Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.3.7
Sthāna· The universe in orderRecognize the Limits of Your Understanding
“The supreme judge must be one, not many. It was our understanding that you are that supreme judge and that you have jurisdiction even over the demigods. Our impression was that you are the master of all living entities, the supreme authority who discriminates between the pious and impious activities of all human beings.”
What the purport teaches
- The Yamadūtas state that the supreme judge must be one, not many.
- They had understood Yamarāja to be that supreme judge, with jurisdiction even over the demigods.
- They believed he was the master of all living entities and the supreme authority distinguishing pious from impious human activities. They present this as their understanding.
Try this today
Choose one assumption you hold about spiritual authority and turn it into a question for further study.
Ask yourself
Can I distinguish what I assume from what I have fully understood?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.