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Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Being thus addressed by the messengers of Yamarāja, the servants of Vāsudeva smiled and spoke the following …

What the Representatives of Dharma Should Know

The Yamadūtas protested to the Viṣṇudūtas, “You are so exalted that it is not very good for you to interfere …

The Viṣṇudūtas began to speak in grave voices: “You claim to be the representatives of Dharmarāja [Yamarāja], the superintendent of …

This inquiry put by the Viṣṇudūtas to the Yamadūtas is most important. A servant must know the instructions of his …

na māṁ duṣkṛtino mūḍhāḥ prapadyante narādhamāḥ māyayāpahṛta-jñānā āsuraṁ bhāvam āśritāḥ

“Those miscreants who are grossly foolish, who are the lowest among mankind, whose knowledge is stolen by illusion, and who …

The question posed by the Viṣṇudūtas was very suitable. One who represents someone else must fully know that person’s mission. …

Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu has said, yei kṛṣṇa-tattva-vettā, sei ‘guru’ haya: “One must know Kṛṣṇa – then he can become a …

Officers of Law Enforcement

One who has the power to punish others should not punish everyone. There are innumerable living entities, most of whom …

The Yamadūtas felt that they were faultless because they were following the orders of Yamarāja, who himself is faultless. Just …

A police constable is supposed to know the law and whom to arrest for breaking the law. If he arrests …

However, because Ajāmila had been very sinful, the Yamadūtas could not understand why he should not be considered a criminal …

Devotees and Demons

There are two classes of people in this material world: those who are servants of God, called devas or suras, …

In the spiritual world, however, there is only one class, because the inhabitants are all servants of God. Therefore the …

In the material world, service is forced upon everyone. If someone does not render service, he will starve. Even a …

Whether in the material world or the spiritual world, everyone is a servant, but here people are under the impression …

In the material world everyone is trying to become master of all he surveys, and thus there is competition on …