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Chapter 15
Atonement The Viṣṇudūtas continued: “Ajāmila has already atoned for all his sinful actions. Indeed, he has atoned not only for …
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The Viṣṇudūtas continued: “Ajāmila has already atoned for all his sinful actions. Indeed, he has atoned not only for sins …
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“Even previously, while eating and at other times, Ajāmila would call his son, saying, ‘My dear Nārāyaṇa, please come here.’ …
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“The chanting of the holy name of Lord Viṣṇu is the best process of atonement for one who steals gold …
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Absolute Absolution
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The Viṣṇudūtas charged that the Yamadūtas did not know whom to arrest and whom not to arrest. The Yamadūtas regularly …
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The Yamadūtas had considered only the external situation of Ajāmila. Since he was extremely sinful during his life, they thought …
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nāmno hi yāvatī śaktiḥ pāpa-nirharaṇe hareḥ tāvat kartuṁ na śaknoti pātakaṁ pātakī naraḥ
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“Simply by chanting one holy name of Hari, a sinful man can counteract the reactions to more sins than he …
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avaśenāpi yan-nāmni kīrtite sarva-pātakaiḥ pumān vimucyate sadyaḥ siṁha-trastair mṛgair iva
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“If one chants the holy name, even in a helpless condition or without desiring to do so, all of one’s …