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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.1.44

ततस्तौ राक्षसौ जातौ केशिन्यां विश्रव:सुतौ । रावण: कुम्भकर्णश्च सर्वलोकोपतापनौ ॥ ४४ ॥
tatas tau rākṣasau jātau
[tatas tau raakshasau jaatau]
keśinyāṁ viśravaḥ-sutau
[keshinyaam vishravah-sutau]
rāvaṇaḥ kumbhakarṇaś ca
[raavanah kumbhakarnash cha]
sarva-lokopatāpanau
[sarva-lokopataapanau]
Word-for-word
tataḥ — thereafter tau — the two doorkeepers (Jaya and Vijaya) rākṣasau — demons jātau — born keśinyām — in the womb of Keśinī viśravaḥ-sutau — the sons of Viśravā rāvaṇaḥ — Rāvaṇa kumbhakarṇaḥ — Kumbhakarṇa ca — and sarva-loka — to all people upatāpanau — giving misery.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tatas tau rākṣasau jātau
tataḥ
thereafter
tau
the two doorkeepers (Jaya and Vijaya)
rākṣasau
demons
jātau
born
keśinyāṁ viśravaḥ-sutau
keśinyām
in the womb of Keśinī
viśravaḥ-sutau
the sons of Viśravā
rāvaṇaḥ kumbhakarṇaś ca
rāvaṇaḥ
Rāvaṇa
kumbhakarṇaḥ
Kumbhakarṇa
ca
and
sarva-lokopatāpanau
sarva-loka
to all people
upatāpanau
giving misery.
Thereafter the same Jaya and Vijaya, the two doorkeepers of Lord Viṣṇu, took birth as Rāvaṇa and Kumbhakarṇa, begotten by Viśravā in the womb of Keśinī. They were extremely troublesome to all the people of the universe.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Next, the two doorkeepers of Lord Viṣṇu, born as Rāvaṇa and Kumbhakarṇa, begotten by Viśravā in the womb of Keśinī, again afflicted the whole world.
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Personal Guidance
In their second birth, Jaya and Vijaya became Rāvaṇa and Kumbhakarṇa, tormenting the entire universe. The same fallen pair, now in a new form, played out their curse-period role with cosmic consequence. Patterns repeat across lives until they are resolved.
Reflection Questions
  • What recurring pattern in your life seems to be playing out across chapters?
  • What would it take to consciously bring this pattern to resolution rather than another iteration?
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