Yamaraja instructed his servants: My dear servants, please bring before me only those sinners who do not use their tongues to praise the holy name and attributes of Krishna, who do not once allow the memory of His lotus feet to enter their hearts, and whose heads never bow before Lord Krishna. Send to me those who do not fulfill their duties to Krishna or Visnu, the only true duties of man. Yes, bring to me all these unintelligent scoundrels.

Truly, the purpose of human life is to satisfy Lord Krishna or Visnu. People must strictly adhere to the principles of social divisions and according to their occupation (whether they are a wise scholar, an administrator, a merchant, or a worker) and the spiritual order to which they belong (student, householder, meditator in a place of pilgrimage, or hermit).

People are unaware that their true interest lies in returning to God in their original abode, or in coming into contact with Lord Krishna or Visnu.

Every human being is expected to engage in activities that bring them closer to Krishna or Visnu. Therefore, Yamaraja asks the Yamadutas to bring to him those who have forgotten their duties to the Lord. In other words, those who do not chant the holy name of Visnu (Krishna), who do not prostrate themselves before the image of Krishna in temples, and who do not remember his lotus feet are liable to be punished by Yamaraja. In short, all those who do not care for Krishna or Visnu are liable to be punished by Yamaraja.

Then, Yamaraja, considering himself an offender like his servants, implored the Lord's forgiveness in these words: O Lord, my servants have surely committed a grave and serious offense by attempting to seize a Vaisnava like Ajamila. O Narayana, O Supreme Being, You the most ancient of all, please forgive us. Due to our ignorance, we failed to recognize Ajamila as a servant of Your Grace, and we have certainly committed a serious offense. With folded hands, we implore Your forgiveness. Lord, since You are supremely merciful and ever full of good qualities, please forgive us. We offer You our most respectful obeisances.

Yamaraja took upon himself the responsibility for the offense committed by his servants. Although he was above all offense, his servants had gone to arrest Ajamila, so to speak with his permission, which constituted a grave offense. However, the Nyaya-sastra (sacred Sanskrit texts) confirms that if a servant commits a mistake, his master is liable to punishment, for he is responsible for the offense committed. Considering this seriously, Yamaraja, accompanied by his servants, prayed with folded hands that Narayana, the Supreme Lord, might forgive them.