Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, 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
听完阎魔使者与毗湿奴使者的辩论后，阿阇弥罗明白了三吠陀所说、依三种物质属性而行的法则，也明白了超越诸属性的清净薄伽梵法——众生与至上主的关系之道。又闻圣哈利之名、声誉、德性与戏行的赞颂，他迅速成为纯净奉献者；回忆往昔罪业，心中生起深切懊悔。
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.