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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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
3.16.303.16.32

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.16.31

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
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

मयि संरम्भयोगेन निस्तीर्य ब्रह्महेलनम् ।

प्रत्येष्यतं निकाशं मे कालेनाल्पीयसा पुन: ॥ ३१ ॥

mayi saṁrambha-yogena

nistīrya brahma-helanam

pratyeṣyataṁ nikāśaṁ me

kālenālpīyasā punaḥ

Translation

The Lord assured the two Vaikuṇṭha inhabitants, Jaya and Vijaya: By practicing the mystic yoga system in anger, you will be cleansed of the sin of disobeying the brāhmaṇas and within a very short time return to Me.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Remembering Kṛṣṇa Cleanses Sinful Reactions

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    The Lord assured Jaya and Vijaya that they would be cleansed of their offense and soon return to Him. The purport explains that bhakti-yoga can overcome even a brāhmaṇa’s curse.

  2. 2

    Bhakti-yoga includes different relationships and emotions when used in the Lord’s service. Its basic principle is always to think of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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    Even thinking of Kṛṣṇa as an enemy can cleanse sinful reactions, showing the power of remembering Him. The purport teaches remembrance of the Lord in this age through chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa.

Key points from the purport
  • The Supreme Personality of Godhead advised the two doorkeepers, Jaya and Vijaya, that by dint of bhakti-yoga in anger they would be delivered from the curses of the brāhmaṇas.
  • Thus bhakti-yoga is so powerful that even becoming an enemy of the Lord and always thinking of Him can deliver one very quickly.
  • The basic principle of bhakti-yoga is to think of the Supreme Lord always.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

Connected verses· 2

The purport of SB 3.16.31 quotesSB 10.29.15

If one somehow or other becomes attached to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he becomes engaged in bhakti-yoga, as described in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.29.15): kāmaṁ krodhaṁ bhayam.

The purport of SB 3.16.31 quotesBG 18.65

The Lord says in Bhagavad-gītā (18.65), man-manā bhava mad-bhaktaḥ: “Always think of Me.”

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

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. mayiunto Me
  2. saṁrambha-yogenaby practice of mystic yoga in anger
  3. nistīryabeing liberated from
  4. brahma-helanamthe result of disobedience to the brāhmaṇas
  5. pratyeṣyatamwill come back
  6. nikāśamnear
  7. meMe
  8. kālenain due course of time
  9. alpīyasāvery short
  10. punaḥagain
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Poṣaṇa · Protection by the Lord

    How does the Lord care for His devotees? · Subject 4 of 10

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 3.16

    In this verse: “cleansed”, “sinful”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 3.16

    In this verse: “bhakti-yoga”

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 3.16

    In this verse: “chanting”

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

How can I make remembering Kṛṣṇa a more regular part of my day?

Practice

Chant attentively once: Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

The purport quotesSB 10.29.15

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 3.16's connections

Live this todayRemembering Kṛṣṇa Cleanses Sinful ReactionsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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