Text 40] Ajamila Delivered by the Visnuditas 129
achieve the highest success by the very simple method of chanting the
holy name of the Lord and taking prasdda. Thus one may return home,
back to Godhead. We do not have a center in Hardwar, but Vrndavana
and Sridhama Mayapur are better for devotees than any other places.
The Caitanya Candrodaya temple offers one a good opportunity to asso-
ciate with devotees. Let us all take advantage of this opportunity.
TEXT 40
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sa tasmin deva-sadana
dsino yogam asthitah
pratyahrtendriya-gramo
yuyoja mana atmani
sah—he (Ajamila); tasmin—at that place (Hardwar); deva-sadane—
in one Visnu temple; dsinah—being situated; yogam Gsthitah—per-
formed bhakti-yoga; pratyadhrta—withdrawn from all activities of sense
gratification; indriya-gramah—his senses; yuyoja—he fixed; manah—
the mind; atmani—on the self or the Supersoul, the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead.
TRANSLATION
In Hardwar, Ajamila took shelter at a Visnu temple, where he
executed the process of bhakti-yoga. He controlled his senses and
fully applied his mind in the service of the Lord.
PURPORT
The devotees who have joined the Krsna consciousness movement may
live comfortably in our many temples and engage in the devotional ser-
vice of the Lord. Thus they can control the mind and senses and achieve
the highest success in life. This is the process descending from time im-
memorial. Learning from the life of Ajamila, we should vow with deter-
mination to do what is necessary to follow this path.
