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So Vidura was Yamarāja. Not only he was Yamarāja, ordinary, but he is one of the great authorities. There are twelve authorities mentioned in the śāstra. One of them is Yamarāja. Balir vaiyāsakir vayam. This is stated in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Yamarāja is one of the GBC of Kṛṣṇa. Yes. As we have got twelve GBCs, similarly Kṛṣṇa has got twelve GBCs.
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[[Vanisource:740604 - Lecture SB 01.13.15 - Geneva|740604 - Lecture SB 01.13.15 - Geneva]]
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So Vidura was Yamarāja. Not only he was Yamarāja, ordinary, but he is one of the great authorities. There are twelve authorities mentioned in the śāstra. One of them is Yamarāja. Balir vaiyāsakir vayam. This is stated in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Yamarāja is one of the GBC of Kṛṣṇa. Yes. As we have got twelve GBCs, similarly Kṛṣṇa has got twelve GBCs. Now:

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:svayambhūr nāradaḥ śambhuḥ
:kapilo kumāraḥ manuḥ
:prahlādo janako bhīṣmo
:balir vaiyāsakir vayam 
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That twelve men are authorized to preach Kṛṣṇa consciousness. So we have to follow. Mahājano yena gataḥ sa panthāḥ ([[Vanisource:CC Madhya 17.186|CC Madhya 17.186]]). There we have created these GBCs. So they should be very responsible men; otherwise, they will be punished. They will be punished to become a śūdra.
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