Bhagavata Condensed in the Poetʼs Own Words /157

OF CULTURE
 
As in devotion, so also in love, hate,
fear and friendship, many have concen-
trated their minds on GOVERNMENT O
 
od, cast off their
sin and attained to His goal,-the
shepherd-women in love, Kamsa in fear,
and kings like SRIMAD BHAGAVATA
 
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As in devotion, so also in love, hate,
fear and friendship, many have concen-
trated their minds on God, cast off their
sin and attained to His goal,-the
shepherd-women in love, Kamsa in fear,
and kings like Sisupula in hate.
 
स्कृतिमा
 

 
एकदा ब्रह्मणः पुत्रा विष्णुलोकं यदृच्छया ।

सनन्दनादयो जग्मुर्द्वास्थौ तान्प्रत्यषेधताम् ॥
 

Once, Sanandana and others, the sons

of Brahma, went by chance to the world.

of Vishnu; the two door-keepers (there)

prevented them (from entering).
 

 
अशपन् 'आसुरीं योनिं बालिशौ यातमाश्वतः' ॥
 

The sages cursed (the two door-

keepers): "Childish (Jaya and Vijaya) !

away from here and quickly take
away

demoniac births."
 

 
जज्ञाते तौ दितेः पुत्रौ दैत्यदानववन्दितौ ।

हिरण्यकशिपुर्व्ज्येष्ठो हिरण्याक्षोऽनुजो हतः ।

हिरण्याक्षो धरोद्धारे बिभ्रता सौकरं वपुः ॥
 

The two door-keepers of Vishnu were

born as the two sons of Diti, respected

by all the demons, Hiranyakasipu the