152 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 3
TEXT 12
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yama uvaca
paro mad-anyo jagatas tasthusas ca
otam protam patavad yatra visvam
yad-amsato ‘sya sthiti-janma-nasa
nasy otavad yasya vase ca lokah
yamah uvaca—Yamaraja replied; parah—superior; mat—than me;
anyah—another; jagatah—of all moving things; tasthusah—of non-
moving things; ca—and; otam—crosswise; protam—lengthwise; pata-
vat—like a woven cloth; yatra—in whom; visvam—the cosmic
manifestation; yat—of whom; amsatah—from the partial expansions;
asya—of this universe; sthiti—the maintenance; janma—the creation;
nasah—the annihilation; nasi—in the nose; ota-vat—like the rope;
yasya—of whom; vase—under the control; ca—and; lokah—the whole
creation.
TRANSLATION
Yamaraja said: My dear servants, you have accepted me as the
Supreme, but factually I am not. Above me, and above all the other
demigods, including Indra and Candra, is the one supreme master
and controller. The partial manifestations of His personality are
Brahma, Visnu and Siva, who are in charge of the creation, mainte-
nance and annihilation of this universe. He is like the two threads
that form the length and breadth of a woven cloth. The entire
world is controlled by Him just as a bull is controlled by a rope in
its nose.
PURPORT
The order carriers of Yamaraja suspected that there was a ruler even
above Yamaraja. To eradicate their doubts, Yamaraja immediately
