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

Verse 33 of 37
SB 3.16.33

तौ तु गीर्वाणऋषभौ दुस्तराद्धरिलोकतः हतश्रियौ ब्रह्मशापादभूतां विगतस्मयौ

tau tu gīrvāṇa-ṛṣabhau dustarād dhari-lokataḥ hata-śriyau brahma-śāpād abhūtāṁ vigata-smayau

Synonyms

tau—those two gatekeepers; tu—but; gīrvāṇa-ṛṣabhau—the best of the demigods; dustarāt—unable to be avoided; hari-lokataḥ—from Vaikuṇṭha, the abode of Lord Hari; hata-śriyau—diminished in beauty and luster; brahma-śāpāt—from the curse of a brāhmaṇa; abhūtām—became; vigata-smayau—morose..

Translation

But those two gatekeepers, the best of the demigods, their beauty and luster diminished by the curse of the brāhmaṇas, became morose and fell from Vaikuṇṭha, the abode of the Supreme Lord.

Verse 33 of 37