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
weapon.
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
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bhiyad 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;
