118 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 2
dhin mam vigarhitam sadbhir
duskrtamm kula-kajjalam
hitva balam satin yo ‘ham
sura-pim asatim agam
dhik maém—all condemnation upon me; vigarhitam—condemned;
sadbhih—by honest men; duskrtam—who has committed sinful acts;
kula-kajjalam—who has defamed the family tradition; hitva—giving
up; balam—a young wife; satim—chaste; yah—who; aham—I; sura-
pim—with a woman accustomed to drinking wine; asatim—unchaste;
agam—I had sexual intercourse.
TRANSLATION
Alas, all condemnation upon me! I acted so sinfully that I
degraded my family tradition. Indeed, I gave up my chaste and
beautiful young wife to have sexual intercourse with a fallen
prostitute accustomed to drinking wine. All condemnation upon
me!
PURPORT
This is the mentality of one who is becoming a pure devotee. When
one is elevated to the platform of devotional service by the grace of the
Lord and the spiritual master, one first regrets his past sinful activities.
This helps one advance in spiritual life. The Visnuditas had given
Ajamila the chance to become a pure devotee, and the duty of a pure
devotee is to regret his past sinful activities in illicit sex, intoxication,
meat-eating and gambling. Not only should one give up his past bad
habits, but he must always regret his past sinful acts. This is the standard
of pure devotion.
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