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O Süta Gosvämé, there are those amongst men who desire freedom from death and

get eternal life. They escape the slaughtering process by calling the

controller of death, Yamaräja.

PURPORT

The living entity, as he develops from lower animal life to a higher human

being and gradually to higher intelligence, becomes anxious to get free from

the

clutches of death. Modern scientists try to avoid death by physiochemical

advancement of knowledge, but alas, the controller of death, Yamaräja, is so

cruel that he does not spare even the very life of the scientist himself. The

scientist, who puts forward the theory of stopping death by advancement of

scientific knowledge, becomes himself a victim of death when he is called by

Yamaräja. What to speak of stopping death, no one can enhance the short period

of life

even by a fraction of a moment. The only hope of suspending the cruel

slaughtering process of Yamaräja is to call him to hear and chant the holy name

of

the Lord. Yamaräja is a great devotee of the Lord, and he likes to be invited

to

kértanas and sacrifices by the pure devotees, who are constantly engaged in

the devotional service of the Lord. Thus the great sages, headed by Çaunaka and

 

others, invited Yamaräja to attend the sacrifice performed at Naimiñäraëya.

This was good for those who did not want to die.

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