636 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 16
srt bhagavan uvaca
etau tau parsadau mahyam
Jayo vijaya eva ca
kadarthtkrlya mam yad vo
bahv akratam atikramam

srt bhagavan uvaca—the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; etau—these
two; tau—they; parsadaw—attendants; mahyam—of Mine; jayah—named
Jaya; vijayah—named Vijaya; eva—certainly; ca—and; kadarthtkrtya—by
ignoring; mam—Me; yat—which; vah—against you; bahu—great; akratam—
have committed; alikramam—offense.

TRANSLATION

The Personality of Godhead said: These attendants of Mine, Jaya and
Vijaya by name, have committed a great offense against you because of
ignoring Me.

PURPORT

To commit an offense at the feet of a devotee of the Lord is a great
wrong. Even when a living entity is promoted to Vaikuntha, there is still
the chance that he may commit offenses, but the difference is that when
one is in a Vaikuntha planet, even if by chance one commits an offense,
he is protected by the Lord. This is the remarkable fact in the dealings of
the Lord and the servitor, as seen in the present incident concerning
Jaya and Vijaya. The word atikramam used herein indicates that in
offending a devotee one neglects the Supreme Lord Ilimseltf.

By mistake the doormen held the sages from entering Vaikunthaloka,
but because they were engaged in the transcendental service of the Lord,
their annihilation was not expected by advanced devotees. The Lord’s
presence on the spot was very pleasing to the hearts of the devotees. The
Lord understood that the trouble was due to Fis lotus feet not being
seen by the sages, and therefore Ile wanted to please them by personally
going there. The Lord is so merciful that even if there is some impediment
for the devotee, He Ilimself manages matters in such a way that the
devotee is not bereft of having audience at Elis lotus feet. There is a very
good example in the life of Ilaridasa Thakura. When Caitanya Mahaprabhu
was residing at Jagannatha Puri, Ilaridasa Thakura, who happened to be
Mohammedan by birth, was with Him. In Hindu temples, especially
in those days, no one but a Hindu was allowed to enter. Although
Ilaridasa ‘Thakura was the greatest of all Hindus in his behavior, he
