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The Doorkeepers Cursed by the Sages
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considered himself a Mohammedan and did not enter the temple. Lord Caitanya could understand his humility, and since he did not go to see the temple, Lord Caitanya Himself, who is nondifferent from Jagannātha, used to come and sit with Haridāsa Thākura daily. Here in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam we also find this same behavior of the Lord. His devotees were prevented from seeing His lotus feet, but the Lord Himself came to see them on the same lotus feet for which they aspired. It is also significant that He was accompanied by the goddess of fortune. The goddess of fortune is not to be seen by ordinary persons, but the Lord was so kind that although the devotees did not aspire for such an honor, He appeared before them with the goddess of fortune.
TEXT 3
यस्वेतयोर्धृतो दण्डो भवद्भिर्ममनुव्रतैः । स एवानुमतोऽस्माभिर्मुनयो देवहेलनात् ॥ ३ ॥
yas tu etayor dhṛto daṇḍo bhavadbhir mām anuvrataiḥ sa evānumato 'smābhir munayo deva-helanāt
yaḥ—which; tu—but; etayoḥ—regarding both Jaya and Vijaya; dhṛtaḥ—has been given; daṇḍaḥ—punishment; bhavadbhiḥ—by you; mām—Me; anuvrataiḥ—devoted to; saḥ—that; eva—certainly; anumataḥ—is approved; asmābhiḥ—by Me; munayaḥ—O great sages; deva—against you; helanāt—because of an offense.
O great sages, I approve of the punishment that you who are devoted to Me have meted out to them.
TEXT 4
तद्वः प्रसादयाम्यद्य ब्रह्म दैवं परं हि मे । तद्धीत्यात्मकृतं मन्ये यत्स्वपुम्भिरसत्कृताः ॥ ४ ॥
tad vaḥ prasādayāmy adya brahma daivaṁ paraṁ hi me tad dhīty ātma-kṛtaṁ manye yat sva-pumbhir asatkṛtāḥ