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Chapter 2: Ajāmila Delivered by the Viṣṇudūtas

Verse 45 of 44
SB 6.2.45

एवं स विप्लावितसर्वधर्मा दास्याः पतिः पतितो गर्ह्यकर्मणा निपात्यमानो निरये हतव्रतः सद्यो विमुक्तो भगवन्नाम गृह्णन्

evaṁ sa viplāvita-sarva-dharmā dāsyāḥ patiḥ patito garhya-karmaṇā nipātyamāno niraye hata-vrataḥ sadyo vimukto bhagavan-nāma gṛhṇan

Synonyms

evamin this way; saḥhe (Ajāmila); viplāvita-sarva-dharmāḥwho gave up all religious principles; dāsyāḥ patiḥthe husband of a prostitute; patitaḥfallen; garhya-karmaṇāby being engaged in abominable activities; nipātyamānaḥfalling; nirayein hellish life; hata-vrataḥwho broke all his vows; sadyaḥimmediately; vimuktaḥliberated; bhagavat-nāmathe holy name of the Lord; gṛhṇanchanting..

Translation

Ajāmila was a brāhmaṇa who because of bad association had given up all brahminical culture and religious principles. Becoming most fallen, he stole, drank and performed other abominable acts. He even kept a prostitute. Thus he was destined to be carried away to hell by the order carriers of Yamarāja, but he was immediately rescued simply by a glimpse of the chanting of the holy name Nārāyaṇa.

Verse 45 of 44
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