Text 36] Description of the Kingdom of God 611

tesam itiritam ubhav avadharya ghoram
tam brahma-dandam anivaranam astra-pugaih
sadyo harer anucarav uru bibhyatas tat-
pada-grahav apatatam atikatarena

tesam—of the four Kumaras; iti—thus; tritam—uttered; ubhau—both
doorkeepers; avadharya— understanding; ghoram—terrible; tam—that;
brahma-dandam—curse of a brahmana; anivaranam—not able to be counter-
acted; astra-pugaih—by any kind of weapon; sadyah—at once; hareh—of
the Supreme Lord; anucarau—devotees; uru—very much; bibhyatah—be-
came fearful; tat-pada-grahau—grasping their feet; apatatam—fell down;
atikatarena—in great anxiety.

TRANSLATION

When the doormen of Vaikunthaloka, who were certainly devotees of
the Lord, found that they were going to be cursed by the brahmanas,
they at once became very much afraid and fell down at their feet in great
anxiety, for a brahmana’s curse cannot be counteracted by any kind of

etal PURPORT

Although, by chance, the doormen committed a mistake by checking
the brahmanas from entering the gate of Vaikuntha, they were at once
aware of the gravity of the curse. There are many kinds of offenses, but
the greatest offense is to offend a devotee of the Lord. Because the door-
men were also devotees of the Lord, they were able to understand their
mistake and were terrified when the four Kumaras were ready to curse
them.

TEXT 36

qreaifa anatxcantt sei
T at eta AesAATAT |
A ASAM THI waves aa
Bal Wael TATA 113

bhityad aghoni bhagavadbhir akari dando
yo nau hareta sura-helanam apy asesam

ma vo’nutapa-kalaya bhagavat-smrti-ghno
moho bhaved tha tu nau vrajator adho’dhah

bhuyat—let it be; aghoni—for the sinful; bhagavadbhih—by you; akari—
was done; dandah—punishment; yah—that which; nau—in relation to us;
