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Chapter 3: Yamarāja Instructs His Messengers

Verse 34 of 33
SB 6.3.34

इत्थं स्वभर्तृगदितं भगवन्महित्वं संस्मृत्य विस्मितधियो यमकिंकरास्ते नैवाच्युताश्रयजनं प्रतिशंकमाना द्रष्टुं च बिभ्यति ततः प्रभृति स्म राजन्

itthaṁ svabhartṛ-gaditaṁ bhagavan-mahitvaṁ saṁsmṛtya vismita-dhiyo yama-kiṅkarās te naivācyutāśraya-janaṁ pratiśaṅkamānā draṣṭuṁ ca bibhyati tataḥ prabhṛti sma rājan

Synonyms

itthamof such power; sva-bhartṛ-gaditamexplained by their master (Yamarāja); bhagavat-mahitvamthe extraordinary glory of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His name, fame, form and attributes; saṁsmṛtyaremembering; vismita-dhiyaḥwhose minds were struck with wonder; yama-kiṅkarāḥall the servants of Yamarāja; tethey; nanot; evaindeed; acyuta-āśraya-janama person sheltered by the lotus feet of Acyuta, Lord Kṛṣṇa; pratiśaṅkamānāḥalways fearing; draṣṭumto see; caand; bibhyatithey are afraid; tataḥ prabhṛtibeginning from then; smaindeed; rājanO King..

Translation

After hearing from the mouth of their master about the extraordinary glories of the Lord and His name, fame and attributes, the Yamadūtas were struck with wonder. Since then, as soon as they see a devotee, they fear him and dare not look at him again.

Purport

Since this incident, the Yamadūtas have given up the dangerous behavior of approaching devotees. For the Yamadūtas, a devotee is dangerous.

Verse 34 of 33
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