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
شری شُکدیَو گوسوامی نے کہا—اے بادشاہ! یوں بھکتی-دھرم کے اصولوں کا کامل فیصلہ کر کے، وِشنودوتوں نے یمدوتوں کے پھندوں سے اُس برہمن اجامل کو چھڑا لیا اور قریب آتی موت سے اسے بچا لیا۔
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.