Shloka 27
The Kingdom of God (Vaikuṇṭha) and the Curse of Jaya and Vijaya
तस्मिन्नतीत्य मुनय: षडसज्जमाना: कक्षा: समानवयसावथ सप्तमायाम् । देवावचक्षत गृहीतगदौ परार्ध्य- केयूरकुण्डलकिरीटविटङ्कवेषौ ॥ २७ ॥
tasminn atītya munayaḥ ṣaḍ asajjamānāḥ kakṣāḥ samāna-vayasāv atha saptamāyām devāv acakṣata gṛhīta-gadau parārdhya- keyūra-kuṇḍala-kirīṭa-viṭaṅka-veṣau
Having passed through the six gateways of Vaikuṇṭha-purī without marveling at its adornments, the sages beheld at the seventh gate two radiant beings of the same age, bearing maces and adorned with priceless ornaments—armlets, earrings, crowns, garments, and the like.
The sages were so eager to see the Lord within Vaikuṇṭha-purī that they did not care to see the transcendental decorations of the six gates which they passed by one after another. But at the seventh door they found two doormen of the same age. The significance of the doormen’s being of the same age is that in the Vaikuṇṭha planets there is no old age, so one cannot distinguish who is older than whom. The inhabitants of Vaikuṇṭha are decorated like the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa, with śaṅkha, cakra, gadā and padma (conch, wheel, club and lotus).
FAQs
They are the Lord’s divine doorkeepers (commonly known as Jaya and Vijaya), standing at the seventh gate of Vaikuṇṭha, holding maces and richly adorned.
After passing the first six gates without obstruction, they came to the innermost entrance where the Lord’s personal guardians stand, marking a deeper approach to the Lord’s abode.
Spiritual progress is gradual—moving inward step by step—until one comes to the threshold of direct encounter with the Lord’s presence and His devotees.