DEVOTION - NON - PAREIL

Knowing the mine of ¹⁰Durvasa, the host hesitated; at the same time
Was unwilling to forgo the merit of vrata that used huge money and time Pressurised by the counsel, he sipped a spoonful to strike the golden mean 
Yet he shuddered ; for, he cared more for sticking on to tenets than wean.

After a leisurely bath and noon puja, the guest came to honour hospitality 
But learnt-the host had sipped water against the decorum of hospitality
Flying into ungovernable rage, plucking out released a ¹¹ jata duly chanted Changing itself into a fiend, it was about to pounce on host as chartered.

Even before the shade of the hideous fiend fell on that ¹²Bhagavatothama 
There emanated from his halo ¹³Sudarsana and smashed the ¹⁴pretadhama 
And to ! it whizzed past against Durvasa to disintegrate him on the spot Frightened terribly, he made a dash to taking shelter under a safe spot.

Seeing the divine disc coming fast, he directed his run to ¹⁵Brahmaloka
Reaching with break neck speed, implored Bramha to rid of that ¹⁶Naraka Envisioning the past, He pleaded inability against that powerful weapon
But directed to Siva, who with ¹⁷Trisula could shield from that weapon.

Glossary

10) a famous sage noted for his short temper. 
11) flock of hair. 
12) eminent devotee. 
13) Sri Maha Vishnu's disc. 
14) a mean ghost. 
15) the abode of Brahma. 
16) misfortune 
17) trindent of Lord Maheswar. 

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