Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 33
The Kingdom of God (Vaikuṇṭha) and the Curse of Jaya and Vijaya
न ह्यन्तरं भगवतीह समस्तकुक्षा- वात्मानमात्मनि नभो नभसीव धीरा: । पश्यन्ति यत्र युवयो: सुरलिङ्गिनो: किं व्युत्पादितं ह्युदरभेदि भयं यतोऽस्य ॥ ३३ ॥
na hy antaraṁ bhagavatīha samasta-kukṣāv ātmānam ātmani nabho nabhasīva dhīrāḥ paśyanti yatra yuvayoḥ sura-liṅginoḥ kiṁ vyutpāditaṁ hy udara-bhedi bhayaṁ yato ’sya
Ở Vaikuṇṭha, bậc trí không thấy khoảng cách giữa Bhagavān và cư dân, như bầu trời lớn và bầu trời nhỏ hòa trong một không gian. Vậy vì sao trong cõi hòa hợp này lại có mầm sợ hãi? Hai người ấy mặc như dân Vaikuṇṭha, nhưng sự bất hòa của họ phát sinh từ đâu?
Just as there are different departments in each state in this material world — the civil department and the criminal department — so, in God’s creation, there are two departments of existence. As in the material world we find that the criminal department is far, far smaller than the civil department, so this material world, which is considered the criminal department, is one fourth of the entire creation of the Lord. All living entities who are residents of the material universes are considered to be more or less criminals because they do not wish to abide by the order of the Lord or they are against the harmonious activities of God’s will. The principle of creation is that the Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead, is by nature joyful, and He becomes many in order to enhance His transcendental joy. The living entities like ourselves, being part and parcel of the Supreme Lord, are meant to satisfy the senses of the Lord. Thus, whenever there is a discrepancy in that harmony, immediately the living entity is entrapped by māyā, or illusion.
FAQs
This verse says that in the Lord’s own realm there is no real ‘separation’ to give rise to fear; the wise perceive unity, like the sky and space, so heart-splitting fear has no basis there.
They were addressing the Kumāras at Vaikuṇṭha’s gate, implying that in the Lord’s abode the atmosphere is spiritually unified and free from material duality—therefore fear and conflict are out of place.
Practice seeing the Lord’s presence behind events, reduce ego-based separation, and cultivate bhakti; this inner spiritual vision gradually weakens anxiety and reactive fear.