Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.3.2
यमस्य देवस्य न दण्डभङ्ग:
कुतश्चनर्षे श्रुतपूर्व आसीत् ।
एतन्मुने वृश्चति लोकसंशयं
न हि त्वदन्य इति मे विनिश्चितम् ॥ २ ॥
yamasya devasya na daṇḍa-bhaṅgaḥ
[yamasya devasya na danda-bhangah]
kutaścanarṣe śruta-pūrva āsīt
[kutashchanarshe shruta-poorva aaseet]
etan mune vṛścati loka-saṁśayaṁ
[etan mune vrishchati loka-samshayam]
na hi tvad-anya iti me viniścitam
[na hi tvad-anya iti me vinishchitam]
Word-for-word
yamasya
—
of Yamarāja
devasya
—
the demigod in charge of judgment
na
—
not
daṇḍa-bhaṅgaḥ
—
the breaking of the order
kutaścana
—
from anywhere
ṛṣe
—
O great sage
śruta-pūrvaḥ
—
heard before
āsīt
—
was
etat
—
this
mune
—
O great sage
vṛścati
—
can eradicate
loka-saṁśayam
—
the doubt of people
na
—
not
hi
—
indeed
tvat-anyaḥ
—
anyone other than you
iti
—
thus
me
—
by me
viniścitam
—
concluded.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yamasya devasya na daṇḍa-bhaṅgaḥ
yamasya
of Yamarāja
devasya
the demigod in charge of judgment
na
not
daṇḍa-bhaṅgaḥ
the breaking of the order
kutaścanarṣe śruta-pūrva āsīt
kutaścana
from anywhere
ṛṣe
O great sage
śruta-pūrvaḥ
heard before
āsīt
was
etan mune vṛścati loka-saṁśayaṁ
etat
this
mune
O great sage
vṛścati
can eradicate
loka-saṁśayam
the doubt of people
na hi tvad-anya iti me viniścitam
na
not
hi
indeed
tvat-anyaḥ
anyone other than you
iti
thus
me
by me
viniścitam
concluded.
O great sage, never before has it been heard anywhere that an order from Yamarāja has been baffled. Therefore I think that people will have doubts about this that no one but you can eradicate. Since that is my firm conviction, kindly explain the reasons for these events.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O sage! Previously it has not been heard from anyone that the punishment of Yama can be avoided. I have concluded that, other than you, no one can eradicate this doubt.
O sage! From no one (kutaścana) has it been heard previously. Etat should be enam.
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Personal Guidance
Parīkṣit says no one before has heard of Yama's order being thwarted and only Śukadeva can clear the doubt. Some questions about divine reality deserve a qualified teacher, not Google.
Reflection Questions
- What spiritual question am I trying to answer for myself when I should bring it to a teacher?
- Whom in my life is qualified to resolve doubts the world cannot?
My note
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