SB 3.19.29

SB 3.19.29

Devanagari

एतौ तौ पार्षदावस्य शापाद्यातावसद्गतिम् ।
पुन: कतिपयै: स्थानं प्रपत्स्येते ह जन्मभि: ॥ २९ ॥

Verse text

etau tau pārṣadāv asya
śāpād yātāv asad-gatim
punaḥ katipayaiḥ sthānaṁ
prapatsyete ha janmabhiḥ

Synonyms

etau — these two ; tau — both ; pārṣadau — personal assistants ; asya — of the Personality of Godhead ; śāpāt — because of being cursed ; yātau — have gone ; asat-gatim — to take birth in a demoniac family ; punaḥ — again ; katipayaiḥ — a few ; sthānam — own place ; prapatsyete — will get back ; ha — indeed ; janmabhiḥ — after births.

Translation

These two personal assistants of the Supreme Lord, having been cursed, have been destined to take birth in demoniac families. After a few such births, they will return to their own positions.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

The two demons were associates of the Lord, but because of a curse, they were born as demons. They will again attain their position in the spiritual world after some births. Ha indicates “this is clearly because of the sages’ curse.”