148 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 3

central law must control everyone. The Yamaditas could not imagine
that two judges would give two different verdicts in the same case, and
therefore they wanted to know who the central judge is. The Yamaditas
were certain that Ajamila was a most sinful man, but although Yamaraja
wanted to punish him, the Visnuditas excused him. This was a puzzling
situation that the Yamaditas wanted Yamaraja to clarify.

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ATTA Yaa HATTA: |
UA SSM IM BATYATT AA: | 9 I

atas tvam eko bhitanam
sesvaranam adhisvarah
Sdsta danda-dharo nfnam

Subhasubha-vivecanah

atah—as such; tvam—you; ekah—one; bhiitanadm—of all living
beings; sa-isvardndm—including all the demigods; adhisvarah—the
supreme master; sdsta—the supreme ruler; danda-dharah—the
supreme administrator of punishment; nfndm—of human society;
Subha-asSubha-vivecanah—who_ discriminates between what is
auspicious and inauspicious.

TRANSLATION

The supreme judge must be one, not many. It was our under-
standing that you are that supreme judge and that you have
jurisdiction even over the demigods. Our impression was that you
are the master of all living entities, the supreme authority who dis-
criminates between the pious and impious activities of all human

beings.
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TQ 8 feed Bel a HH AMAsTAT |
wofixad: fade a farafara tl < tt
