King Ambarisha

King Ambarisha was a great devotee of Lord Vishnu. He observed Ekadashi vrata. One day he worshipped the Lord on Dwadashi and gave a good feast to Brahmins. He also was about to take food.

Just then, Sage Durvasa came. The king welcomed him. The sage went for a bath in the river. He did not come for a long time. The king took water to keep up his vratta as he could not take food before the sage's arrival.

Durvasa came after the bath. He was very angry because the king had drunk water. He created a demon to kill Ambarisha. The Lord sent his power, but the weapon of Vishnu called Sudarshan protected Ambarisha. It killed the demon. Then it went to kill Durvasa. The sage ran in fear. He took refuge in Vishnu. The Lord said he could not help him and directed him back to Ambarisha. Then Ambarisha prayed to the Lord and pacified the disc. The sage was saved by King Ambarisha.

So one should not be proud of his powers or wealth. And pride leadeth to fall and disgrace.