Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 20
Ajāmila Delivered: Viṣṇudūtas Establish the Supremacy of the Holy Name
श्रीशुक उवाच त एवं सुविनिर्णीय धर्मं भागवतं नृप । तं याम्यपाशान्निर्मुच्य विप्रं मृत्योरमूमुचन् ॥ २० ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca ta evaṁ suvinirṇīya dharmaṁ bhāgavataṁ nṛpa taṁ yāmya-pāśān nirmucya vipraṁ mṛtyor amūmucan
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.
FAQs
This verse states that when bhāgavata-dharma is conclusively understood and upheld, the Lord’s messengers can free a soul from Yama’s bondage—showing bhakti’s supremacy over ordinary karmic judgment.
In the Ajāmila narrative, the Viṣṇudūtas establish the higher law of devotion; therefore Ajāmila, though sinful, is released from the Yamadūtas’ nooses and spared death’s claim.
Take shelter of bhāgavata-dharma—sincere devotion and remembrance of the Lord—so that one’s life moves from fear and guilt toward purification, reform, and spiritual freedom.