Shloka 25
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 says Ajāmila understood pure bhāgavata-dharma, which is not merely ritualistic religion within the three Vedas, but a transcendental path not dependent on material qualities.
Their debate establishes what true dharma is—whether a sinner must be taken for punishment or whether the Lord’s devotion and holy name can nullify sinful reactions and grant protection.
Prioritize devotional hearing, chanting, and remembrance of the Lord over mere external religiosity, aiming for inner transformation rather than only ritual performance.