SB 3.16.30

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Third Canto - Chapter 16: The Two Doorkeepers of Vaikuṇṭha, Jaya and Vijaya, Cursed by the Sages

SB 3.16.29 - SB 3.16.31

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 30

etat puraiva nirdiṣṭaṁ

ramayā kruddhayā yadā

purāpavāritā dvāri

viśantī mayy upārate

SYNONYMS

etat—this departure; purā—formerly; eva—certainly; nirdiṣṭam—foretold; ramayā—by Lakṣmī; kruddhayā—furious; yadā—when; purā—previously; apavāritā—prevented; dvāri—at the gate; viśantī—entering; mayi—as I; upārate—was resting.

TRANSLATION

This departure from Vaikuṇṭha was foretold by Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune. She was very angry because when she left My abode and then returned, you stopped her at the gate while I was sleeping.

SB 3.16.29 - SB 3.16.31