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Chapter 16: The Two Doorkeepers of Vaikuṇṭha, Jaya and Vijaya, Cursed by the Sages

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SB 3.16.1

ब्रह्मोवाच इति तद्गृणतां तेषां मुनीनां योगधर्मिणाम् प्रतिनन्द्य जगादेदं विकुण्ठनिलयो विभुः

brahmovāca iti tad gṛṇatāṁ teṣāṁ munīnāṁ yoga-dharmiṇām pratinandya jagādedaṁ vikuṇṭha-nilayo vibhuḥ

Synonyms

brahmā uvāca—Lord Brahmā said; iti—thus; tat—speech; gṛṇatām—praising; teṣām—of them; munīnām—those four sages; yoga-dharmiṇām—engaged in linking with the Supreme; pratinandya—after congratulating; jagāda—said; idam—these words; vikuṇṭha-nilayaḥ—whose abode is bereft of anxiety; vibhuḥ—the Supreme Personality of Godhead..

Translation

Lord Brahmā said: Thus the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose abode is in the kingdom of God, after congratulating the sages for their nice words, spoke as follows:

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