Text 29] The History of the Life of Ajamila 43

tam akarod ity arthah. “Although at the time of death he was chanting
the name of his son, he nevertheless concentrated his mind upon the holy
name of Narayana.” Srila Vijayadhvaja Tirtha gives a similar opinion:

mrtyu-kale deha-viyoga-laksana-kale mrtyoh sarva-dosa-pdpa-
harasya harer anugrahat kale datta-jnidna-laksane upasthite hrdi pra-
kasite tanaye pirna-jidne bale parica-varsa-kalpe pradesa-matre
narayanaéhvaye mirti-visese matim smarana-samartham cittarh cakdra

bhaktydsmarad ity arthah.

Directly or indirectly, Ajamila factually remembered Narayana at the
time of death (ante naérayana-smrtih).

TEXTS 28-29

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sa pdsa-hastams trin drstva
purusdn ati-darunan

vakra-tundén tirdhva-romna
atmanam netum agatan

dire kridanakasaktam
putram naérayanahvayam

plavitena svarenoccair
Gjuhavakulendriyah

sah—that person (Ajamila); pdéSa-hastan—having ropes in their
hands; trin—three; drstva—seeing; purusén—persons; ati-darunan—
very fearful in their features; vakra-tundén—with twisted faces;
urdhva-romnah—with hair standing on the body; dtmanam—the self;
netum—to take away; dgatadn—arrived; diire—a short distance away;
