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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.16.33
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 33
- tau tu gīrvāṇa-ṛṣabhau
- dustarād dhari-lokataḥ
- hata-śriyau brahma-śāpād
- abhūtāṁ vigata-smayau
tauthose two gatekeepers — those two gatekeepers; tubut — but; gīrvāṇathe best of the demigods-ṛṣabhauthe best of the demigods — the best of the demigods; dustarātunable to be avoided — unable to be avoided; harifrom Vaikuṇṭha, the abode of Lord Hari-lokataḥfrom Vaikuṇṭha, the abode of Lord Hari — from Vaikuṇṭha, the abode of Lord Hari; hatadiminished in beauty and luster-śriyaudiminished in beauty and luster — diminished in beauty and luster; brahmafrom the curse of a brāhmaṇa-śāpātfrom the curse of a brāhmaṇa — from the curse of a brāhmaṇa; abhūtāmbecame — became; vigatamorose-smayaumorose — morose.
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.