Canto 3: The Status Quo | Chapter 16: The Two Doorkeepers of Vaikuṇṭha, Jaya and Vijaya, Cursed by the Sages |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.16.30
etat puraiva nirdiṣṭaḿ
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.
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