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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.1.48

मनसैव पुरे देव: पूर्वरूपं विपश्यति । अनुमीमांसतेऽपूर्वं मनसा भगवानज: ॥ ४८ ॥
manasaiva pure devaḥ
[manasaiva pure devah]
pūrva-rūpaṁ vipaśyati
[poorva-roopam vipashyati]
anumīmāṁsate ’pūrvaṁ
[anumeemaamsate ’poorvam]
manasā bhagavān ajaḥ
[manasaa bhagavaan ajah]
Word-for-word
manasā — by the mind eva — indeed pure — in his abode, or within everyone’s heart like the Supersoul devaḥ — the demigod Yamarāja (dīvyatīti devaḥ, one who is always brilliant and illuminated is called deva) pūrva-rūpam — the past religious or irreligious condition vipaśyati — completely observes anumīmāṁsate — he considers apūrvam — the future condition manasā — with his mind bhagavān — who is omnipotent ajaḥ — as good as Lord Brahmā.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
manasaiva pure devaḥ
manasā
by the mind
eva
indeed
pūrva-rūpaṁ vipaśyati
pure
in his abode, or within everyone’s heart like the Supersoul
devaḥ
the demigod Yamarāja (dīvyatīti devaḥ, one who is always brilliant and illuminated is called deva)
anumīmāṁsate ’pūrvaṁ
pūrva-rūpam
the past religious or irreligious condition
vipaśyati
completely observes
manasā bhagavān ajaḥ
anumīmāṁsate
he considers
apūrvam
the future condition
manasā
with his mind
bhagavān
who is omnipotent
ajaḥ
as good as Lord Brahmā.
The omnipotent Yamarāja is as good as Lord Brahmā, for while situated in his own abode or in everyone’s heart like the Paramātmā, he mentally observes the past activities of a living entity and thus understands how the living entity will act in future lives.
Purport

One should not consider Yamarāja an ordinary living being. He is as good as Lord Brahmā. He has the complete cooperation of the Supreme Lord, who is situated in everyone’s heart, and therefore, by the grace of the Supersoul, he can see the past, present and future of a living being from within. The word anumīmāṁsate means that he can decide in consultation with the Supersoul. Anu means “following.” The actual decisions concerning the next lives of the living entities are made by the Supersoul, and they are carried out by Yamarāja.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Yamarāja, living in his city, sees by his mind the previous condition of a living entity. Knowing everything like Brahmā, he then decides the present and future forms by his mind This is the general method of knowing the adharma and dharma of others. Yamarāja however by his mind definitely sees everything. Situated in his city Saṁyamanī, Yama(devaḥ) sees the persons in his previous birth with his dharma and adharma. Afterwards he decides the present and the future forms. He decides what is suitable for each person. He is omniscient (bhagavān), equal to Brahmā.
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Personal Guidance
Yamarāja, in cooperation with the Paramātmā within every heart, can see a soul's past and predict its future. His judgment is never arbitrary; it follows the Supersoul's witness of what we have actually done.
Reflection Questions
  • Am I living as though someone in my heart already knows the whole story of my acts?
  • How might my decisions sharpen if I consulted that inner witness before each one?
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