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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.1.38

अशपन् कुपिता एवं युवां वासं न चार्हथ: । रजस्तमोभ्यां रहिते पादमूले मधुद्विष: । पापिष्ठामासुरीं योनिं बालिशौ यातमाश्वत: ॥ ३८ ॥
aśapan kupitā evaṁ
[ashapan kupitaa evam]
yuvāṁ vāsaṁ na cārhathaḥ
[yuvaam vaasam na chaarhathah]
rajas-tamobhyāṁ rahite
[rajas-tamobhyaam rahite]
pāda-mūle madhudviṣaḥ
[paada-moole madhudvishah]
pāpiṣṭhām āsurīṁ yoniṁ
[paapishthaam aasureem yonim]
bāliśau yātam āśv ataḥ
[baalishau yaatam aashv atah]
Word-for-word
aśapan — cursed kupitāḥ — being full of anger evam — thus yuvām — you two vāsam — residence na — not ca — and arhathaḥ — deserve rajaḥ-tamobhyām — from passion and ignorance rahite — free pāda-mūle — at the lotus feet madhu-dviṣaḥ — of Viṣṇu, the slayer of the Madhu demon pāpiṣṭhām — most sinful āsurīm — demoniac yonim — to a womb bāliśau — O you two fools yātam — go āśu — quickly hereafter ataḥ — therefore.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
aśapan kupitā evaṁ
aśapan
cursed
kupitāḥ
being full of anger
evam
thus
yuvāṁ vāsaṁ na cārhathaḥ
yuvām
you two
vāsam
residence
na
not
ca
and
arhathaḥ
deserve
rajas-tamobhyāṁ rahite
rajaḥ-tamobhyām
from passion and ignorance
rahite
free
pāda-mūle madhudviṣaḥ
pāda-mūle
at the lotus feet
madhu-dviṣaḥ
of Viṣṇu, the slayer of the Madhu demon
pāpiṣṭhām āsurīṁ yoniṁ
pāpiṣṭhām
most sinful
āsurīm
demoniac
yonim
to a womb
bāliśau yātam āśv ataḥ
bāliśau
O you two fools
yātam
go
āśu
quickly hereafter
ataḥ
therefore.
Thus checked by the doorkeepers Jaya and Vijaya, Sanandana and the other great sages very angrily cursed them. “You two foolish doorkeepers,” they said. “Being agitated by the material qualities of passion and ignorance, you are unfit to live at the shelter of Madhudviṣa’s lotus feet, which are free from such modes. It would be better for you to go immediately to the material world and take your birth in a family of most sinful asuras.”
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The four sages angrily cursed them. "O fools! You are unfit to live at the shelter of the Lord's lotus feet, which are free from tamas and rajas. Go immediately and take birth in a family of most sinful demons."
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
The Kumāras cursed Jaya and Vijaya for being agitated by passion and ignorance, unfit for the shelter of the Lord's feet. Even the most exalted post is not immune to the modes if vigilance lapses. Position does not protect; consciousness does.
Reflection Questions
  • Where has a respected role made you complacent about your inner state?
  • What 'doorkeeper' duty in your life needs renewed humility today?
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