Yamaraja, the lord of death and judge of the guilty, specifies to his servants, the Yamadutas, who they must bring to him.

All those who disobey God must be severely punished.

The holy beings, devotees of Krishna, are exceptional beings who have no taste for material pleasures.

The judges must punish all those who are reluctant to listen to God, who refuse to respect Him, who refuse to recognize His authority, who envy Him, who refuse to seek the company of the Lord's devotees, and who remain firmly attached to materialism and sensual pleasures, who do not hesitate for a moment to do evil and thus cause suffering to others, who remain attached to family life and worldly pleasures, and who are unaware that by behaving in this way they are heading straight for hell.

After warning the Yamadutas not to approach the holy beings, devotees of Krishna, Yamaraja now tells them who should be brought before him. He especially recommends that the Yamadutas bring to him the materialistic people who are attached to family life in order to enjoy the pleasures of the flesh. People become attached to family life simply for sexual pleasures. Their material pursuits cause them all kinds of problems, and their only happiness comes from the fact that, after toiling all day, they can, at night, indulge in the pleasures of the flesh and sleep. At night, the materialistic householders sleep or indulge in the pleasures of the flesh, and during the day, they are busy finding money, and if they obtain any, they spend it to support their families.

Yamaraja specifically recommends that his servants bring such people to him for punishment, not devotees who constantly enjoy the honey from the Lord's lotus feet, who are impartial toward all living beings—human, animal, and plant—and who strive to preach Krishna consciousness because they are in sympathy with all beings.

Devotees do not deserve to be punished by Yamaraja, but as for people who have no knowledge of Krishna consciousness, they cannot be protected by their material existence, based on the illusory pleasures of family life. Such people complacently believe that their nation, their circle of acquaintances, or their family can protect them, unaware that all such fallible soldiers will sooner or later be annihilated. Let us conclude by saying that one should seek the company of beings absorbed day and night in devotional service, like devotees of God.