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Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: After hearing the discourses between the Yamadūtas and the Viṣṇudūtas, Ajāmila could understand the religious principles that …

Ajāmila said, “Alas, being a servant of my senses, how degraded I became! I fell down from my position as …

“It is now clear that as a consequence of such activities, a sinful person like me must be thrown into …

“Was this a dream I saw, or was it reality? I saw fearsome men with ropes in their hands coming …

“I am certainly most abominable and unfortunate to have merged into the ocean of sinful activities. But nevertheless, because of …

“Were it not for my past devotional service, how could I, a most unclean keeper of a prostitute, have gotten …

Repentance

Having heard the conversation between the Yamadūtas and the Viṣṇudūtas, Ajāmila became firmly fixed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. He began to …

Ajāmila was now at the stage of devotional service in which one is freed from all material impediments and is …

Thus Ajāmila greatly repented, remembering all his sinful activities. He remembered that he had been trained by his father to …

It is a Vedic regulation that men of the higher classes – brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas, and vaiśyas – do not beget …

Ajāmila thought, “Because I failed to be self-controlled, I was degraded to an abominable life and all my brahminical qualifications …

Debts to Pay

Ajāmila repented his negligence in performing his duty to his wife, father, and mother. It is the duty of grown-up …

According to the Vedic social system, as soon as one takes birth he becomes indebted to so many persons. We …

We are also indebted to the demigods, for they manage the affairs of the universe, supplying it with every essential-sunshine …

We are also indebted to ordinary living entities from whom we take service. For example, we take milk from the …

Also, if someone accepts charity, he becomes indebted, and that debt has to be repaid, just as borrowed money must …

We may well ask, How can one hope to liquidate all his debts? The answer is: only by taking shelter …

Ajāmila understood his position as a debtor, but since he had now taken shelter at the lotus feet of Mukunda, …