114 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 2

‘For persons who are pdpistha, very sinful, and durdcara, misbehaved
or very unclean in their habits, who are against the existence of God,
who disrespect Vaisnavas and bréhmanas, and who eat anything and
everything, untimely death is sure.” It is said that in Kali-yuga one has a
maximum lifetime of one hundred years, but as people become
degraded, the duration of their lives decreases (prayenalpayusah). Be-
cause Ajamila was now free from all sinful reactions, his lifetime was ex-
tended, even though he was to have died immediately. When the
Visnuditas saw Ajamila trying to say something to them, they disap-
peared to give him a chance to glorify the Supreme Lord. Since all his
sinful reactions had been vanquished, he was now prepared to glorify the
Lord. Indeed, one cannot glorify the Lord unless one is completely free
from all sinful activities. This is confirmed by Krsna Himself in

Bhagavad-gita (7.28):

yesam tv anta-gatam papam
Jananam punya-karmanam

te dvanda-moha-nirmukta
bhajante mam drdha-vratah

“Persons who have acted piously in previous lives and in this life, whose
sinful actions are completely eradicated and who are freed from the
duality of delusion, engage themselves in My service with determina-
tion.” The Visnudiitas made Ajamila aware of devotional service so that
He might immediately become fit to return home, back to Godhead. To
increase his eagerness to glorify the Lord, they disappeared so that he
would feel separation in their absence. In the mode of separation,
glorification of the Lord is very intense.

TEXTS 24-25
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