Shloka 29

The Slaying of Hiraṇyākṣa and the Triumph of Varāha

Devanagari script

एतौ तौ पार्षदावस्य शापाद्यातावसद्गतिम् । पुन: कतिपयै: स्थानं प्रपत्स्येते ह जन्मभि: ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

etau tau pārṣadāv asya śāpād yātāv asad-gatim punaḥ katipayaiḥ sthānaṁ prapatsyete ha janmabhiḥ

Translation

These two personal assistants of the Supreme Lord, having been cursed, have been destined to take birth in demoniac families. After a few such births, they will return to their own positions.

Synonyms

• एतौ: these two
• एतौ: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन

• तौ: those two
• तौ: कर्ता (appositional)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; एतौ इत्यस्य बलार्थ पुनरुक्ति

• पार्षदौ: attendants
• पार्षदौ: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्षद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन

• अस्य: of him
• अस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• शापात्: from (the effect of) a curse
• शापात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Cause-source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• यातौ: having gone
• यातौ: कर्तृविशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: या (धातु) > यात (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; विशेषणम् पार्षदौ

• असत्-गतिम्: to an evil state
• असत्-गतिम्: कर्म (Karma/Object of 'gone')
• Type: Noun
• Root: असत् (प्रातिपदिक) + गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (evil/inauspicious state), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, काल/पुनरावृत्त्यर्थ (again)

• कतिपयैः: by a few
• कतिपयैः: करण/काल-परिमाण (instrument/measure)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कतिपय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; संख्या-विशेषण (by a few)

• स्थानम्: (their) place
• स्थानम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रपत्स्येते: will attain
• प्रपत्स्येते: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√पद् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन, आत्मनेपद

• ह: indeed
• ह: सम्बन्ध (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• जन्मभिः: through (some) births
• जन्मभिः: करण/साधन (means: through births)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

Characters & Entities

• Jaya
• Vijaya
• Lord Viṣṇu (the Lord)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Jaya and Vijaya returning to Vaikuntha?

This verse states that although the Lord’s two gatekeepers fell due to a curse, they would return to their original position after only a few births.

Why did Śukadeva Gosvāmī mention a curse and “a few births” here?

In the narrative around Hiraṇyākṣa, Śukadeva clarifies that the powerful adversaries faced by the Lord are actually His attendants under a curse, and their deviation is temporary and divinely resolved.

Practical application: what does this teach about setbacks in spiritual life?

Even severe reversals can be temporary when one remains connected to the Lord; the verse encourages faith that divine arrangement ultimately restores the soul to its rightful spiritual destination.