# Yamaraja’s Explanation Sukadeva Goswami then narrated the illuminating dialogue between Yamaraja and his messengers. Baffled by the entire incident, the Yamadutas sought clarification from their leader and questioned whether Yamaraja had any higher authority above him who was overseeing universal judgement. Yamaraja explained that beyond himself, and indeed all demigods, is the one Supreme Lord. Real *dharma*, which is established by that Supreme Lord and embodied by the great devotees (*mahajanas*), is to render pure devotional service, which begins with chanting. Chanting the holy names surpasses all ritualistic ceremonies and can elevate even the most sinful personalities. Thus, Yamaraja directed his messengers to only summon those who, absorbed in materialistic life, never utter the holy names of the Lord. The Yamadutas thus discovered what Ajamila’s saving grace was. Yamaraja begged pardon from the Lord for having mistakenly approached Ajamila, and the Yamadutas thus learnt a valuable lesson. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://bhagavata.keshavaswami.com/canto-06/e.p.i.c/e-escaping-hell-1-3/yamarajas-explanation.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.