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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 6, Ch. 1]
by chanting the four syllables of the name Nārāyaṇa, he was saved from the gravest danger of falling down.  Svalpam apy asya dharmasya trāyate mahato bhayāt : even a little devotional service can save one from the greatest danger. Devotional service, which begins with chanting of the holy name of the Lord, is so powerful that even if one falls down from the exalted position of a  brāhmaṇa  through sexual indulgence, he can be saved from all calamities if he somehow or other chants the holy name of the Lord. This is the extraordinary power of the Lord's holy name. Therefore in  Bhagavad-gītā  it is advised that one not forget the chanting of the holy name even for a moment ( satataṁ kīrtayanto māṁ yatantaś ca dṛḍha-vratāḥ ). There are so many dangers in this material world that one may fall down from an exalted position at any time. Yet if one keeps himself always pure and steady by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mahā-mantra , he will be safe without a doubt.
TEXT 64
तामेव तोषयामास पित्र्येणार्थेन यावता ।
ग्राम्यैर्मनोरमैः कामैः प्रसीदेत यथा तथा ॥६४॥
tām eva toṣayām āsa pitryeṇārthena yāvatā grāmyair manoramaiḥ kāmaiḥ prasīdeta yathā tathā
tām —her (the prostitute);  eva —indeed;  toṣayām āsa —he tried to please;  pitryeṇa —he got from his father's hard labor;  arthena —by the money;  yāvatā —as long as possible;  grāmyaiḥ —material;  manaḥ-ramaiḥ —pleasing to her mind;  kāmaiḥ —by presentations for sense enjoyment;  prasīdeta —she would be satisfied;  yathā —so that;  tathā —in that way.
TRANSLATION
Thus Ajāmila began spending whatever money he had inherited from his father to satisfy the prostitute with various material presentations so that she would remain pleased with him. He gave up all his brahminical activities to satisfy the prostitute.