Shloka 25

The Kingdom of God (Vaikuṇṭha) and the Curse of Jaya and Vijaya

Devanagari script

यच्च व्रजन्त्यनिमिषामृषभानुवृत्त्या दूरेयमा ह्युपरि न: स्पृहणीयशीला: । भर्तुर्मिथ: सुयशस: कथनानुराग- वैक्लव्यबाष्पकलया पुलकीकृताङ्गा: ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

yac ca vrajanty animiṣām ṛṣabhānuvṛttyā dūre yamā hy upari naḥ spṛhaṇīya-śīlāḥ bhartur mithaḥ suyaśasaḥ kathanānurāga- vaiklavya-bāṣpa-kalayā pulakī-kṛtāṅgāḥ

Translation

Ang mga taong nakaririnig ng kaluwalhatian ng Panginoon nang may pag-ibig at nagbabago ang katawan sa pagkalugod—humihingal, pinapawisan, naluluha at kinikilabutan—kahit hindi nila pinapansin ang pagninilay at iba pang pagtitika, ay itinataas sa kaharian ng Vaikuṇṭha. Ang kahariang iyon ay nasa ibabaw ng mga materyal na sansinukob at minimithi maging ni Brahmā at ng mga diyos.

Synonyms

• yat: and which
• yat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धसूचक

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• vrajanti: they go
• vrajanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vraj (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपद

• animiṣām: of the Animiṣas (gods)
• animiṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: animiṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ṛṣabha-anuvṛttyā: by following the leader
• ṛṣabha-anuvṛttyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣabha + anuvṛtti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष: ṛṣabhasya anuvṛttiḥ (following the chief/leader)

• dūre: far
• dūre: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (adverbial use of locative): 'far away'

• yamāḥ: the Yamas (controllers)
• yamāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थक निपात (indeed/for)

• upari: above
• upari: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: upari (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपरि-देशवाचक (adverb/preposition: above)

• naḥ: of us/for us
• naḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (Gen/Dative), बहुवचन (Plural); enclitic

• spṛhaṇīya-śīlāḥ: of enviable character
• spṛhaṇīya-śīlāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: spṛhaṇīya + śīla (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारय: spṛhaṇīyaṃ śīlaṃ yeṣām (whose conduct is desirable); spṛhaṇīya = तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त from √spṛh

• bhartuḥ: of the husband/Lord
• bhartuḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• mithaḥ: mutually
• mithaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mithaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परस्परार्थक (reciprocal adverb: mutually)

• suyaśasaḥ: of (His) good fame
• suyaśasaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su + yaśas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय: su yaśaḥ (good fame)

• kathana-anurāga: attachment to narrating
• kathana-anurāga: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kathana + anurāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-पूर्वपद (as first member of larger compound); kathane anurāgaḥ (attachment to speaking)

• vaiklavya-bāṣpa-kalayā: with a trembling tear-drop
• vaiklavya-bāṣpa-kalayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaiklavya + bāṣpa + kalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष: vaiklavyasya bāṣpa-kalā (a drop/portion of tears due to agitation)

• pulakī-kṛta-aṅgāḥ: whose bodies are thrilled (with goosebumps)
• pulakī-kṛta-aṅgāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pulakī-kṛta + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); उपपद-तत्पुरुष: aṅgāni pulakī-kṛtāni yeṣām; kṛta = क्त from √kṛ

Purport

It is clearly stated herein that the kingdom of God is above the material universes. Just as there are many hundreds of thousands of higher planets above this earth, so there are many millions and billions of spiritual planets belonging to the spiritual sky. Brahmājī states herein that the spiritual kingdom is above the kingdom of the demigods. One can enter the kingdom of the Supreme Lord only when one is highly developed in desirable qualities. All good qualities develop in the person of a devotee. It is stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Fifth Canto, Eighteenth Chapter, verse 12, that anyone who is Kṛṣṇa conscious is endowed with all the good qualities of the demigods. In the material world the qualities of the demigods are highly appreciated, just as, even in our experience, the qualities of a gentleman are more highly appreciated than the qualities of a man in ignorance or in a lower condition of life. The qualities of the demigods in the higher planets are far superior to the qualities of the inhabitants of this earth.

Characters & Entities

• Lord Viṣṇu
• Śrī (Lakṣmī-devī)
• Vaikuṇṭha-devīs (goddesses of fortune)

FAQs

What are the symptoms of pure devotion (bhakti) described in Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 3?

This verse highlights classic signs of deep bhakti—talking with love about the Lord’s spotless fame, becoming emotionally overwhelmed, tears flowing, and the body erupting in goosebumps.

Who is being described in Bhagavatam 3.15.25?

The verse describes the Vaikuṇṭha-devīs (goddesses of fortune), headed by Lakṣmī, moving about in Vaikuṇṭha while following the Supreme Lord and becoming ecstatically moved while glorifying Him.

How can I apply the teaching of Bhagavatam 3.15.25 in modern life?

Practice regularly hearing and speaking the Lord’s glories with sincere affection (kīrtana and sādhusaṅga); over time, heartfelt remembrance and devotion naturally deepen.