A king who used every sense in service of the Lord, and was protected by the Sudarshana disc from a sage's fury.
Appears in
Ambarisha and Durvasa — Skandha 9, adhyayas 4-5 — A king breaks his fast with a sip of water, a sage takes offence, and the Lord's own discus chases the sage across the worlds.
Embodies
Devotion as the highest dharma — The Bhagavatam's own thesis (1.2.6): the highest dharma is devotion with no motive, which nothing can interrupt.
Questions to explore
How did Ambarisha engage every sense in devotion?
Why did Ambarisha pray for Durvasa when Durvasa had tried to harm him?
