yamasya - of Yamarāja; devasya - the demigod in charge of judgment; na - not; daṇḍa-bhaṅgaḥ - the breaking of the order; kutaścana - from anywhere; ṛṣe - O great sage; śruta-pūrvaḥ - heard before; āsīt - was; etat - this; mune - O great sage; vṛścati - can eradicate; loka-samśayam - the doubt of people; na - not; hi - indeed; tvat-anyaḥ - anyone other than you; iti - thus; me - by me; viniścitam - concluded.

O great sage, never before has it been heard anywhere that an order from Yamarāja has been baffled. Therefore I think that people will have doubts about this that no one but you can eradicate. Since that is my firm conviction, kindly explain the reasons for these events.