Shloka 35
तावेव ह्यधुना प्राप्तौ पार्षदप्रवरौ हरे: । दितेर्जठरनिर्विष्टं काश्यपं तेज उल्बणम् ॥ ३५ ॥
tāv eva hy adhunā prāptau pārṣada-pravarau hareḥ diter jaṭhara-nirviṣṭaṁ kāśyapaṁ teja ulbaṇam
Brahmā continued: Those two foremost doorkeepers, the Lord Hari’s intimate attendants, have now entered Diti’s womb, being covered by the mighty, radiant seed of Kaśyapa Muni.
Here is clear proof of how a living entity coming originally from Vaikuṇṭhaloka is encaged in material elements. The living entity takes shelter within the semen of a father, which is injected within the womb of a mother, and with the help of the mother’s emulsified ovum the living entity grows a particular type of a body. In this connection it is to be remembered that the mind of Kaśyapa Muni was not in order when he conceived the two sons, Hiraṇyākṣa and Hiraṇyakaśipu. Therefore the semen he discharged was simultaneously extremely powerful and mixed with the quality of anger. It is to be concluded that while conceiving a child one’s mind must be very sober and devotional. For this purpose the garbhādhāna-saṁskāra is recommended in the Vedic scriptures. If the mind of the father is not sober, the semen discharged will not be very good. Thus the living entity, wrapped in the matter produced from the father and mother, will be demoniac like Hiraṇyākṣa and Hiraṇyakaśipu. The conditions of conception are to be carefully studied. This is a very great science.
FAQs
They are Jaya and Vijaya, the foremost gatekeepers of Vaikuṇṭha, who—due to a curse—take birth in the material world.
Because of the sages’ curse in Vaikuṇṭha, they were destined to take births away from the Lord’s abode; in this cycle they entered Diti’s womb through Kaśyapa to manifest as powerful adversaries in the Lord’s pastimes.
Even adverse events can be part of a higher divine arrangement; a devotee learns steadiness, humility, and trust that the Lord can transform curse, conflict, and suffering into spiritual purpose.