CHAPTER SIXTEEN

The Two Doorkeepers of
Vaikuntha, Jaya and Vijaya,
Cursed by the Sages

TEXT 1
TNA

gfa ag wai ast qatar strata |
afarea aes fagrotawat fag: te

brahmovaca
iti tad grnatam tesam
muninam yoga-dharminam
pratinandya jagadedam
vikuntha-nilayo vibhuh

brahma uvaca—Lord Brahma said; iti—thus; tat—speech; grnatam—prais-
ing; tesam—of them; muninaém—those four sages; yoga-dharminam-engaged
in linking with the Supreme; pratinandya—after congratulating; jagada—
said; idam—these words; vikuntha-nilayah—whose abode is bereft of
anxiety; vlbhuh—the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

Lord Brahma said: Thus the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose
abode is in the kingdom of God, after congratulating the sages for their
nice words, spoke as follows:

TEXT 2
awa srasy

Ga at widt we aut faa ca a |
weateea at aat Temrafaary Ul 2 tl

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