Text 34] Ajamila Delivered by the Visnuditas 123

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anyathé mriyamdnasya
nasucer vrsali-pateh

vaikuntha-nama-grahanam
jihva vaktum iharhati

anyatha—otherwise; mriyamdnasya—of a person who is just ready
for death; na—not; asuceh—most unclean; vrsali-pateh—the keeper of
a prostitute; vaikuntha—of the Lord of Vaikuntha; nédma-grahanam—
the chanting of the holy name; jihva—the tongue; vaktum—to speak;
iha—in this situation; arhati—is able.

TRANSLATION

Were it not for my past devotional service, how could I, a most
unclean keeper of a prostitute, have gotten an opportunity to
chant the holy name of Vaikunthapati when I was just ready to die?
Certainly it could not have been possible.

PURPORT

The name Vaikunthapati, which means “the master of the spiritual
world,” is not different from the name Vaikuntha. Ajamila, who was
now a realized soul, could understand that because of his past spiritual
activities in devotional service, he had gotten this opportunity to chant
the holy name of Vaikunthapati in his horrible condition at the time of
death.

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kva caham kitavah papo
brahma-ghno nirapatrapah
