Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 48
Ajāmila Delivered: Viṣṇudūtas Establish the Supremacy of the Holy Name
य एतं परमं गुह्यमितिहासमघापहम् । शृणुयाच्छ्रद्धया युक्तो यश्च भक्त्यानुकीर्तयेत् ॥ ४७ ॥ न वै स नरकं याति नेक्षितो यमकिङ्करै: । यद्यप्यमङ्गलो मर्त्यो विष्णुलोके महीयते ॥ ४८ ॥
ya etaṁ paramaṁ guhyam itihāsam aghāpaham śṛṇuyāc chraddhayā yukto yaś ca bhaktyānukīrtayet
Because this very confidential historical narration has the potency to vanquish all sinful reactions, one who hears or describes it with faith and devotion is no longer doomed to hellish life, regardless of his having a material body and regardless of how sinful he may have been. Indeed, the Yamadūtas, who carry out the orders of Yamarāja, do not approach him even to see him. After giving up his body, he returns home, back to Godhead, where he is very respectfully received and worshiped.
FAQs
This verse states that faithfully hearing and devotionally recounting this confidential history destroys sin and prevents one from going to hell.
Because the Ajāmila episode reveals the hidden power of bhakti—especially śravaṇa and kīrtana connected to Viṣṇu’s name—showing how divine grace overrides even severe prior wrongdoing.
Regularly hear and share Bhāgavatam teachings with faith and devotion, and cultivate sincere remembrance of Viṣṇu through chanting—this purifies character and redirects life toward spiritual destiny.