Slokam 3

The Rishis reached the Paramathma’s residential hall.  The hall was protected by two guards – Jaya and Vijaya. 

The two guards were absolutely devoted to Sriman Narayana. The two guards played a key role in many of the messages conveyed by the Paramathma to us, the people of this world

Jaya and Vijaya, in discharge of their duties, stop the Rishis from entering the residential hall. The Rishis, viewed the guards as having a status below themselves,  interpreted the act of stopping them as an insult to themselves and not just an act of discharge of duties.

They Rishis become angry at the perceived “insult”. Because of their elevated status, the Rishis should not have become angry.  Anger always originates from ignorance. Anger in this instance came from misperception of what is really a routine security guard function.

The irony is that when Brahma requested his four sons to participate in the propagation of the human race,  they refuse to perform the duty.  Jaya and Vijaya were only performing their assigned duties, without flinching,  but the brothers perceived the action as

May we always be blessed to remember that we should never depreciate a correct discharge of duties even when it is not convenient to us.

We should never expect a favorable flexing of rules to suit our requirements. Society cannot function if individual exceptions are made.