34 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 1
tightly and serve Him under the direction of the spiritual master. Thus
in all conditions one will be akuto-bhaya, free from fear.
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AT Welerdafataadt aT |
aera fact: aaeed FATT F oll
atra codaharantimam
itihdsarh purdtanam
diitanam visnu-yamayoh
samvddas tam nibodha me

atra—in this connection; ca—also; uda@haranti—they give as an ex-
ample; imam—this; itihdsam—the history (of Ajamila); purdtanam—
which is very old; ditan@ém—of the order carriers; visnu—of Lord
Visnu; yamayoh—and of Yamaraja; sarnvadah—the discussion; tam—
that; nibodha—try to understand; me—from me.

TRANSLATION

In this regard, learned scholars and saintly persons describe a
very old historical incident involving a discussion between the
order carriers of Lord Visnu and those of Yamaraja. Please hear of
this from me.

PURPORT

The Purdnas, or old histories, are sometimes neglected by unin-
telligent men who consider their descriptions mythological. Actually, the
descriptions of the Puranas, or the old histories of the universe, are fac-
tual, although not chronological. The Puranas record the chief incidents
that have occurred over many millions of years, not only on this planet
but also on other planets within the universe. Therefore all learned and
realized Vedic scholars speak with references to the incidents in the
Puranas. Srila Ripa Gosvami accepts the Purdnas to be as important as
the Vedas themselves. Therefore in Bhakti-rasdmrta-sindhu he quotes
the following verse from the Brahma-ydmala:
