Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 26

Yamarāja Instructs the Yamadūtas: Supreme Authority, Mahājanas, and the Glory of the Holy Name

Devanagari script

एवं विमृश्य सुधियो भगवत्यनन्ते सर्वात्मना विदधते खलु भावयोगम् । ते मे न दण्डमर्हन्त्यथ यद्यमीषां स्यात् पातकं तदपि हन्त्युरुगायवाद: ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

evaṁ vimṛśya sudhiyo bhagavaty anante sarvātmanā vidadhate khalu bhāva-yogam te me na daṇḍam arhanty atha yady amīṣāṁ syāt pātakaṁ tad api hanty urugāya-vādaḥ

Translation

Considering all these points, therefore, intelligent men decide to solve all problems by adopting the devotional service of chanting the holy name of the Lord, who is situated in everyone’s heart and who is a mine of all auspicious qualities. Such persons are not within my jurisdiction for punishment. Generally they never commit sinful activities, but even if by mistake or because of bewilderment or illusion they sometimes commit sinful acts, they are protected from sinful reactions because they always chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra.

Synonyms

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb

• vimṛśya: having reflected
• vimṛśya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + mṛś (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), ‘having deliberated’

• sudhiyāḥ: the wise
• sudhiyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su + dhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; karmadhāraya ‘good-minded/wise’

• bhagavati: in the Lord
• bhagavati: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• anante: in the infinite (Lord)
• anante: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ananta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; qualifying bhagavati

• sarvātmanā: with one’s whole being
• sarvātmanā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarva + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva used adverbially; Instrumental singular form functioning as avyaya: ‘with whole self’

• vidadhate: practice; perform
• vidadhate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + dhā (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (Present), Ātmanepada; 3rd person, Plural; ‘perform/establish’

• khalu: indeed
• khalu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: khalu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphatic particle

• bhāva-yogam: devotional yoga
• bhāva-yogam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāva + yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; tatpuruṣa ‘yoga of devotion/feeling’

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; pronoun

• me: of me / my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; enclitic pronoun

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; negation

• daṇḍam: punishment
• daṇḍam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• arhanti: deserve
• arhanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arh (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (Present), Parasmaipada; 3rd person, Plural; ‘deserve’

• atha: and; moreover
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction ‘then/and’

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conditional particle

• amīṣām: of those (persons)
• amīṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (अदस्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural; pronoun ‘of those’

• syāt: might be
• syāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada; 3rd person, Singular; ‘might be’

• pātakam: sin
• pātakam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pātaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; refers to pātakam

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle ‘even’

• hanti: destroys
• hanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (Present), Parasmaipada; 3rd person, Singular; ‘destroys’

• urugāya-vādaḥ: glorification of the Lord
• urugāya-vādaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: urugāya + vāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; tatpuruṣa ‘speech/glorification of Urugāya (the Lord)’

Purport

In this regard Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura quotes the following verse from the prayers of Lord Brahmā ( Bhāg. 10.14.29 ):

Characters & Entities

• Yamarāja
• Ananta (Supreme Lord)
• Urugāya (Supreme Lord)

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam 6.3 say about whether devotees are punished by Yamaraja?

Yamarāja states that those who wholeheartedly engage in loving devotion to the unlimited Lord do not deserve his punishment.

Why does Yamaraja glorify devotion to Ananta in the Yamaduta–Vishnuduta discussion?

After the Viṣṇudūtas stop the Yamadūtas from taking Ajāmila, Yamarāja instructs his servants that true devotees are under the Lord’s protection and that glorifying the Lord destroys sin.

How can I apply “urugāya-vādaḥ” (glorifying the Lord) in modern life?

Regularly hear, chant, and speak the Lord’s names and qualities (kīrtana), aligning your life with devotion; this purifies the heart and weakens sinful tendencies.