durvāsā, seeking shelter, finally approached Brahmā and said, "O my lord, O Brahmā! Protect me from the blazing Sudarśana cakra of the Lord." Durvāsā was seeking shelter (araṇam).