SB 6.3.34

TEXT 34

TEXT

इत्थं स्वभर्तृगदितं भगवन्महित्वं संस्मृत्य विस्मितधियो यमकिङ्करास्ते ।
नैवाच्युताश्रयजनं प्रतिशङ्कमाना द्रष्टुं च बिभ्यति ततः प्रभृति स्म राजन् ॥ ३४ ॥

ittham svabhartr-gaditam bhagavan-mahitvam

samsmrtya vismita-dhiyo yama-kiṅkaras te

naivacyutasraya-janam pratisaṅkamana

drastum ca bibhyati tatah prabhrti sma rajan

ittham-of such power; sva-bhartr-gaditam-explained by their master (Yamaraja); bhagavat-mahitvam-the extraordinary glory of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His name, fame, form and attributes; samsmrtya-remembering; vismita-dhiyah-whose minds were struck with wonder; yama-kiṅkarah-all the servants of Yamaraja; te-they; na-not; eva-indeed; acyuta-asraya-janam-a person sheltered by the lotus feet of Acyuta, Lord Krsna; pratisaṅkamanah-always fearing; drastum-to see; ca-and; bibhyati-they are afraid; tatah prabhrti-beginning from then; sma-indeed; rajan-O King.

TRANSLATION

After hearing from the mouth of their master about the extraordinary glories of the Lord and His name, fame and attributes, the Yamadutas were struck with wonder. Since then, as soon as they see a devotee, they fear him and dare not look at him again.

PURPORT

Since this incident, the Yamadutas have given up the dangerous behavior of approaching devotees. For the Yamadutas, a devotee is dangerous.

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