Text 65] The History of the Life of Ajamila 85
PURPORT
There are many instances throughout the world in which even a
purified person, being attracted by a prostitute, spends all the money he
has inherited. Prostitute hunting is so abominable that the desire for sex
with a prostitute can ruin one’s character, destroy one’s exalted position
and plunder all one’s money. Therefore illicit sex is strictly prohibited.
One should be satisfied with his married wife, for even a slight deviation
will create havoc. A Krsna conscious grhastha should always remember
this. He should always be satisfied with one wife and be peaceful simply
by chanting the Hare Krsna mantra. Otherwise at any moment he may
fall down from his good position, as exemplified in the case of Ajamila.
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RreaaiParera: afoamg et: sell
vipram sva-bharyam apraudham
kule mahati lambhitam
visasarjacirat papah
svairinyapanga-viddha-dhih
vipram—the daughter of a brahmana; sva-bharyam—his wife;
apraudhdm—not very old (youthful); kule—from a family; mahati—
very respectable; lambhitam—married; visasarja—he gave up; acirat—
very soon; papah—being sinful; svairinya—of the prostitute; apanga-
viddha-dhih—his intelligence pierced by the lustful glance.
TRANSLATION
Because his intelligence was pierced by the lustful glance of the
prostitute, the victimized brahmana Ajamila engaged in sinful acts
in her association. He even gave up the company of his very
beautiful young wife, who came from a very respectable brahmana
family.
PURPORT
Customarily everyone is eligible to inherit his father’s property, and
Ajamila also inherited the money of his father. But what did he do with
