Shloka 37

The Kingdom of God (Vaikuṇṭha) and the Curse of Jaya and Vijaya

Devanagari script

एवं तदैव भगवानरविन्दनाभ: स्वानां विबुध्य सदतिक्रममार्यहृद्य: । तस्मिन् ययौ परमहंसमहामुनीना- मन्वेषणीयचरणौ चलयन् सहश्री: ॥ ३७ ॥

Transliteration

evaṁ tadaiva bhagavān aravinda-nābhaḥ svānāṁ vibudhya sad-atikramam ārya-hṛdyaḥ tasmin yayau paramahaṁsa-mahā-munīnām anveṣaṇīya-caraṇau calayan saha-śrīḥ

Translation

সেই মুহূর্তে পদ্মনাভ ভগবান, যিনি আর্যহৃদয়ের আনন্দ, নিজের দাসদের দ্বারা সাধুদের অপমান জেনে শ্রীসহ সেখানে গেলেন—যাঁর চরণ পরমহংস মহামুনিরা অন্বেষণ করেন।

Synonyms

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• तदा: then
• तदा: देशकालाधिकरण (Kāla-adhikaraṇa/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

• भगवान्: the Lord
• भगवान्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेष्य (subject noun)

• अरविन्द-नाभः: Lotus-naveled (Vishnu)
• अरविन्द-नाभः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरविन्द + नाभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): अरविन्दस्य नाभः = whose navel is (like) a lotus; भगवान् इति विशेषण/उपनाम

• स्वानाम्: of his own (people)
• स्वानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; स्वजनानाम् (of his own people)

• विबुध्य: having understood
• विबुध्य: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Pūrvakāla-kriyā/Gerundial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √बुध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपदी; √बुध् + य (vibudhya) = having understood/realized

• सत्-अतिक्रमम्: the offense/transgression (against the good)
• सत्-अतिक्रमम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् + अतिक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष: सतां अतिक्रमः (transgression of the good/saints)

• आर्य-हृद्यः: pleasing to the noble
• आर्य-हृद्यः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आर्य + हृद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: आर्याणां हृद्यः (pleasing to the noble); भगवान् इति विशेषण

• तस्मिन्: there/in that (place)
• तस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुं, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; अधिकरण (in that place/thereupon)

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदी; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; जगाम (went)

• परमहंस-महामुनीनाम्: of the great paramahaṁsa sages
• परमहंस-महामुनीनाम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमहंस + महा + मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन; समास: (परमहंसाः च ते महामुनयः) इति कर्मधारय-तत्पुरुषभाव; ‘of the great sages who are paramahaṁsas’

• अन्वेषणीय-चरणौ: (whose) feet are to be sought
• अन्वेषणीय-चरणौ: कर्ता-विशेषण (Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्वेषणीय (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + चरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; कर्मधारय: अन्वेषणीयौ चरणौ (feet worthy to be sought); भगवान् इति विशेषण

• चालयन्: moving
• चालयन्: कर्ता-विशेषण (Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa/Participial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √चल् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), परस्मैपदी; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘moving/causing to move’

• सह-श्रीः: together with Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• सह-श्रीः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject—appositive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सह (अव्यय) + श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव: सह श्रिया (together with Śrī/Lakṣmī)

Purport

In Bhagavad-gītā the Lord declares that His devotees cannot be vanquished at any time. The Lord could understand that the quarrel between the doormen and the sages was taking a different turn, and therefore He instantly came out of His place and went to the spot to stop further aggravation so that His devotees, the doormen, might not be vanquished for good.

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān (Lord Viṣṇu/Nārāyaṇa)
• Śrī (Lakṣmī-devī)
• Kumārās (implied as 'His devotees')
• Jaya and Vijaya (implied via the offense context)

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about offending devotees (Vaiṣṇava-aparādha)?

This verse shows that even in Vaikuṇṭha the Lord immediately recognizes an offense against His own devotees and personally intervenes, highlighting how serious devotee-offense is and how protective the Lord is of bhaktas.

Why did Lord Viṣṇu go there along with Lakṣmī-devī in Canto 3 Chapter 15?

Because He understood that His devotees had been wronged, He went at once—accompanied by Śrī—indicating His swift, compassionate response to restore harmony and uphold the honor of His devotees.

How can I apply this teaching in modern devotional life?

Be careful to honor devotees, avoid harsh judgment and disrespect, and when conflict happens, seek quick reconciliation—remembering that bhakti is protected by humility and proper conduct toward sādhus.