SB 3.16.33
Srimad-Bhagavatam - Third Canto - Chapter 16: The Two Doorkeepers of Vaikuṇṭha, Jaya and Vijaya, Cursed by the Sages
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 33
- 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.