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| Canto 6: Prescribed Duties for Mankind | Chapter 1: The History of the Life of Ajāmila |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.1.32
ūcur nishedhitās tāms te
SYNONYMS
ūcuh — replied; nishedhitāh — being forbidden; tān — to the order carriers of Lord Vishnu; te — they; vaivasvata — of Yamarāja; purah-sarāh — the assistants or messengers; ke — who; yūyam — all of you; pratished-dhārah — who are opposing; dharma-rājasya — of the king of religious principles, Yamarāja; śāsanam — the ruling jurisdiction.
TRANSLATION
When the order carriers of Yamarāja, the son of the sun-god, were thus forbidden, they replied: Who are you, sirs, that have the audacity to challenge the jurisdiction of Yamarāja?
PURPORT
According to the sinful activities of Ajāmila, he was within the jurisdiction of Yamarāja, the supreme judge appointed to consider the sins of the living entities. When forbidden to touch Ajāmila, the order carriers of Yamarāja were surprised because they had never been hindered in the execution of their duty by anyone within the three worlds.
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