Text 6] Yamaraja Instructs His Messengers 147
Personality of Godhead there cannot be such contradictory judgments.
The judges and their judgments must be perfect and free from contradic-
tions. Actually the position of Yamaraja was very awkward in the case of
Ajamila because the Yamadiitas were right in attempting to arrest
Ajamila, but the Visnuditas had baffled them. Although Yamaraja,
under these circumstances, was accused by both the Visnudiitas and the
Yamaditas, he is perfect in administering justice because he is em-
powered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore he will ex-
plain what his real position is and how everyone is controlled by the
supreme controller, the Personality of Godhead.
TEXT 6
fared URTTES Gaara TACT |
aIIagrat fF Tar WEaahtary tl & II
kintu Sdstr-bahutve syad
bahiindm iha karminam
Sdstrtvam upacaro hi
yatha mandala-vartinam
kintu—but; sastr—of governors or judges; bahutve—in the plurality;
sydt—there may be; bahiinam—of many; iha—in this world; kar-
mindm—persons performing actions; sdstrtvam—departmental manage-
ment; upacdrah—administration; hi—indeed; yathd—just like; man-
dala-vartindm—of the departmental heads.
TRANSLATION
The Yamaditas continued: Since there are many different
karmis, or workers, there may be different judges or rulers to give
them justice, but just as one central emperor controls different
departmental rulers, there must be one supreme controller to
guide all the judges.
PURPORT
In governmental management there may be departmental officials to
give justice to different persons, but the law must be one, and that
