Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.16.29
भगवाननुगावाह यातं मा भैष्टमस्तु शम् ।
ब्रह्मतेज: समर्थोऽपि हन्तुं नेच्छे मतं तु मे ॥ २९ ॥
bhagavān anugāv āha
[bhagavaan anugaav aaha]
yātaṁ mā bhaiṣṭam astu śam
[yaatam maa bhaishtam astu sham]
brahma-tejaḥ samartho ’pi
[brahma-tejah samartho ’pi]
hantuṁ necche mataṁ tu me
[hantum nechche matam tu me]
Word-for-word
bhagavān
—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
anugau
—
to His two attendants
āha
—
said
yātam
—
depart from this place
mā
—
let there not be
bhaiṣṭam
—
fear
astu
—
let there be
śam
—
happiness
brahma
—
of a brāhmaṇa
tejaḥ
—
the curse
samarthaḥ
—
being able
api
—
even
hantum
—
to nullify
na icche
—
do not desire
matam
—
approved
tu
—
on the contrary
me
—
by Me.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
bhagavān anugāv āha
bhagavān
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
anugau
to His two attendants
āha
said
yātaṁ mā bhaiṣṭam astu śam
yātam
depart from this place
mā
let there not be
bhaiṣṭam
fear
astu
let there be
śam
happiness
brahma-tejaḥ samartho ’pi
brahma
of a brāhmaṇa
tejaḥ
the curse
samarthaḥ
being able
api
even
hantuṁ necche mataṁ tu me
hantum
to nullify
na icche
do not desire
matam
approved
tu
on the contrary
me
by Me.
The Lord then said to His attendants, Jaya and Vijaya: Depart this place, but fear not. All glories unto you. Though I am capable of nullifying the brāhmaṇas’ curse, I would not do so. On the contrary, it has My approval.
Purport
As explained in connection with text 26, all the incidents that took place had the approval of the Lord. Ordinarily, there is no possibility that the four sages could be so angry with the doorkeepers, nor could the Supreme Lord neglect His two doorkeepers, nor can one come back from Vaikuṇṭha after once taking birth there. All these incidents, therefore, were designed by the Lord Himself for the sake of His pastimes in the material world. Thus He plainly says that it was done with His approval; otherwise, it would have been impossible for inhabitants of Vaikuṇṭha to come back to this material world simply because of a brahminical curse. The Lord especially blesses the so-called culprits: “All glories unto you.” A devotee, once accepted by the Lord, can never fall down. That is the conclusion of this incident.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The Lord spoke to his two associates. “Go to the material world. Do not be afraid. You will have good fortune. But also, do not go that world. Though I can nullify the curse of the brāhmaṇa, I do not desire to do go against my own rules.”
Seeing that Jaya and Vijaya had just arrived, the Lord spoke. “Go to the material world!” Seeing them weeping and wailing, the Lord again spoke to them, his heart softened by compassion. “Do not fear. May you two have good fortune! Do not go there. Always remain serving me in Vaikuṇṭha.” The negative word mā can be used with both yātam and bhaiṣtām. Seeing that they were now happy, he said “Though I can nullify the curse of the bṛāhmaṇas, I do not desire to destroy my own promise.” I have made a rule to accept the inevitability of a brāhmaṇa’s curse. Just as Garuḍa sacrificed an expansion of his wing in order to maintain the inevitability of the thunderbolt’s power, you should take on the role of demons in one of your expansions, and at the same time remain in Vaikuṇṭha in your svarūpas. Later this passage is found:
ān abhidravato dṛṣṭvā ditijānīkapān nṛpa
prahasyānucarā viṣṇoḥ pratyaṣedhann udāyudhāḥ
nandaḥ sunando ’tha jayo vijayaḥ prabalo balaḥ
kumudaḥ kumudākṣaś ca viṣvaksenaḥ patattrirāṭ
jayantaḥ śrutadevaś ca puṣpadanto ’tha sātvataḥ
sarve nāgāyuta-prāṇāś camūṁ te jaghnur āsurīm
O King, when the associates of Lord Viṣṇu saw the soldiers of the demons coming forward in violence, they smiled. Taking up their weapons, they forbade the demons to continue their attempt. Nanda, Sunanda, Jaya, Vijaya, Prabala, Bala, Kumuda, Kumudākṣa, Viṣvaksena, Patattrirāṭ [Garuḍa], Jayanta, Śrutadeva, Puṣpadanta and Sātvata were all associates of Lord Viṣṇu. They were as powerful as ten thousand elephants, and now they began killing the soldiers of the demons. SB 8.21.15-17
In the narration of Vāmana and Bali, Jaya and Vijaya are mentioned among the associates of the Lord fighting. But after being born as Hiraṇyakṣa and Hiraṇyakaśipu, they would later be born as Rāvaṇa and Kumbakarṇa. The explanation of their expansions must be given in order to resolve the contradiction of being simultaneously in the form of demons and associates of the Lord.
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Personal Guidance
The verse treats incarnations as the Lord's deliberate self-disclosure. Each form is shaped to a particular kind of heart, so that no one is left without a way in.
Reflection Questions
- Which pastime of the Lord, when you sit with it, actually moves you — and which leaves you cold?
- What would change in your day if you held a particular pastime in mind from morning to evening?
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