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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.2.45

एवं स विप्लावितसर्वधर्मा दास्या: पति: पतितो गर्ह्यकर्मणा । निपात्यमानो निरये हतव्रत: सद्यो विमुक्तो भगवन्नाम गृह्णन् ॥ ४५ ॥
evaṁ sa viplāvita-sarva-dharmā
[evam sa viplaavita-sarva-dharmaa]
dāsyāḥ patiḥ patito garhya-karmaṇā
[daasyaah patih patito garhya-karmanaa]
nipātyamāno niraye hata-vrataḥ
[nipaatyamaano niraye hata-vratah]
sadyo vimukto bhagavan-nāma gṛhṇan
[sadyo vimukto bhagavan-naama grihnan]
Word-for-word
evam — in this way saḥ — he (Ajāmila) viplāvita-sarva-dharmāḥ — who gave up all religious principles dāsyāḥ patiḥ — the husband of a prostitute patitaḥ — fallen garhya-karmaṇā — by being engaged in abominable activities nipātyamānaḥ — falling niraye — in hellish life hata-vrataḥ — who broke all his vows sadyaḥ — immediately vimuktaḥ — liberated bhagavat-nāma — the holy name of the Lord gṛhṇan — chanting.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
evaṁ sa viplāvita-sarva-dharmā
evam
in this way
saḥ
he (Ajāmila)
viplāvita-sarva-dharmāḥ
who gave up all religious principles
dāsyāḥ patiḥ patito garhya-karmaṇā
dāsyāḥ patiḥ
the husband of a prostitute
patitaḥ
fallen
garhya-karmaṇā
by being engaged in abominable activities
nipātyamāno niraye hata-vrataḥ
nipātyamānaḥ
falling
niraye
in hellish life
hata-vrataḥ
who broke all his vows
sadyo vimukto bhagavan-nāma gṛhṇan
sadyaḥ
immediately
vimuktaḥ
liberated
bhagavat-nāma
the holy name of the Lord
gṛhṇan
chanting.
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.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Having given up all dharma, becoming the husband of a prostitute, degrading himself by the most condemned actions, having broken all vows, and in the process of being thrown to hell, he was immediately liberated on chanting the name of the Lord.
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Personal Guidance
Śukadeva summarizes: a brāhmaṇa who fell into theft, drink, and prostitution was rescued solely by chanting at death. The summary itself is a refusal to let anyone conclude they are too far gone.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose story do I dismiss as beyond redemption?
  • Have I quietly written myself off in some hidden corner?
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