Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 29

The Slaying of Hiraṇyākṣa and the Triumph of Varāha

Devanagari script

एतौ तौ पार्षदावस्य शापाद्यातावसद्गतिम् । पुन: कतिपयै: स्थानं प्रपत्स्येते ह जन्मभि: ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

etau tau pārṣadāv asya śāpād yātāv asad-gatim punaḥ katipayaiḥ sthānaṁ prapatsyete ha janmabhiḥ

Translation

Diese beiden persönlichen Assistenten des Höchsten Herrn sind, nachdem sie verflucht wurden, dazu bestimmt, in dämonischen Familien geboren zu werden. Nach einigen solchen Geburten werden sie an ihre eigenen Positionen zurückkehren.

Synonyms

• एतौ: these two
• एतौ: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन

• तौ: those two
• तौ: कर्ता (appositional)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; एतौ इत्यस्य बलार्थ पुनरुक्ति

• पार्षदौ: attendants
• पार्षदौ: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्षद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन

• अस्य: of him
• अस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• शापात्: from (the effect of) a curse
• शापात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Cause-source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• यातौ: having gone
• यातौ: कर्तृविशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: या (धातु) > यात (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; विशेषणम् पार्षदौ

• असत्-गतिम्: to an evil state
• असत्-गतिम्: कर्म (Karma/Object of 'gone')
• Type: Noun
• Root: असत् (प्रातिपदिक) + गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (evil/inauspicious state), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, काल/पुनरावृत्त्यर्थ (again)

• कतिपयैः: by a few
• कतिपयैः: करण/काल-परिमाण (instrument/measure)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कतिपय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; संख्या-विशेषण (by a few)

• स्थानम्: (their) place
• स्थानम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रपत्स्येते: will attain
• प्रपत्स्येते: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√पद् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन, आत्मनेपद

• ह: indeed
• ह: सम्बन्ध (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• जन्मभिः: through (some) births
• जन्मभिः: करण/साधन (means: through births)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

Characters & Entities

• Jaya
• Vijaya
• Lord Viṣṇu (the Lord)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Jaya and Vijaya returning to Vaikuntha?

This verse states that although the Lord’s two gatekeepers fell due to a curse, they would return to their original position after only a few births.

Why did Śukadeva Gosvāmī mention a curse and “a few births” here?

In the narrative around Hiraṇyākṣa, Śukadeva clarifies that the powerful adversaries faced by the Lord are actually His attendants under a curse, and their deviation is temporary and divinely resolved.

Practical application: what does this teach about setbacks in spiritual life?

Even severe reversals can be temporary when one remains connected to the Lord; the verse encourages faith that divine arrangement ultimately restores the soul to its rightful spiritual destination.