Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.1.67
यदसौ शास्त्रमुल्लङ्घ्य स्वैरचार्यतिगर्हित: ।
अवर्तत चिरं कालमघायुरशुचिर्मलात् ॥ ६७ ॥
yad asau śāstram ullaṅghya
[yad asau shaastram ullanghya]
svaira-cāry ati-garhitaḥ
[svaira-chaary ati-garhitah]
avartata ciraṁ kālam
[avartata chiram kaalam]
aghāyur aśucir malāt
[aghaayur ashuchir malaat]
Word-for-word
yat
—
because
asau
—
this brāhmaṇa
śāstram ullaṅghya
—
transgressing the laws of śāstra
svaira-cārī
—
acting irresponsibly
ati-garhitaḥ
—
very much condemned
avartata
—
passed
ciram kālam
—
a long time
agha-āyuḥ
—
whose life was full of sinful activities
aśuciḥ
—
unclean
malāt
—
because of impurity.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yad asau śāstram ullaṅghya
yat
because
asau
this brāhmaṇa
śāstram ullaṅghya
transgressing the laws of śāstra
svaira-cāry ati-garhitaḥ
svaira-cārī
acting irresponsibly
ati-garhitaḥ
very much condemned
avartata ciraṁ kālam
avartata
passed
ciram kālam
a long time
aghāyur aśucir malāt
agha-āyuḥ
whose life was full of sinful activities
aśuciḥ
unclean
malāt
because of impurity.
This brāhmaṇa irresponsibly spent his long lifetime transgressing all the rules and regulations of the holy scripture, living extravagantly and eating food prepared by a prostitute. Therefore he is full of sins. He is unclean and is addicted to forbidden activities.
Purport
Food prepared by an unclean, sinful man or woman, especially a prostitute, is extremely infectious. Ajāmila ate such food, and therefore he was subject to be punished by Yamarāja.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Transgressing the scriptures, acting irresponsibly, condemned for his behavior, leading a sinful life, and impure because of eating her remnants of food, he passed a long time.
His whole life was sin or he lived for sinning (aghāyuḥ). He was contaminated by eating her remnants (malāt).
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Personal Guidance
Ajāmila wasted his long life transgressing scripture, living extravagantly, and eating food prepared by a prostitute — making him unclean and addicted to forbidden activities. What enters the mouth shapes consciousness more than we admit.
Reflection Questions
- Whose hands prepare the food I eat, and what consciousness does that food carry into me?
- What single change in my eating could most align my body with my spiritual aspirations?
My note
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