Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.3.11
श्रीबादरायणिरुवाच
इति देव: स आपृष्ट: प्रजासंयमनो यम: ।
प्रीत: स्वदूतान्प्रत्याह स्मरन् पादाम्बुजं हरे: ॥ ११ ॥
śrī-bādarāyaṇir uvāca
[shree-baadaraayanir uvaacha]
iti devaḥ sa āpṛṣṭaḥ
[iti devah sa aaprishtah]
prajā-saṁyamano yamaḥ
[prajaa-samyamano yamah]
prītaḥ sva-dūtān pratyāha
[preetah sva-dootaan pratyaaha]
smaran pādāmbujaṁ hareḥ
[smaran paadaambujam hareh]
Word-for-word
śrī-bādarāyaṇiḥ uvāca
—
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
iti
—
thus
devaḥ
—
the demigod
saḥ
—
he
āpṛṣṭaḥ
—
being questioned
prajā-saṁyamanaḥ yamaḥ
—
Lord Yamarāja, who controls the living entities
prītaḥ
—
being pleased
sva-dūtān
—
to his own servants
pratyāha
—
replied
smaran
—
remembering
pāda-ambujam
—
the lotus feet
hareḥ
—
of Hari, the Personality of Godhead.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-bādarāyaṇir uvāca
śrī-bādarāyaṇiḥ uvāca
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
iti devaḥ sa āpṛṣṭaḥ
iti
thus
devaḥ
the demigod
saḥ
he
āpṛṣṭaḥ
being questioned
prajā-saṁyamano yamaḥ
prajā-saṁyamanaḥ yamaḥ
Lord Yamarāja, who controls the living entities
prītaḥ sva-dūtān pratyāha
prītaḥ
being pleased
sva-dūtān
to his own servants
pratyāha
replied
smaran pādāmbujaṁ hareḥ
smaran
remembering
pāda-ambujam
the lotus feet
hareḥ
of Hari, the Personality of Godhead.
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Thus having been questioned, Lord Yamarāja, the supreme controller of the living entities, was very pleased with his order carriers because of hearing from them the holy name of Nārāyaṇa. He remembered the lotus feet of the Lord and began to reply.
Purport
Śrīla Yamarāja, the supreme controller of the living entities in terms of their pious and impious activities, was very pleased with his servants because they had chanted the holy name of Nārāyaṇa in his dominion. Yamarāja has to deal with men who are all sinful and who can hardly understand Nārāyaṇa. Consequently when his order carriers uttered the name of Nārāyaṇa, he was extremely pleased, for he also is a Vaiṣṇava.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Thus being questioned, Yamarāja, the controller of the living entities, was very pleased and replied to his order carriers while remembering the lotus feet of the Lord.
Just by hearing the name of Nārāyaṇa from his servants he was pleased and began to remember the Lord.
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Personal Guidance
Hearing Nārāyaṇa's name on his servants' lips, Yamarāja was pleased and remembered the Lord's lotus feet. Even authorities of punishment soften at the sound of the Lord's name.
Reflection Questions
- What 'severe' part of my own personality softens when I bring Kṛṣṇa to mind?
- How might I lead difficult conversations by first remembering the Lord?
My note
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