एतस्मिन्नन्तरे यामैर्दूतैर्नीतो यमक्षयम् । यमेन पृष्टस्तत्राहं देवदेव जगत्पते ॥ २२ ॥
etasminn antare yāmair dūtair nīto yama-kṣayam yamena pṛṣṭas tatrāhaṁ deva-deva jagat-pate
- etasmin
- at this
- antare
- opportunity
- yāmaiḥ
- of Yamarāja, the lord of death
- dūtaiḥ
- by the messengers
- nītaḥ
- taken
- yama-kṣayam
- to the abode of Yamarāja
- yamena
- by Yamarāja
- pṛṣṭaḥ
- questioned
- tatra
- there
- aham
- I
- deva-deva
- O Lord of lords
- jagat
- of the universe
- pate
- O master
O Lord of lords, O master of the universe, the agents of Yamarāja, taking advantage of the opportunity thus created, later carried me to his abode. There Yamarāja himself questioned me.