श्रीविष्णुदूता ऊचु: यूयं वै धर्मराजस्य यदि निर्देशकारिण: । ब्रूत धर्मस्य नस्तत्त्वं यच्चाधर्मस्य लक्षणम् ॥ ३८ ॥
sri-visnuduta ucuh yuyam vai dharma-rajasya yadi nirdesa-karinah bruta dharmasya nas tattvam yac cadharmasya laksanam
- sri-visnudutah ucuh
- the blessed messengers of Lord Visnu spoke
- yuyam
- all of you
- vai
- indeed
- dharma-rajasya
- of King Yamaraja, who knows the religious principles
- yadi
- if
- nirdesa-karinah
- order carriers
- bruta
- just speak
- dharmasya
- of religious principles
- nah
- unto us
- tattvam
- the truth
- yat
- that which
- ca
- also
- adharmasya
- of impious activities
- laksanam
- symptoms.
The blessed messengers of Lord Visnu, the Visnudutas, said: If you are actually servants of Yamaraja, you must explain to us the meaning of religious principles and the symptoms of irreligion.