52 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 1

TEXT 37

He TaATF
CIR «—- aR TATAaT SUT: |
AM ITS: TEAS Hafreleay Fir R011

Sri-Suka uvdca
ity ukte yamaditais te
vasudevokta-karinah
tan pratyticuh prahasyedam
megha-nirhradaya gira

Sri-Sukah uvdca—Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; iti—thus; ukte —being
addressed; yamadiitaih—by the messengers of Yamaraja; te—they;
vdsudeva-ukta-karinah—who are always ready to execute the orders of
Lord Vasudeva (being personal associates of Lord Visnu who have ob-
tained the liberation of sélokya); tan—unto them; pratyiicuh—replied;
prahasya—smiling; idam—this; megha-nirhrédayé—resounding like a
rumbling cloud; gira—with voices.

TRANSLATION

Sukadeva Gosvami continued: Being thus addressed by the
messengers of Yamaraja, the servants of Vasudeva smiled and
spoke the following words in voices as deep as the sound of rum-
bling clouds.

PURPORT

The Yamaditas were surprised to see that the Visnudatas, although
polite, were hindering the rule of Yamaraja. Similarly, the Visnuditas
were also surprised that the Yamaditas, although claiming to be servants
of Yamaraja, the supreme judge of religious principles, were unaware of
the principles of religious action. Thus the Visnudiitas smiled, thinking,
‘What is this nonsense they are speaking? If they are actually servants
of Yamaraja they should know that Ajamila is not a suitable candidate for
them to carry off.”
