Shloka 14
यमस्य अधिकारभङ्गः — वैष्णवस्य लक्षणम्
Freedom from Yama through Hari-śaraṇāgati
स्वपुरुषम् अभिवीक्ष्य पाशहस्तं वदति यमः किल तस्य कर्णमूले परिहर मधुसूदनप्रपन्नान् प्रभुर् अहम् अन्यनृणां न वैष्णवानाम्
svapuruṣam abhivīkṣya pāśahastaṃ vadati yamaḥ kila tasya karṇamūle parihara madhusūdanaprapannān prabhur aham anyanṛṇāṃ na vaiṣṇavānām
Melihat hambanya sendiri berdiri dengan jerat di tangan, Yama dikatakan berbisik di telinganya: “Jauhilah mereka yang berlindung kepada Madhusūdana. Aku berkuasa atas manusia lain, bukan atas para Vaiṣṇava.”
Yama (as reported within the Parāśara–Maitreya narration)
FAQs
It asserts that divine refuge in Vishnu transcends ordinary karmic jurisdiction: Yama’s punitive authority applies to others, but surrendered Vaiṣṇavas are under Vishnu’s direct protection.
Through this reported command of Yama, the narrative frames surrender to Madhusūdana as a decisive spiritual status—placing the devotee beyond the ordinary reach of death’s enforcers and emphasizing Vishnu’s supreme guardianship.
Vishnu is presented as the Supreme Lord whose sovereignty overrides even Yama, showing that bhakti and surrender align the soul with the highest authority rather than merely negotiating within karmic law.