A Summary of the Srimad Bhagavata Mahapuranam ( 04/04/2013. )

Skandham-6 Chapter-3. Slokam-4. yamaduta  uvaca kati  santiha  sastaro jiva-lokasya vai prabho trai-vidhyam  kurvatah  karma phalabhivyakti-hetavah. yamadutah  uvaca  =  the order carriers of Yamaraja said; kati  =  how many; santi  =  are there; iha  =  in this world; sastarah  =  controllers or rulers; jiva-lokasya  =  of this material world; vai  =  indeed; prabho  =  O master; trai-vidhyam  =  under the three modes of material nature; kurvatah  =  performing; karma  =  activity; phala  =  of the results; abhivyakti  =  of the manifestation; hetavah  =  causes. The Yamadutas said:  Lord, how many controllers or rulers are there in this material world? How many causes are responsible for manifesting the various results of activities performed under ...

Skandham-6 Chapter-3. Slokam-3. Sri-Suka uvaca bhagavat-purusai  rajan yamyah   pratihatodyamah patim  vijnapayam  asur yamam  samyamani-patim. Sri-Sukah  uvaca  =  Suka Maharishi   said; bhagavat-purusaih  =  by the order carriers of the Lord, the Vishnudutas; rajan  =  O King; yamyah  =  the order carriers of Yamaraja; pratihata-udyamah  =  whose efforts were defeated; patim  =  their master; vijnapayam asuh  =  informed; yamam  =  Yamarāja; samyamani-patim  =  the master of the city Samyamani. Sri Suka Maharishi replied  to  King  Parikshit :  "King, when the order carriers of Yamaraja were baffled and defeated by the order carriers of Vishnu, they approached their master, the controller of Samyamani-puri and master of sinful persons, to tell him of this incident. To be continued  ....

Skandham-6 Chapter-3. Slokam-2. yamasya  devasya  na  danḍa-bhangah kutascanarse  sruta-purva  asit etan  mune  vrscati  loka-samsayam na  hi  tvad-anya  iti  me  viniscitam. yamasya  =  of  Yamaraja; devasya  =  the demigod in charge of judgment; na  =  not; danda-bhangah  =  the breaking of the order; kutascana  =  from anywhere; rse  =  O great sage; sruta-purvah  =  heard before; asit  =  was; etat  =  this; mune  =  O great sage; vrscati  =  can eradicate; loka-samsayam  =  the doubt of people; na  =  not; hi  =  indeed; tvat-anyah  =  anyone other than you; iti  =  thus; me  =  by me; viniscitam  =  concluded. O great sage, never before has it been heard anywhere that...

Skandham-6 Chapter-3. Slokam-1. Sri-rajovaca nisamya  devah  sva-bhatopavarnitam pratyaha  kim  tan  api  dharmarajah evam  hatajno  vihatan murarer naidesikair  yasya  vase  jano  yam. Sri-raja uvaca  =  the King said; nisamya  =  after hearing; devah  =  Lord Yamarāja; sva-bhata  =  of his own servants; upavarnitam  =  the statements; pratyaha  =  replied; kim  =  what; tan  =  unto them; api  =  also; dharma-rajah  =  Yamaraja, the superintendent of death and the judge of religious and irreligious activities; evam  =  thus; hata-ajnah  =  whose order was foiled; vihatan  =  who were defeated; murareh  naidesikaih  =  by the order carriers of Murari, Krishna; yasya  =  of whom; vase  =  under the subju...

Skandham-6. Chapter-3. ( Yamaraja Instructs His Messengers ) Introduction : As related in this chapter, the Yamadutas approached Yamaraja, who very exhaustively explained bhagavata-dharmam, the religious principle of devotional service. Yamaraja thus satisfied the Yamadutas, who had been very disappointed. Yamaraja said, “Although Ajamila was calling for his son, he chanted the holy name of the Lord, Narayaṇa, and simply by a glimpse of the chanting of the holy name, he immediately achieved the association of Lord Viṣṇu’s order carriers, who saved him from your attempt to arrest him. This is quite all right. It is a fact that even a chronically sinful person who chants the holy name of the Lord, although not completely without offenses, does not take another material birth.” By chanting the holy name of the Lord, Ajamila had met four order carriers of Lord Vishnu. They were very beautiful and had quickly come to rescue him. Yamaraja now described them. “The Vishnudut...

Skandham-6. Chapter-2. Slokam-49. mriyamano  harer  nama grnan  putropacaritam ajamilopy  agad  dhama kim  uta  sraddhaya  grnan. mriyamanah  =  at the time of death; hareh  nama  =  the holy name of Hari; grnan  =  chanting; putra-upacaritam  =  indicating his son; ajamilah  =  Ajamila; api  =  even; agat  =  went; dhama  =  to the spiritual world; kim uta  =  what to speak of; sraddhaya  =  with faith and love; grnan  =  chanting. While suffering at the time of death, Ajamila chanted the holy name of the Lord, and although the chanting was directed toward his son, he nevertheless returned home, back to Godhead. Therefore if one faithfully and inoffensively chants the holy name of the Lord, where is the doubt that he will return to Godhead? At the time of death one is certain...

Skandham-6. Chapter-2. Slokam-47 & 48. 47. ya  etam  paramam  guhyam itihasam  aghapaham srnuyac  chraddhaya  yukto yas  ca  bhaktyanukirtayet  47. yah  =  anyone who; etam  =  this;  paramam  =  very; guhyam  =  confidential; itihasam  =  historical narration; agha-apaham  =  which frees one from all reactions to sins; srnuyat  =  hears; sraddhaya  =  with faith; yuktah  =  endowed;  yah  =  one who; ca  =  also; bhaktya  =  with great devotion; anukirtayet  =  repeats; 48. na  vai  sa  narakam  yati nekshito  yama-kinkaraih yady  apy  amangalo  martyo vishnu-loke  mahiyate 48. na  =  not; vai  =  indeed; sah  =  such a person; narakam  = ...