Shloka 31
The Lord’s Apology to the Kumāras and the Fall of Jaya and Vijaya
मयि संरम्भयोगेन निस्तीर्य ब्रह्महेलनम् । प्रत्येष्यतं निकाशं मे कालेनाल्पीयसा पुन: ॥ ३१ ॥
mayi saṁrambha-yogena nistīrya brahma-helanam pratyeṣyataṁ nikāśaṁ me kālenālpīyasā punaḥ
By practicing yoga in anger, you will be cleansed of the offense of disregarding the brāhmaṇas, and within a very short time you will return again to Me.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead advised the two doorkeepers, Jaya and Vijaya, that by dint of bhakti-yoga in anger they would be delivered from the curses of the brāhmaṇas. Śrīla Madhva Muni remarks in this connection that by practicing bhakti-yoga one can become free from all sinful reactions. Even a brahma-śāpa, or curse by a brāhmaṇa, which cannot be overcome by any other means, can be overcome by bhakti-yoga.
FAQs
This verse teaches that even after a serious offense to brāhmaṇas, one can be delivered by becoming intensely absorbed in the Lord; such absorption burns the reaction and leads back to the Lord’s abode.
Because their curse required them to take births opposed to the Lord, Viṣṇu assured them that even enmity—if it produces unwavering fixation on Him—acts as a kind of yoga and hastens their purification and return to Vaikuṇṭha.
Channel strong emotions into remembrance of God: instead of letting anger spiral into harm, redirect intensity toward prayer, discipline, and steady focus on the Divine—while avoiding offenses and cultivating humility.