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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.2.20

श्रीशुक उवाच त एवं सुविनिर्णीय धर्मं भागवतं नृप । तं याम्यपाशान्निर्मुच्य विप्रं मृत्योरमूमुचन् ॥ २० ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
ta evaṁ suvinirṇīya
[ta evam suvinirneeya]
dharmaṁ bhāgavataṁ nṛpa
[dharmam bhaagavatam nripa]
taṁ yāmya-pāśān nirmucya
[tam yaamya-paashaan nirmuchya]
vipraṁ mṛtyor amūmucan
[vipram mrityor amoomuchan]
Word-for-word
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said te — they (the order carriers of Lord Viṣṇu) evam — thus su-vinirṇīya — perfectly ascertaining dharmam — real religion bhāgavatam — in terms of devotional service nṛpa — O King tam — him (Ajāmila) yāmya-pāśāt — from the bondage of the order carriers of Yamarāja nirmucya — releasing vipram — the brāhmaṇa mṛtyoḥ — from death amūmucan — rescued.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
te
they (the order carriers of Lord Viṣṇu)
ta evaṁ suvinirṇīya
evam
thus
su-vinirṇīya
perfectly ascertaining
dharmaṁ bhāgavataṁ nṛpa
dharmam
real religion
bhāgavatam
in terms of devotional service
nṛpa
O King
taṁ yāmya-pāśān nirmucya
tam
him (Ajāmila)
yāmya-pāśāt
from the bondage of the order carriers of Yamarāja
nirmucya
releasing
vipraṁ mṛtyor amūmucan
vipram
the brāhmaṇa
mṛtyoḥ
from death
amūmucan
rescued.
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: My dear King, having thus perfectly judged the principles of devotional service with reasoning and arguments, the order carriers of Lord Viṣṇu released the brāhmaṇa Ajāmila from the bondage of the Yamadūtas and saved him from imminent death.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King! Having thus perfectly defined the principles of devotional service with reasoning and arguments, the order carriers of Lord Viṣṇu released the brāhmaṇa Ajāmila from the bondage of the Yamadūtas and saved him from death.
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Personal Guidance
Having defeated the Yamadūtas through scripture and reason, the Viṣṇudūtas freed Ajāmila from his nooses and saved him from imminent death. Devotional logic, rightly used, liberates real lives.
Reflection Questions
  • Have I ever used a śāstric argument not to win but to actually free someone?
  • How can my study of devotional principle become protective for others?
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