Verse Text
yathā –
brahmann atra puru-dviṣā saha puraḥ pīṭhe niṣīda kṣaṇaṁ
tuṣṇīṁ tiṣṭha surendra cāṭubhir alaṁ vārīśa dūrībhava |
ete dvāri muhuḥ kathaṁ sura-gaṇāḥ kurvanti kolāhalaṁ
hanta dvāravatī-pater avasaro nādyāpi niṣpadyate ||175||
Translation
Brahmā and others came to see Kṛṣṇa and arrived at the gate of Dvārakā. The doorkeeper said: O Brahmā! Just sit for a moment with Śiva on this seat. It is not necessary to make hymns of praise. Just remain silent. O Varuṇa! Go away. Why are the devatās making such a clamor at the gate? It is not time for the Lord of Dvārakā to come.
Purport (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
… Other door keepers coming from Kṛṣṇa say, “Why are the devatās making such a clamor at the gate?” Then Brahmā and others say, “How unfortunate! It is not time for the Lord of Dvārakā to come.”
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
When Kṛṣṇa was living at Dvārakā, demigods like Lord Śiva, Lord Brahmā, Indra the King of heaven and many others used to come to visit Him. The doorkeeper, who had to manage the entrance of all these demigods, one very busy day said, “My dear Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva, please sit down on this bench and wait. My dear Indra, please desist from reading your prayers. This is creating a disturbance. Please wait silently. My dear Varuṇa, please go away. And my dear demigods, do not waste your time uselessly. Kṛṣṇa is very busy; He cannot see you!”