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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 3, Ch. 16]
śrī bhagavān uvāca 
  etau tau pārṣadau mahyam 
  jayo vijaya eva ca 
  kadarthīkṛtya mām yad vo 
  bahv akrātām atikramam
śrī bhagavān uvāca—the Supreme Personality of Godhead said;  etau —these two;  tau —they;  pārṣadau —attendants;  mahyam —of Mine;  jayaḥ —named Jaya;  vijayaḥ —named Vijaya;  eva —certainly;  ca —and;  kadarthīkṛtya —by ignoring;  mām —Me;  yat —which;  vaḥ —against you;  bahu —great;  akrātām —have committed;  atikramam —offense.
TRANSLATION
The Personality of Godhead said: These attendants of Mine, Jaya and Vijaya by name, have committed a great offense against you because of ignoring Me.
PURPORT
To commit an offense at the feet of a devotee of the Lord is a great wrong. Even when a living entity is promoted to Vaikuṇṭha, there is still the chance that he may commit offenses, but the difference is that when one is in a Vaikuṇṭha planet, even if by chance one commits an offense, he is protected by the Lord. This is the remarkable fact in the dealings of the Lord and the servitor, as seen in the present incident concerning Jaya and Vijaya. The word  atikramam  used herein indicates that in offending a devotee one neglects the Supreme Lord Himself.
By mistake the doormen held the sages from entering Vaikuṇṭhaloka, but because they were engaged in the transcendental service of the Lord, their annihilation was not expected by advanced devotees. The Lord's presence on the spot was very pleasing to the hearts of the devotees. The Lord understood that the trouble was due to His lotus feet not being seen by the sages, and therefore He wanted to please them by personally going there. The Lord is so merciful that even if there is some impediment for the devotee, He Himself manages matters in such a way that the devotee is not bereft of having audience at His lotus feet. There is a very good example in the life of Haridāsa Thākura. When Caitanya Mahāprabhu was residing at Jagannātha Purī, Haridāsa Thākura, who happened to be Mohammedan by birth, was with Him. In Hindu temples, especially in those days, no one but a Hindu was allowed to enter. Although Haridāsa Thākura was the greatest of all Hindus in his behavior, he