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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.15.35

तेषामितीरितमुभाववधार्य घोरं तं ब्रह्मदण्डमनिवारणमस्त्रपूगै: । सद्यो हरेरनुचरावुरु बिभ्यतस्तत्- पादग्रहावपततामतिकातरेण ॥ ३५ ॥
teṣām itīritam ubhāv avadhārya ghoraṁ
[teshaam iteeritam ubhaav avadhaarya ghoram]
taṁ brahma-daṇḍam anivāraṇam astra-pūgaiḥ
[tam brahma-dandam anivaaranam astra-poogaih]
sadyo harer anucarāv uru bibhyatas tat-
[sadyo harer anucharaav uru bibhyatas tat-]
pāda-grahāv apatatām atikātareṇa
[paada-grahaav apatataam atikaatarena]
Word-for-word
teṣām — of the four Kumāras iti — thus īritam — uttered ubhau — both doorkeepers avadhārya — understanding ghoram — terrible tam — that brahma-daṇḍam — curse of a brāhmaṇa anivāraṇam — not able to be counteracted astra-pūgaiḥ — by any kind of weapon sadyaḥ — at once hareḥ — of the Supreme Lord anucarau — devotees uru — very much bibhyataḥ — became fearful tat-pāda-grahau — grasping their feet apatatām — fell down ati-kātareṇa — in great anxiety.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
teṣām itīritam ubhāv avadhārya ghoraṁ
teṣām
of the four Kumāras
iti
thus
īritam
uttered
ubhau
both doorkeepers
avadhārya
understanding
ghoram
terrible
taṁ brahma-daṇḍam anivāraṇam astra-pūgaiḥ
tam
that
brahma-daṇḍam
curse of a brāhmaṇa
anivāraṇam
not able to be counteracted
astra-pūgaiḥ
by any kind of weapon
sadyo harer anucarāv uru bibhyatas tat-
sadyaḥ
at once
hareḥ
of the Supreme Lord
anucarau
devotees
uru
very much
bibhyataḥ
became fearful
tat-pāda-grahau
grasping their feet
pāda-grahāv apatatām atikātareṇa
apatatām
fell down
ati-kātareṇa
in great anxiety.
When the doormen of Vaikuṇṭhaloka, who were certainly devotees of the Lord, found that they were going to be cursed by the brāhmaṇas, they at once became very much afraid and fell down at the feet of the brāhmaṇas in great anxiety, for a brāhmaṇa’s curse cannot be counteracted by any kind of weapon.
Purport

Although, by chance, the doormen committed a mistake by checking the brāhmaṇas from entering the gate of Vaikuṇṭha, they were at once aware of the gravity of the curse. There are many kinds of offenses, but the greatest offense is to offend a devotee of the Lord. Because the doormen were also devotees of the Lord, they were able to understand their mistake and were terrified when the four Kumāras were ready to curse them.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Understanding the terrible curse of the brāhmaṇas uttered by the Kumāras, which could not be reversed by even a host of weapons, the gate keepers immediately became greatly afraid of the Lord. They fell down, clutching the feet of the Kumāras in distress. Realizing that they had committed offense since the brāhmaṇas were angry, they become disturbed. First they became afraid of the Lord. Bibhyataḥ stands for bibhyatau for metrical reasons. Then they fell to the earth, holding the feet of the Kumāras in great distress.
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Personal Guidance
The verse points beyond impersonal abstraction to a Lord who hears, acts, and relates. Spiritual life gets real once we stop talking about Him and start talking to Him.
Reflection Questions
  • Whom do you actually address when you pray — a concept, or a person?
  • How does relating to a person, rather than a principle, change how you speak in prayer?
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