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
SA TW FT AMA: TANTS faye |
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
