Text 26]
The Doorkeepers Cursed by the Sages
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here repented. Now the Kumāras are thinking in terms of their position in the modes of passion and ignorance, and they are prepared to accept any kind of punishment from the Lord. In general, when dealing with devotees, we should not try to find faults. In  Bhagavad-gītā  also it is confirmed that the devotee who faithfully serves the Supreme Lord, even if found to commit a gross mistake, should be considered a  sādhu  or saintly person. Due to former habits he may commit some wrong, but because he is engaged in the service of the Lord, that wrong should not be taken very seriously.
TEXT 26
श्रीभगवानुवाच
एतौ सुरेतरातिं प्रतिपद्य सद्यः
संरम्भसम्भृतसमाध्यनुबद्धयोगौ ।
भूयः सकाशमुपयास्यत आशु यो वः
शापो मयैव निमितस्तदनेत विप्राः ॥२६॥
śrī bhagavān uvāca
etau suretara-gatim pratipadya sadyaḥ
samrambha-sambhṛta-samādhy-anubaddha-yogau
bhūyaḥ sakāśam upayāsyata āśu yo vaḥ
śāpo mayaiva nimitas tad aveta viprāḥ
śrī bhagavān uvāca—the Supreme Personality of Godhead replied; etau—these two doorkeepers; sura-itara—demoniac; gatim—the womb; pratipadya—obtaining; sadyaḥ—quickly; samrambha—by anger; sambhṛta—intensified; samādhi—concentration of mind; anubaddha—firmly; yogau—united with Me; bhūyaḥ—again; sakāśam—to My presence; upayāsyataḥ—shall return; āśu—shortly; yaḥ—which; vaḥ—of you; śāpaḥ—curse; mayā—by Me; eva—alone; nimitaḥ—ordained; tat—that; aveta—know; viprāḥ— O brāhmaṇas.
TRANSLATION
The Lord replied: O brāhmaṇas, know that the punishment you inflicted on them was originally ordained by Me, and therefore they will fall to a birth in a demoniac family. But they will be firmly united with Me in thought through mental concentration intensified by anger, and they will return to My presence shortly.