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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.2.29

सोऽहं व्यक्तं पतिष्यामि नरके भृशदारुणे । धर्मघ्ना: कामिनो यत्र विन्दन्ति यमयातना: ॥ २९ ॥
so ’haṁ vyaktaṁ patiṣyāmi
[so ’ham vyaktam patishyaami]
narake bhṛśa-dāruṇe
[narake bhrisha-daarune]
dharma-ghnāḥ kāmino yatra
[dharma-ghnaah kaamino yatra]
vindanti yama-yātanāḥ
[vindanti yama-yaatanaah]
saḥ — such a person aham — I vyaktam — it is now clear patiṣyāmi — will fall down narake — in hell bhṛśa-dāruṇe — most miserable dharma-ghnāḥ — they who break the principles of religion kāminaḥ — who are too lusty yatra — where vindanti — undergo yama-yātanāḥ — the miserable conditions imposed by Yamarāja.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
so ’haṁ vyaktaṁ patiṣyāmi
narake bhṛśa-dāruṇe
saḥ
such a person
dharma-ghnāḥ kāmino yatra
aham
I
vyaktam
it is now clear
patiṣyāmi
will fall down
vindanti yama-yātanāḥ
narake
in hell
bhṛśa-dāruṇe
most miserable
dharma-ghnāḥ
they who break the principles of religion
kāminaḥ
who are too lusty
yatra
where
vindanti
undergo
yama-yātanāḥ
the miserable conditions imposed by Yamarāja.
It is now clear that as a consequence of such activities, a sinful person like me must be thrown into hellish conditions meant for those who have broken religious principles and must there suffer extreme miseries.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
I will certainly fall to most terrifying hell where those who destroy dharma and are full of lust undergo torture by Yamarāja.
Ajāmila accepts that someone who broke dharma as he did belongs in hellish suffering. Owning one's deserved consequences is the strange threshold through which mercy enters.
Reflection Questions
  • Am I avoiding the consequences I have actually earned by pretending they aren't mine?
  • Could naming what I deserve open a door to what I do not yet deserve?
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