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SB 3.16.33

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 33

tau tu gīrvāṇa-ṛṣabhau
dustarād dhari-lokataḥ
hata-śriyau brahma-śāpād
abhūtāṁ vigata-smayau


SYNONYMS

tau — those two gatekeepers; tu — but; gīrvāṇa-ṛṣabhau — the best of the demigods; dustarāt — unable to be avoided; hari-lokataḥ — from Vaikuṇṭha, the abode of Lord Hari; hata-śriyau — diminished in beauty and luster; brahma-śāpāt — from the curse of a brāhmaṇa; abhūtām — became; vigata-smayau — morose.


TRANSLATION

But those two gatekeepers, the best of the demigods, their beauty and luster diminished by the curse of the brāhmaṇas, became morose and fell from Vaikuṇṭha, the abode of the Supreme Lord.



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