SB 6.3.8

SB 6.3.8

Devanagari

तस्य ते विहितो दण्डो न लोके वर्ततेऽधुना । चतुर्भिरद्भ‍ुतै: सिद्धैराज्ञा ते विप्रलम्भिता ॥ ८ ॥

Verse text

tasya te vihito daṇḍo na loke vartate ’dhunā caturbhir adbhutaiḥ siddhair ājṣā te vipralambhitā

Synonyms

tasya of the influence ; te of you ; vihitaḥ ordained ; daṇḍaḥ punishment ; na not ; loke within this world ; vartate exists ; adhunā now ; caturbhiḥ by four ; adbhutaiḥ very wonderful ; siddhaiḥ perfected persons ; ājṣā the order ; te your ; vipralambhitā surpassed .

Translation

But now we see that the punishment ordained under your authority is no longer effective, since your order has been transgressed by four wonderful and perfect persons.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

But now the punishment ordained by you no longer exists in this world. Your order has been thwarted by four astonishing, perfect beings. Vipralambhitā means cheated or thwarted.

Purport

The Yamadūtas had been under the impression that Yamarāja was the only person in charge of administering justice. They were fully confident that no one could counteract his judgments, but now, to their surprise, his order had been violated by the four wonderful persons from Siddhaloka.