Shloka 23
Yamarāja Instructs the Yamadūtas: Supreme Authority, Mahājanas, and the Glory of the Holy Name
नामोच्चारणमाहात्म्यं हरे: पश्यत पुत्रका: । अजामिलोऽपि येनैव मृत्युपाशादमुच्यत ॥ २३ ॥
nāmoccāraṇa-māhātmyaṁ hareḥ paśyata putrakāḥ ajāmilo ’pi yenaiva mṛtyu-pāśād amucyata
Wahai para pelayan yang bagaikan anak-anakku, lihatlah kemuliaan melafazkan Nama Hari. Dengan Nama itu juga Ajāmila yang berdosa terlepas daripada jerat kematian.
There is no need to conduct research into the significance of the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra. The history of Ajāmila is sufficient proof of the power of the Lord’s holy name and the exalted position of a person who chants the holy name incessantly. Therefore Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu advised:
FAQs
This verse states that the mere utterance of Hari’s name has such greatness that it freed even Ajāmila from the noose of death.
Yamarāja was correcting his messengers after they were stopped from taking Ajāmila, explaining that devotion—especially the holy name of Hari—overrules their jurisdiction.
Make sincere remembrance and chanting of the Lord’s names a daily practice, trusting in its purifying power and turning your mind toward devotion rather than fear and guilt.