662 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 16
everything for their benefit. The force exhibited in the Battle of
Kuruksetra by the desire of Krsna and through the agency of Arjuna
was also necessary because when people become too irreligious, force is
required. Nonviolence in this respect is rascaldom.
TEXT 25
darriaarty war fre |
afrguaqqreatt fedcteq|
TMS TF Shar frat a ast
Asan TanTeenfe fev Io RUMI
yam vanayor damam adhisa bhavan vidhatte
urttim nu va tad anumanmahi nirvyalikam
asmasu va ya ucito dhriyatam sa dando
ye ‘nagasau vayam ayunksmahi kilbisena
yam—which; va—or; anayoh—of both of them; damam—punishment;
adhisa—O Lord; bhavan—Your Lordship; vidhatte—awards; urttim—better
existence; nu—certainly; va—or; tat—that; anumanmahi—we accept;
nirvyalikam—without duplicity; asmasu—to us; va—or; yah—whichever;
ucitah—is proper; dhriyatam—may be awarded; sah—that; dandah—punish-
ment; ye—who; anagasau—sinless; vayam—we; ayunksmahi—allotted;
kilbisena—with a curse.
TRANSLATION
O Lord, whatever punishment You wish to award to these two
innocent persons or also to us we shall accept without duplicity. We
understand that we have cursed two faultless persons.
PURPORT
The sages, the four Kumaras, now reject their cursing of the two door-
keepers, Jaya and Vijaya, because they are now conscious that persons
who engage in the service of the Lord cannot be at fault at any stage. It is
said that anyone who has implicit faith in the service of the Lord, or who
actually engages in transcendental loving service, has all the good qualities
of the demigods. Therefore, a devotee cannot be at fault. If sometimes it
is found that he is in error by accident or by some temporary arrangement,
that should not be taken very seriously. The cursing of Jaya and Vijaya is
