Shloka 27
The Lord’s Apology to the Kumāras and the Fall of Jaya and Vijaya
ब्रह्मोवाच अथ ते मुनयो दृष्ट्वा नयनानन्दभाजनम् । वैकुण्ठं तदधिष्ठानं विकुण्ठं च स्वयंप्रभम् ॥ २७ ॥
brahmovāca atha te munayo dṛṣṭvā nayanānanda-bhājanam vaikuṇṭhaṁ tad-adhiṣṭhānaṁ vikuṇṭhaṁ ca svayaṁ-prabham
Brahmā said: Having beheld the Lord of Vaikuṇṭha, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, in the self-effulgent realm of Vaikuṇṭha, the sages departed from that transcendental abode.
The transcendental abode of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as stated in Bhagavad-gītā and confirmed in this verse, is self-illuminated. In Bhagavad-gītā it is said that in the spiritual world there is no need of sun, moon or electricity. This indicates that all the planets there are self-illuminated, self-sufficient and independent; everything there is complete. Lord Kṛṣṇa says that once one goes to that Vaikuṇṭha planet, he never returns. The inhabitants of Vaikuṇṭha never return to the material world, but the incident of Jaya and Vijaya was a different case. They came to the material world for some time, and then they returned to Vaikuṇṭha.
FAQs
This verse highlights that the Lord’s abode is “vikuṇṭha”—without kuṇṭha, meaning free from disturbance, obstruction, and anxiety—revealing Vaikuṇṭha as a realm of undisturbed spiritual happiness.
Brahmā is speaking, describing how the sages beheld Lord Vaikuṇṭha and His self-effulgent, bliss-giving presence along with His transcendental abode.
Cultivate steadiness through bhakti—hearing, chanting, and remembering the Lord—so the mind becomes less shaken by anxiety and obstacles, reflecting the “vikuṇṭha” quality within one’s own consciousness.