Shloka 26
The Lord’s Apology to the Kumāras and the Fall of Jaya and Vijaya
श्रीभगवानुवाच एतौ सुरेतरगतिं प्रतिपद्य सद्य: संरम्भसम्भृतसमाध्यनुबद्धयोगौ । भूय: सकाशमुपयास्यत आशु यो व: शापो मयैव निमितस्तदवेत विप्रा: ॥ २६ ॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca etau suretara-gatiṁ pratipadya sadyaḥ saṁrambha-sambhṛta-samādhy-anubaddha-yogau bhūyaḥ sakāśam upayāsyata āśu yo vaḥ śāpo mayaiva nimitas tad aveta viprāḥ
Sumagot ang Panginoon: O mga brāhmaṇa, alamin ninyo na ang parusang ipinataw ninyo sa kanila ay itinakda Ko na mula pa noong una. Kaya sila’y agad mahuhulog sa kapanganakan sa angkan ng asura; ngunit sa samādhi na pinatindi ng galit, mananatiling mahigpit ang kanilang pag-iisip na nakaugnay sa Akin at mabilis silang babalik sa Aking piling.
The Lord stated that the punishment inflicted by the sages upon the doorkeepers Jaya and Vijaya was conceived by the Lord Himself. Without the Lord’s sanction, nothing can happen. It is to be understood that there was a plan in the cursing of the Lord’s devotees in Vaikuṇṭha, and His plan is explained by many stalwart authorities. The Lord sometimes desires to fight. The fighting spirit also exists in the Supreme Lord; otherwise how could fighting be manifested at all? Because the Lord is the source of everything, anger and fighting are also inherent in His personality. When He desires to fight with someone, He has to find an enemy, but in the Vaikuṇṭha world there is no enemy because everyone is engaged fully in His service. Therefore He sometimes comes to the material world as an incarnation in order to manifest His fighting spirit.
FAQs
In this verse, Lord Viṣṇu states that although Jaya and Vijaya will immediately take a “suretara” destination (demoniac condition), they will soon return again to His presence.
Lord Viṣṇu reveals that the curse was arranged by His own will—part of His divine līlā—so that the unfolding events (their descent and return) would serve His purpose.
It teaches that some painful turns may be part of a larger divine arrangement; rather than staying trapped in anger, one can cultivate trust, humility, and steady devotion while circumstances unfold.