Text 12]
The Doorkeepers Cursed by the Sages
647
PURPORT
It has been observed in many instances in the Vedic scriptures that when the  brāhmaṇas  or Vaiṣṇavas curse someone in an angry mood, the person who is cursed does not take it upon himself to treat the  brāhmaṇas  or Vaiṣṇavas in the same way. There are many examples of this. For instance, the sons of Kuvera, when they were cursed by the great sage Nārada, did not seek revenge in the same harsh way, but submitted. Here also, when Jaya and Vijaya were cursed by the four Kumāras, they did not become harsh towards them; rather, they submitted. That should be the way of treating  brāhmaṇas  and Vaiṣṇavas. One may sometimes be faced with a grievous situation created by a  brāhmaṇa , but instead of meeting him with a similar mood, one should try to pacify him with a smiling face and mild treatment.  Brāhmaṇas  and Vaiṣṇavas should be accepted as earthly representatives of Nārāyaṇa. Nowadays some foolish persons have manufactured the term “ daridra-nārāyaṇa ,” indicating that the poor man should be accepted as the representative of Nārāyaṇa. But in Vedic literature we do not find that poor men should be treated as representatives of Nārāyaṇa. Of course, “those who are unprotected” are mentioned here, but the definition of this phrase is clear from the  śāstras . The poor man should not be unprotected, but the  brāhmaṇa  should especially be treated as the representative of Nārāyaṇa and should be worshiped like Him. It is specifically said that to pacify the  brāhmaṇas , one’s face should be lotuslike. A lotuslike face is exhibited when one is adorned with love and affection. In this respect, the example of the father’s being angry at the son and the son’s trying to pacify the father with smiling and sweet words is very appropriate.
TEXT 12
तन्मे स्वभर्तुरवसायमलक्षमाणौ 
  युष्मद्व्यतिकमगति प्रतिपद्य सद्यः । 
  भूयो ममान्तिकमितां तदनुग्रहो मे 
  यत्कल्पतामचिरतो भृतयोर्विवासः ॥ १२ ॥
tan me sva-bhartur avasāyam alakṣamāṇau 
  yuṣmad-vyatikrama-gatiṁ pratipadya sadyaḥ 
  bhūyo mamāntikam itāṁ tad anugraho me 
  yat kalpatām acirato bhṛtayor vivāsaḥ