SB 9.5.17

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Ninth Canto, Chapter 5: Durvāsā Muni's Life Spared

SB 9.5.16

SB 9.5.18

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 17

rājann anugṛhīto 'haṁ
tvayātikaruṇātmanā
mad-aghaṁ pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā
prāṇā yan me 'bhirakṣitāḥ

SYNONYMS

rājan—O King; anugṛhītaḥ—very much favored; aham—I (am); tvayā—by you; ati-karuṇa-ātmanā—because of your being extremely merciful; mat-agham—my offenses; pṛṣṭhataḥ—to the back; kṛtvā—doing so; prāṇāḥ—life; yat—that; me—my; abhirakṣitāḥ—saved.

TRANSLATION

O King, overlooking my offenses, you have saved my life. Thus I am very much obliged to you because you are so merciful.