Text 29] Ajamila Delivered by the Visnuditas 119

vrddhau—old; anaéthau—who had no other person to look after their
comforts; pitarau—my father and mother; na anya-bandhi—who had
no other friend; tapasvinau—who underwent great difficulties; aho—
alas; maya—by me; adhund—at that moment; tyaktau—were given
up; akrta-jriena—ungrateful; nica-vat—like the most abominable low-
class person.

TRANSLATION

My father and mother were old and had no other son or friend
to look after them. Because I did not take care of them, they lived
with great difficulty. Alas, like an abominable lower-class man, I
ungratefully left them in that condition.

PURPORT

According to Vedic civilization, everyone has the responsibility for
taking care of brahmanas, old men, women, children and cows. This is
the duty of everyone, especially an upper-class person. Because of his
association with a prostitute, Ajamila abandoned all his duties. Regret-
ting this, Ajamila now considered himself quite fallen.

TEXT 29
aise orm Threat ath BaaTETt |
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aaa: afta aa frais aA: RSI
so *ham vyaktam patisyami
narake bhrsa-darune
dharma-ghnah kamino yatra
vindanti yama-yatanah

sah—such a person; aham—I; vyaktam—it is now clear; patisyami—
will fall down; narake—in hell; bhrsa-darune—most miserable;
dharma-ghnah—they who break the principles of religion; kdminah—
who are too lusty; yatra—where; vindanti—undergo; yama-yatanah—
the miserable conditions imposed by Yamaraja.
