ūcur niṣedhitās tāṁs te
vaivasvata-puraḥsarāḥ
ke yūyaṁ pratiṣeddhāro
dharma-rājasya śāsanam
ūcuḥ - replied; niṣedhitāḥ - being forbidden; tān - to the order carriers of Lord Viṣṇu; te - they; vaivasvata - of Yamarāja; puraḥ-sarāḥ - the assistants or messengers; ke - who; yūyam - all of you; pratiṣed-dhāraḥ - who are opposing; dharma-rājasya - of the king of religious principles, Yamarāja; śāsanam - the ruling jurisdiction.
According to the sinful activities of Ajāmila, he was within the jurisdiction of Yamarāja, the supreme judge appointed to consider the sins of the living entities. When forbidden to touch Ajāmila, the order carriers of Yamarāja were surprised because they had never been hindered in the execution of their duty by anyone within the three worlds.