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
श्रीशुकदेव गोस्वामी म्हणाले—हे राजन्! अशा रीतीने भागवत-धर्माचा सिद्धांत पूर्णपणे ठरवून, विष्णुदूतांनी यमदूतांच्या पाशांतून त्या ब्राह्मण अजामिलाला सोडविले आणि निकट आलेल्या मृत्यूपासून त्याचे रक्षण केले।
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.