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| Canto 6: Prescribed Duties for Mankind | Chapter 1: The History of the Life of Ajāmila |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.1.37
vāsudevokta-kārinah
SYNONYMS
śrī-śukah uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; iti — thus; ukte — being addressed; yamadūtaih — by the messengers of Yamarāja; te — they; vāsudeva-ukta-kārinah — who are always ready to execute the orders of Lord Vāsudeva (being personal associates of Lord Vishnu who have obtained the liberation of sālokya); tān — unto them; pratyūcuh — replied; prahasya — smiling; idam — this; megha-nirhrādayā — resounding like a rumbling cloud; girā — with voices.
TRANSLATION
Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Being thus addressed by the messengers of Yamarāja, the servants of Vāsudeva smiled and spoke the following words in voices as deep as the sound of rumbling clouds.
PURPORT
The Yamadūtas were surprised to see that the Vishnudūtas, although polite, were hindering the rule of Yamarāja. Similarly, the Vishnudūtas were also surprised that the Yamadūtas, although claiming to be servants of Yamarāja, the supreme judge of religious principles, were unaware of the principles of religious action. Thus the Vishnudūtas smiled, thinking, "What is this nonsense they are speaking? If they are actually servants of Yamarāja they should know that Ajāmila is not a suitable candidate for them to carry off."
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