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| Canto 6: Prescribed Duties for Mankind | Chapter 1: The History of the Life of Ajāmila |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.1.30
pārshadāh sahasāpatan
SYNONYMS
niśamya — hearing; mriyamānasya — of the dying man; mukhatah — from the mouth; hari-kīrtanam — chanting of the holy name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; bhartuh nāma — the holy name of their master; mahā-rāja — O King; pārshadāh — the order carriers of Vishnu; sahasā — immediately; āpatan — arrived.
TRANSLATION
My dear King, the order carriers of Vishnu, the Vishnudūtas, immediately arrived when they heard the holy name of their master from the mouth of the dying Ajāmila, who had certainly chanted without offense because he had chanted in complete anxiety.
PURPORT
Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Thākura remarks, hari-kīrtanam niśamyāpatan, katham-bhūtasya bhartur nāma bruvatah: the order carriers of Lord Vishnu came because Ajāmila had chanted the holy name of Nārāyana. They did not consider why he was chanting. While chanting the name of Nārāyana, Ajāmila was actually thinking of his son, but simply because they heard Ajāmila chanting the Lord's name, the order carriers of Lord Vishnu, the Vishnudūtas, immediately came for Ajāmila's protection. Hari-kīrtana is actually meant to glorify the holy name, form, pastimes and qualities of the Lord. Ajāmila, however, did not glorify the form, qualities or paraphernalia of the Lord; he simply chanted the holy name. Nevertheless, that chanting was sufficient to cleanse him of all sinful activities. As soon as the Vishnudūtas heard their master's name being chanted, they immediately came. In this regard Śrīla Vijayadhvaja Tīrtha remarks: anena putra-sneham antarena prācīnādrishta-balād udbhūtayā bhaktyā bhagavan-nāma-sańkīrtanam kritam iti jñāyate. "Ajāmila chanted the name of Nārāyana because of his excessive attachment to his son. Nevertheless, because of his past good fortune in having rendered devotional service to Nārāyana, he apparently chanted the holy name in full devotional service and without offenses."
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