Surrender to Krishna dissolves all sin and liberates the soul from Yamaraja's judgment and the cycle of rebirth.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. [devotees repeat] [leads chanting, etc.] manasaiva pure devaḥ pūrva-rūpaṁ vipaśyati anumīmāṁsate 'pūrvaṁ manasā bhagavān ajaḥ [SB 6.1.48] [02:06] Translation: "The omnipotent Yamarāja is as good as Lord Brahmā, for while situated in his own abode or in everyone's heart like the Paramātmā, he mentally observes the past activities of a living entity and thus understands how the living entity will act in future lives." Prabhupāda: manasaiva pure devaḥ pūrva-rūpaṁ vipaśyati anumīmāṁsate 'pūrvaṁ manasā bhagavān ajaḥ [SB 6.1.48] This is called tri-kāla-jña: past, present and future. So Yamarāja or Lord Brahmā or great personalities, they, even great sages, saintly persons, they know the three features of time. Just like yesterday I told you that there is a astrological system: immediately they will speak what I was in my previous life, what I am now and what will be my future life.
So Yamarāja is not ordinary person. He is given in charge; he is also one of the authorities out of twelve authorities. Balir vaiyāsakir vayam [SB 6.3.20]. He is one of the authorities about religious performances. So he knows everything even from within his mind, manasaiva pūrva-rūpaṁ vipaśyati, what this person was in the past, because everything is going on exactly on the rulings of the prakṛti, material nature.
It cannot be changed. Tasyaiva hetoḥ prayateta kovido na labhyate yad bhramatām upary adhaḥ [SB 1.5.18]. This is called destiny. So destiny cannot be changed. So with the insight of destiny Yamarāja can understand what was this man previously, what is his position now, and what he's going to become in future.
Anumīmāṁsate 'pūrvam. Apūrvam means which is not yet in vision. Apūrvam, "future." Manasā bhagavān ajaḥ. That is also...
So therefore he can give judgment within a second. After death, those who are sinful, they are taken to the Yamarāja's. Just like in the criminal court, those who are criminals, they are taken there. Thieves, rogues, cheater—not ordinary persons, honest persons; they are not taken there.
Similarly, only a few number of the whole human society. Now in the Kali-yuga it is increasing. In the Satya-yuga, Satya-yuga, there was no criminal. Everyone was paramahaṁsa.
Then, in the next yuga, Tretā-yuga, seventy-five percent paramahaṁsa, first class; twenty-five percent this third class, fourth class. And then in the Dvāpara, half and half. Now in the Kali-yuga, seventy-five percent all rogues and thieves. Maybe twenty-five percent.