Shloka 34

The Lord’s Apology to the Kumāras and the Fall of Jaya and Vijaya

Devanagari script

तदा विकुण्ठधिषणात्तयोर्निपतमानयो: । हाहाकारो महानासीद्विमानाग्र्येषु पुत्रका: ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

tadā vikuṇṭha-dhiṣaṇāt tayor nipatamānayoḥ hāhā-kāro mahān āsīd vimānāgryeṣu putrakāḥ

Translation

Then, as Jaya and Vijaya fell from the Lord’s abode, a great cry of lamentation arose among all the demigods seated in their splendid vimānas.

Synonyms

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• विकुण्ठ-धिषणात्: from Vaikuṇṭha’s abode
• विकुण्ठ-धिषणात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विकुण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + धिषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘विकुण्ठस्य धिषणा’ (Vaikuṇṭha-abode)

• तयोः: of those two
• तयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन

• निपतमानयोः: as they were falling
• निपतमानयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि√पत् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present Active Participle/शतृ), षष्ठी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; ‘while falling’

• हाहा-कारः: a cry of “hā hā” (lamentation)
• हाहा-कारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हाहा (अव्यय-ध्वन्यात्मक) + कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ध्वन्यर्थ-तत्पुरुषः—‘हाहा इति कारः’

• महान्: great
• महान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• आसीत्: was/arose
• आसीत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• विमान-अग्र्येषु: among the best aerial cars
• विमान-अग्र्येषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्र्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), बहुवचन; ‘श्रेष्ठेषु विमानेषु’

• पुत्रकाः: O dear sons!
• पुत्रकाः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बोधनार्थक-प्रयोगः (addressing)

Characters & Entities

• Jaya
• Vijaya
• Vaikuṇṭha-vāsīs (residents of Vaikuṇṭha)

FAQs

Why did Jaya and Vijaya fall from Vaikuṇṭha in Srimad Bhagavatam?

This verse describes their fall as it begins—Jaya and Vijaya are cast down from their Vaikuṇṭha position, and the residents lament—part of the larger divine arrangement connected with the sages’ curse and the Lord’s līlā.

Who is speaking this verse in Canto 3 Chapter 16?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating this episode to Mahārāja Parīkṣit, describing the reaction in Vaikuṇṭha as Jaya and Vijaya fall.

What practical lesson does this shloka give for modern life?

Even in sacred settings, sudden reversals can occur; the Bhagavatam points to seeing events through the lens of divine purpose, responding with humility and renewed devotion rather than bitterness.