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bahūnām emi prathamaḥ bahūnām emi madhyamaḥ. kiṁ svid yamasya kartavyaṁ yan mayā adya kariṣyati ॥4॥
I am the first among many; I am the middle among many. What indeed is the duty of Yama that I shall perform today?
anupaśya yathā pūrve pratipaśya tathā pare. sasyam iva martyaḥ pacyate sasyam iva jāyate punaḥ ॥5॥
Observe how the former ones passed and likewise see the latter. Like grain, the mortal ripens and is cooked; like grain, he is born again.
vaiśvānaraḥ praviśati atithiḥ brāhmaṇo gṛhān. tasya etāṁ śāntiṁ kurvanti hara vaivasvatodakam ॥6॥
The Brāhmaṇa, the fiery one, enters as a guest — into homes. To him they offer this peace — bring water for Vaivasvata, the son of the radiant one.
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Honored by Yama's wife, he accepted not the offerings.
sa jagāma yamaṁ bālo brahmacārī yamasya tu. patnyā sampūjyamānaḥ api jagrāha arghya-ādikaṁ na tu. āgate tu yame prāha yamaṁ sa udakam āhara
The boy, a brahmacārī, i.e. celibate, went to Yama. Though honoured by Yama's wife, he accepted not the offerings such as water (arghya). When Yama arrived, she addressed him, saying, “Bring water.”
