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The History of the Life of Ajāmila
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yat —because;  asau —this  brāhmaṇa ;  śāstram ullaṅghya —transgressing the laws of  śāstra ;  svaira-cārī —acting irresponsibly;  atigarhitaḥ —very much condemned;  avartata —passed;  ciram kālam —a long time;  agha-āyuḥ —whose life was full of sinful activities;  aśuciḥ —unclean;  malāt —because of impurity.
TRANSLATION
This  brāhmaṇa  irresponsibly spent his long lifetime transgressing all the rules and regulations of the holy scripture, living extravagantly and eating food prepared by a prostitute. Therefore he is full of sins. He is unclean and is addicted to forbidden activities.
PURPORT
Food prepared by an unclean, sinful man or woman, especially a prostitute, is extremely infectious. Ajāmila ate such food, and therefore he was subject to be punished by Yamarāja.
TEXT 68
तत एनं दण्डपाणेः सकाशं कृतकिल्बिषम् । नेष्यामोऽकृतनिर्वेशं यत्र दण्डेन शुद्ध्यति ॥६८॥
tata enam daṇḍa-pāṇeḥ sakāśam kṛta-kilbiṣam neṣyāmo 'kṛta-nirveśam yatra daṇḍena śuddhyati
tataḥ —therefore;  enam —him;  daṇḍa-pāṇeḥ —of Yamarāja, who is authorized to punish;  sakāśam —in the presence;  kṛta-kilbiṣam —who has regularly committed all sinful activities;  neṣyāmaḥ —we shall take;  akṛta-nirveśam —who has not undergone atonement;  yatra —where;  daṇḍena —by punishment;  śuddhyati —he will be purified.
TRANSLATION
This man Ajāmila did not undergo atonement. Therefore because of his sinful life, we must take him into the presence of