Shloka 29
The Kingdom of God (Vaikuṇṭha) and the Curse of Jaya and Vijaya
द्वार्येतयोर्निविविशुर्मिषतोरपृष्ट्वा पूर्वा यथा पुरटवज्रकपाटिका या: । सर्वत्र तेऽविषमया मुनय: स्वदृष्टया ये सञ्चरन्त्यविहता विगताभिशङ्का: ॥ २९ ॥
dvāry etayor niviviśur miṣator apṛṣṭvā pūrvā yathā puraṭa-vajra-kapāṭikā yāḥ sarvatra te ’viṣamayā munayaḥ sva-dṛṣṭyā ye sañcaranty avihatā vigatābhiśaṅkāḥ
While the two gatekeepers looked on, the sages entered without asking. Their vision was equal everywhere, free from notions of “ours” and “theirs.” Just as they had passed unhindered through the six earlier doors of gold and diamond, so by their own will they stepped through the seventh, without suspicion.
The great sages — namely Sanaka, Sanātana, Sanandana and Sanat-kumāra — although very old in years, maintained themselves eternally as small children. They were not at all duplicitous, and they entered the doors exactly as little children enter places without any idea of what it is to trespass. That is a child’s nature. A child can enter any place, and no one checks him. Indeed, a child is generally welcome in his attempts to go places, but if it so happens that a child is checked from entering a door, he naturally becomes very sorry and angry. That is the nature of a child. In this case, the same thing happened. The childlike saintly personalities entered all the six doors of the palace, and no one checked them; therefore when they attempted to enter the seventh door and were forbidden by the doormen, who checked them with their sticks, they naturally became very angry and sorrowful. An ordinary child would cry, but because these were not ordinary children, they immediately made preparations to punish the doormen, for the doormen had committed a great offense. Even to this day a saintly person is never checked from entering anyone’s door in India.
FAQs
This verse highlights that self-realized sages move freely and fearlessly everywhere by their own spiritual vision, remaining unobstructed and free from suspicion or doubt.
Because they were pure, liberated sages accustomed to free access in the Lord’s realm; their entry reflects their innocence and spiritual qualification, which contrasts with the gatekeepers’ later objection.
Cultivate purity of intention, steady devotional practice, and clear spiritual understanding—so your “vision” becomes grounded in faith, reducing anxiety, suspicion, and hesitation.