||Srimad Bhagavath
Mahapuran||
||Om Namo Bhagavathe
Vasudevaya||
Chapter – 59 – Ajamila
Upakhyanam – 3 - Yamapurusha Samvadham/conversation between Yama Purusha and
Vishnu Parshadha
Vishnu Parshadha said “ Oh! The emissaries of Lord Yama, it is really sad that you have appeared before an individual who is not deserved to
be punished. Ajamila called out for
his Universal Father/Paramapitha at the time of leaving mortal coil, if you
push him into hell, how people will not have faith on the supreme Lord who is the
Universal father? and to whom they
will surrender? If you have taken
Ajamila to hell, all those verdicts of supreme Lord who is the protector of the
people who practices Bakthi Yoga/ practice of sincere devotion and faith upon the supreme Lord would become fruitless. People
who have surrendered to the supreme Lord, and devoted their mind for the elevation
of the soul should not be punished; this is
what we have understood. Although,
Ajamila had committed various sins, in the end, he called out for supreme Lord
Narayana, therefore he got relieved from all the sins. While leaving the mortal coil, he had gone
through extreme sufferings and fear, and call out for Lord Narayana, so he is
not deserved to heave to hell. Even
though he is a burglar, addicted to intoxicating drink, cruel and selfish to
his parents, wife, and children, rude to saintly men and humiliated his
preceptor, had an illicit relationship, ultimately devoted his mind in Lord
Hari. Therefore, his mind got purified
which is not possible even with the fasting or austerities. The mind has the capacity to ascend or
descend from the soul, the mind does not require any of the essential elements
as the body absorbs for its survival on the Earth, therefore every human should
attain the grace of preceptor and elevate their soul with the relentless recitation
of sacred names of Lord, that works as the atonement for various sins. Ajamila called out for Lord Narayana while
leaving the mortal coil. The sacred
names of Lord uttered in any of the circumstances like mockery, humiliation,
insult, aversion, frustration or irritation, or fall or raise, trouble or
happiness, sorrow or pain, would definitely provide its fruit. Therefore, whoever utters the sacred name of
Lord Hari would attain an abundance of piousness; illustrious Rishis affirmed that
the recitation of sacred names of Lord would keep away the mind from extreme
fears, anxieties, and grief. It purifies
the body, intellect, and mind. The sins
committed at the command of mind should be washed off with the mind by the relentless practice of utterance of sacred names even though it is recited
without the knowledge of its meaning, it would burn all the impurities and sins,
the fire burn the woods.” The emissaries
of Lord Yama removed the noose from Ajamila after listening to the Vishnu
Parshadha and left the place. Ajamila
reverentially greeted the Vishnu Parshadha with folded hands, and they disappeared. Ajamila was fortunate to listen to the
glories of reciting the sacred names of Lord, he deeply regretted about his foolishness,
he wept bitterly about his selfishness and wickedness towards his family and
old parents, and wandering lustfully after a prostitute, consuming meat and
intoxicating drinks, keeping himself away from all religious and spiritual
rites and discipline. Ajamila realized
it was his dream, immediately he decided to leave the forest, thought “I have
got a birth in illustrious clan of Vedic Bhramin, I did not use my life to
elevate the soul, I have made a grave sin, anyway I have got an opportunity to
change my last days of life and relieve from all worldly bondage.”
