मनसैव पुरे देव: पूर्वरूपं विपश्यति । अनुमीमांसतेऽपूर्वं मनसा भगवानज: ॥ ४८ ॥
manasaiva pure devah purva-rupam vipasyati anumimamsate ’purvam manasa bhagavan ajah
- manasa
- by the mind
- eva
- indeed
- pure
- in his abode, or within everyone’s heart like the Supersoul
- devah
- the demigod Yamaraja (divyatiti devah, one who is always brilliant and illuminated is called deva)
- purva-rupam
- the past religious or irreligious condition
- vipasyati
- completely observes
- anumimamsate
- he considers
- apurvam
- the future condition
- manasa
- with his mind
- bhagavan
- who is omnipotent
- ajah
- as good as Lord Brahma
The omnipotent Yamaraja is as good as Lord Brahma, for while situated in his own abode or in everyone’s heart like the Paramatma, he mentally observes the past activities of a living entity and thus understands how the living entity will act in future lives.