Text 27] The History of the Life of Ajamila 41

drink; miudhah—the foolish man; na—not; veda—understood;
Ggatam—had arrived; antakam—death.

TRANSLATION

When Ajamila chewed food and ate it, he called the child to chew
and eat, and when he drank he called the child to drink also. Al-
ways engaged in taking care of the child and calling his name,
Narayana, Ajamila could not understand that his own time was now
exhausted and that death was upon him.

PURPORT

The Supreme Personality of Godhead is kind to the conditioned soul.
Although this man completely forgot Narayana, he was calling his child,
saying, ‘“Narayana, please come eat this food. Narayana, please come
drink this milk.’’ Somehow or other, therefore, he was attached to the
name Narayana. This is called ajfdta-sukrti. Although calling for his son,
he was unknowingly chanting the name of Narayana, and the holy name
of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is so transcendentally powerful
that his chanting was being counted and recorded.

TEXT 27
A Ost TWAS BAAS sae |
aft Wa aad WS AAMT loll

sa evar vartamano ‘jio
mrtyu-kdla upasthite

matim cakara tanaye
bale ndrayanahvaye

sah—that Ajamila; evam—thus; vartamdnah—living; ajfiah—
foolish; mrtyu-kale—when the time of death; upasthite—arrived;
matim cakaéra—concentrated his mind; tanaye—on his son; bale—the
child; néraéyana-Ghvaye—whose name was Narayana.
