Text 66]
The Glories of Haridāsa Thākura
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SYNONYMS
mriyamāṇaḥ —dying;  hareḥ nāma —the holy name of the Supreme Lord;  gṛṇan —chanting;  putra-upacāritam —though spoken for his son;  ajāmilaḥ —Ajāmila;  api —also;  agāt —attained;  dhāma —the spiritual world;  kim uta —what to speak of;  śraddhayā —with faith and reverence;  gṛṇan —chanting.
TRANSLATION
“‘While dying, Ajāmila chanted the holy name of the Lord, intending to call his son Nārāyaṇa. Nevertheless, he attained the spiritual world. What then to speak of those who chant the holy name with faith and reverence?’
PURPORT
This is a verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (6.2.49).
TEXT 65
नामात्तासे ‘मूक्ति’ इयं सर्वनाम्ने देशे । 
    श्रीतागवते ताते अजामिल – साक्षी ॥”৬৫॥
nāmābhāse ‘mukti’ haya sarva-śāstre dekhi 
    śrī-bhāgavate tāte ajāmila—sākṣī’’
SYNONYMS
nāma-ābhāse —simply by a glimpse of the rays of the holy name;  mukti —liberation;  haya —there is;  sarva-śāstre —in all the revealed scriptures;  dekhi —I find;  śrī-bhāgavate —in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam;  tāte —to that;  ajāmila —Ajāmila;  sākṣī —witness.
TRANSLATION
“Because of even the faintest rays of the effulgence of the Lord’s holy name, one can attain liberation. We can see this in all the revealed scriptures. The evidence appears in the story of Ajāmila in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.”
TEXT 66
শুনিয়া প্রভুর মুখ বাড়িয়ে অন্তরে । 
    পুনরাগি ভঙ্গী করি’ পুছয়ে তাঁহারে ॥ ৬৬ ॥
śuniyā prabhura sukha bāḍaye antare 
    punarapi bhaṅgī kari’ puchaye tāṅhāre