Text 37] The Doorkeepers Cursed by the Sages 673
PURPORT

Although Hiranyakasipu and Hiranyaksa, formerly Jaya and Vijaya, be-
came asuras, the demigods of this material world could not control them,
and therefore Lord Brahma said that neither he nor all the demigods could
counteract the disturbance they created. They came within the material
world by the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and He alone
could counteract such disturbances. In other words, although Jaya and
Vijaya assumed the bodies of asuras, they remained more powerful than
anyone, thus proving that the Supreme Personality of Godhead desired to
fight because the fighting spirit is also within Him. He is the original in
everything, but when He desires to fight He must fight with a devotee.
Therefore by His desire only were Jaya and Vijaya cursed by the Kumaras.
The Lord ordered the gatekeepers to go down to the material world to be-
come His enemies so that He could fight with them and His fighting desires
would be satisfied by the service of His personal devotees.

Brahma showed the demigods that the situation created by the darkness,
for which they were disturbed, was the desire of the Supreme Lord. He
wanted to show that even though these two attendants were coming in the
forms of demons, they were very powerful,greater than the demigods, who
could not control them. No one can surpass the acts of the Supreme Lord.
The demigods were also advised not to try to counteract this incident be-
cause it was ordered by the Lord. Similarly, anyone who is ordered by the
Lord to perform some action in this material world, especially preaching
His glories, cannot be counteracted by anyone; the will of the Lord is
executed under all circumstances.

TEXT 37
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a farata a at aaaieaity-
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wear a faaela PNT: NRO
visvasya yah sthiti-layodbhava-hetur adyo
yogesvarair api duratyaya-yogamayah
ksemam vidhasyati sa no bhagavams tryadhisas
tatrasmadtya-vimrsena kiyan tharthah

visvasya—of the universe; yah— who; sthiti— maintenance; laya—destruc-

tion; udbhava—creation; hetuh—the cause; ddyah—most ancient person;
