48 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 1

ticuh—replied; nisedhitah—being forbidden; tan—to the order car-
riers of Lord Visnu; te—they; vaivasvata—of Yamaraja; purah-sarah—
the assistants or messengers; kKe—who; yityam—all of you; pratised-
dhérah—who are opposing; dharma-rajasya—of the king of religious
principles, Yamaraja; sdsanam—the ruling jurisdiction.

TRANSLATION

When the order carriers of Yamaraja, the son of the sun-god,
were thus forbidden, they replied: Who are you, sirs, that have the
audacity to challenge the jurisdiction of Yamaraja?

PURPORT

According to the sinful activities of Ajamila, he was within the
jurisdiction of Yamaraja, the supreme judge appointed to consider the
sins of the living entities. When forbidden to touch Ajamila, the order
carriers of Yamaraja were surprised because they had never been hin-
dered in the execution of their duty by anyone within the three worlds.

TEXT 33

FA TM FI ATMA BANE faya7 |
FR Sat saga aT Ts FH fAageaTT: WRU

kasya va kuta ayatah

kasméd asya nisedhatha
kim devé upadeva ya

yityam kim siddha-sattamah

kasya—whose servants; va—or; kutah—from where; ayatah—have
you come; kasmét—what is the reason; asya—(the taking away) of this
Ajamila; nisedhatha—are you forbidding; kim—whether; devah—
demigods; upadevah—sub-demigods; yah—who; yiyam—all of you;
kim—whether; siddha-sat-taméh—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 Ajamila? Are
