Shloka 34
The Kingdom of God (Vaikuṇṭha) and the Curse of Jaya and Vijaya
तद्वाममुष्य परमस्य विकुण्ठभर्तु: कर्तुं प्रकृष्टमिह धीमहि मन्दधीभ्याम् । लोकानितो व्रजतमन्तरभावदृष्टया पापीयसस्त्रय इमे रिपवोऽस्य यत्र ॥ ३४ ॥
tad vām amuṣya paramasya vikuṇṭha-bhartuḥ kartuṁ prakṛṣṭam iha dhīmahi manda-dhībhyām lokān ito vrajatam antara-bhāva-dṛṣṭyā pāpīyasas traya ime ripavo ’sya yatra
Therefore let us consider the fitting punishment for these two tainted, dull-minded persons, so that in the end a benefit may be bestowed upon them. Because they perceive duality within Vaikuṇṭha life, they are contaminated; thus they should be removed from here to the material world, where living beings have three kinds of enemies.
The reason why pure souls come into the existential circumstances of the material world, which is considered to be the criminal department of the Supreme Lord, is stated in Bhagavad-gītā, Seventh Chapter, verse 27. It is stated that as long as a living entity is pure, he is in complete harmony with the desires of the Supreme Lord, but as soon as he becomes impure he is in disharmony with the desires of the Lord. By contamination he is forced to transfer to this material world, where the living entities have three enemies, namely desire, anger and lust. These three enemies force the living entities to continue material existence, and when one is free from them he is eligible to enter the kingdom of God. One should not, therefore, be angry in the absence of an opportunity for sense gratification, and one should not be lusty to acquire more than necessary. In this verse it is clearly stated that the two doormen should be sent into the material world, where criminals are allowed to reside. Since the basic principles of criminality are sense gratification, anger and unnecessary lust, persons conducted by these three enemies of the living entity are never promoted to Vaikuṇṭhaloka. People should learn Bhagavad-gītā and accept the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, as the Lord of everything; they should practice satisfying the senses of the Supreme Lord instead of trying to satisfy their own senses. Training in Kṛṣṇa consciousness will help one be promoted to Vaikuṇṭha.
FAQs
This verse implies that in the Lord’s domain there is no real place for hostility toward Him; Jaya and Vijaya identify “three sinful enemies” as an inauspicious presence and urge leaving that place with inner reverence.
After conflict at the gates of Vaikuṇṭha, they express humility (“meager understanding”) and resolve to act in a way that truly pleases the Lord, distancing themselves from an atmosphere of enmity/offense.
Cultivate humility, choose actions that please God, and avoid environments or attitudes that nourish envy and offense—especially toward devotees and sacred things.