यमदूता ऊचु: वेदप्रणिहितो धर्मो ह्यधर्मस्तद्विपर्यय: । वेदो नारायण: साक्षात्स्वयम्भूरिति शुश्रुम ॥ ४० ॥
yamaduta ucuh veda-pranihito dharmo hy adharmas tad-viparyayah vedo narayanah saksat svayambhur iti susruma
- yamadutah ucuh
- the order carriers of Yamaraja said
- veda
- by the four Vedas (Sama, Yajur, Rg and Atharva)
- pranihitah
- prescribed
- dharmah
- religious principles
- hi
- indeed
- adharmah
- irreligious principles
- tat-viparyayah
- the opposite of that (that which is not supported by Vedic injunctions)
- vedah
- the Vedas, books of knowledge
- narayanah saksat
- directly the Supreme Personality of Godhead (being the words of Narayana)
- svayam-bhuh
- self-born, self-sufficient (appearing only from the breath of Narayana and not being learned from anyone else)
- iti
- thus
- susruma
- we have heard
The Yamadutas replied: That which is prescribed in the Vedas constitutes dharma, the religious principles, and the opposite of that is irreligion. The Vedas are directly the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Narayana, and are self-born. This we have heard from Yamaraja.