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
Quien escucha con fe y canta con devoción esta narración histórica, supremamente confidencial y destructora del pecado, no va al infierno. Los mensajeros de Yamarāja ni siquiera se le acercan para mirarlo. Aunque sea un mortal con cuerpo material y haya sido pecador, al dejar el cuerpo es honrado, recibido y venerado en el mundo de Viṣṇu.
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.