Text 31] The History of the Life of Ajamila 45

Supreme Personality of Godhead; bhartuh nama—the holy name of
their master; mahd-raja—O King; pdarsadah—the order carriers of
Visnu; sahasd—immediately; adpatan—arrived.

TRANSLATION

My dear King, the order carriers of Visnu, the Visnuditas, im-
mediately arrived when they heard the holy name of their master
from the mouth of the dying Ajamila, who had certainly chanted
without offense because he had chanted in complete anxiety.

PURPORT

Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura remarks, hari-kirtanam
nisamyapatan, katham-bhitasya bhartur néma bruvatah: the order car-
riers of Lord Visnu came because Ajamila had chanted the holy name of
Narayana. They did not consider why he was chanting. While chanting
the name of Narayana, Ajamila was actually thinking of his son, but
simply because they heard Ajamila chanting the Lord’s name, the order
carriers of Lord Visnu, the Visnuditas, immediately came for Ajamila’s
protection. Hari-kirtana is actually meant to glorify the holy name, form,
pastimes and qualities of the Lord. Ajamila, however, did not glorify the
form, qualities or paraphernalia of the Lord; he simply chanted the holy
name. Nevertheless, that chanting was sufficient to cleanse him of all sin-
ful activities. As soon as the Visnuditas heard their master’s name being
chanted, they immediately came. In this regard Srila Vijayadhvaja Tirtha
remarks: anena putra-sneham antarena pracinddrsta-balad udbhitaya
bhaktyaé bhagavan-nama-sankirtanam krtam iti jidyate. “Ajamila
chanted the name of Narayana because of his excessive attachment to his
son. Nevertheless, because of his past good fortune in having rendered
devotional service to Narayana, he apparently chanted the holy name in
full devotional service and without offenses.”

TEXT 31

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THA Faget TATA 113.2

vikarsato ’ntar hrdayad
dasi-patim ajamilam
