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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 6, Ch. 1]
ūcuḥ —replied;  niṣedhitāḥ —being forbidden;  tān —to the order carriers of Lord Viṣṇu;  te —they;  vaivasvata —of Yamarāja;  puraḥ-sarāḥ —the assistants or messengers;  ke —who;  yūyam —all of you;  pratiṣedhāraḥ —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.
TEXT 33
कस्य वा कुत आयाताः कस्मादस्य निषेधथ ।
किं देवा उपदेवा या यूयं किं सिद्धसत्तमाः ॥३३॥
kasya vā kuta āyātāḥ kasmād asya niṣedhatha kim devā upadevā yā yūyam kim siddha-sattamāḥ
kasya —whose servants;  vā —or;  kutaḥ —from where;  āyātāḥ —have you come;  kasmāt —what is the reason;  asya —(the taking away) of this Ajāmila;  niṣedhatha —are you forbidding;  kim —whether;  devāḥ —demigods;  upadevāḥ —sub-demigods;  yāḥ —who;  yūyam —all of you;  kim —whether;  siddha-sat-tamāḥ —the best of the perfect beings, the pure devotees.
TRANSLATION
Dear sirs, whose servants are you, where have you come from, and why are you forbidding us to touch the body of Ajāmila? Are