Shloka 13
त एकदा भगवतो वैकुण्ठस्यामलात्मन: । ययुर्वैकुण्ठनिलयं सर्वलोकनमस्कृतम् ॥ १३ ॥
ta ekadā bhagavato vaikuṇṭhasyāmalātmanaḥ yayur vaikuṇṭha-nilayaṁ sarva-loka-namaskṛtam
After traveling thus, they once went to the spotless realm of Bhagavān—His Vaikuṇṭha abode, revered by all the worlds.
The material world is full of cares and anxieties. In any one of the planets, beginning from the highest down to the lowest, Pātāla, every living creature must be full of cares and anxieties because in the material planets one cannot live eternally. The living entities, however, are actually eternal. They want an eternal home, an eternal residence, but because of accepting a temporal abode in the material world, they are naturally full of anxiety. In the spiritual sky the planets are called Vaikuṇṭha because the residents of these planets are free from all anxieties. For them there is no question of birth, death, old age and diseases, and therefore they are not anxious. On the other hand, the residents of the material planets are always afraid of birth, death, disease and old age, and therefore they are full of anxieties.
FAQs
This verse states that the sages (the four Kumaras) went to the spotless realm of the Supreme Lord—Vaikuṇṭha—an abode honored by all worlds, indicating Vaikuṇṭha as the supreme, revered destination beyond material realms.
In this narrative, Śukadeva describes how the Kumaras, great liberated sages, proceeded to the Lord’s abode—setting the stage for their encounter at Vaikuṇṭha’s gate and the ensuing teachings about devotion and the Lord’s realm.
Keeping the goal of a pure, God-centered realm (Vaikuṇṭha) helps one prioritize devotion, humility, and spiritual discipline over temporary material ambitions.