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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 3 · Chapter 16: The Two Doorkeepers of Vaikuṇṭha, Jaya and Vijaya, Cursed by the Sages
3.16.293.16.31

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.16.30

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Lordsince 3.16.29inside 4 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → ViduraLord Brahmā → the demigods

एतत्पुरैव निर्दिष्टं रमया क्रुद्धया यदा ।

पुरापवारिता द्वारि विशन्ती मय्युपारते ॥ ३० ॥

etat puraiva nirdiṣṭaṁ

ramayā kruddhayā yadā

purāpavāritā dvāri

viśantī mayy upārate

Translation

This departure from Vaikuṇṭha was foretold by Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune. She was very angry because when she left My abode and then returned, you stopped her at the gate while I was sleeping.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Lakṣmī Had Foretold Their Departure

  1. 1

    The Lord explained that Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune, had already foretold the attendants’ departure from Vaikuṇṭha.

  2. 2

    Lakṣmī had left the Lord’s abode and then returned while He was sleeping.

  3. 3

    The attendants stopped her at the gate, and she became very angry.

How it feels

Threat and anger → Rescue and wonder. Divine protection appears amid cosmic confrontation.

Chapters 13–19 of Canto 3: Varāha, Jaya and Vijaya, Hiraṇyākṣa. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 16: The Two Doorkeepers of Vaikuṇṭha, Jaya and Vijaya, Cursed by the Sages

The Lord honors the sages and assures His fallen doorkeepers that they will soon return.

Back to this verse in chapter 3.16
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. etatthis departure
  2. purāformerly
  3. evacertainly
  4. nirdiṣṭamforetold
  5. ramayāby Lakṣmī
  6. kruddhayāfurious
  7. yadāwhen
  8. purāpreviously
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does this account invite me to consider about how I treat others while carrying out a responsibility?

Practice

When carrying out one responsibility today, pause to consider whether you are unnecessarily obstructing someone.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayLakṣmī Had Foretold Their DepartureThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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