Shloka 24
Ajāmila Delivered: Viṣṇudūtas Establish the Supremacy of the Holy Name
अजामिलोऽप्यथाकर्ण्य दूतानां यमकृष्णयो: । धर्मं भागवतं शुद्धं त्रैवेद्यं च गुणाश्रयम् ॥ २४ ॥ भक्तिमान् भगवत्याशु माहात्म्यश्रवणाद्धरे: । अनुतापो महानासीत्स्मरतोऽशुभमात्मन: ॥ २५ ॥
ajāmilo ’py athākarṇya dūtānāṁ yama-kṛṣṇayoḥ dharmaṁ bhāgavataṁ śuddhaṁ trai-vedyaṁ ca guṇāśrayam
Setelah mendengar percakapan antara Yamadūta dan Viṣṇudūta, Ajāmila memahami dharma yang bergantung pada tiga guṇa sebagaimana disebut dalam tiga Veda, dan juga dharma Bhāgavata yang murni, melampaui guṇa, tentang hubungan jiwa dengan Tuhan Yang Mahatinggi. Mendengar kemuliaan nama, kemasyhuran, sifat, dan līlā Śrī Hari, ia segera menjadi bhakta yang suci, lalu teringat dosa-dosanya dan menyesalinya dengan amat dalam.
In Bhagavad-gītā (2.45) Lord Kṛṣṇa told Arjuna:
FAQs
This verse states that bhāgavata-dharma is śuddha (spotless) and is the traivedya— the essence and shelter of the three Vedas—meaning the Vedas culminate in pure devotion to Bhagavān.
Hearing their debate revealed the supremacy of devotional service over mere punishment-and-reward karma, awakening Ajāmila to the pure path of bhakti (bhāgavata-dharma).
Seek the essence—devotion to Bhagavān—by hearing authentic scripture, keeping saintly association, and taking shelter of the holy name rather than relying only on external religiosity.