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Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Because of the child’s broken language and awkward movements, old Ajāmila was very much attached to him. …
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When the time of death arrived for the foolish Ajāmila, he began thinking exclusively of his son Nārāyaṇa. (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.1.25–27)
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A Child’s Name
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Here it is clearly mentioned that the child Nārāyaṇa was so young that he could not even speak or walk …
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At the time of death, Ajāmila was chanting the name of Nārāyaṇa in connection with his youngest child. Since Ajāmila …
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The value of remembering Nārāyaṇa at the time of death is explained in the Second Canto of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (2.1.6):
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etāvān sāṅkhya-yogābhyāṁ svadharma-pariniṣṭhayā janma-lābhaḥ paraḥ puṁsām ante nārāyaṇa-smṛtiḥ
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“The highest perfection of human life, achieved either by complete knowledge of matter and spirit, by acquirement of mystic powers, …
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Somehow or other, therefore, Ajāmila consciously or unconsciously chanted the name of Nārāyaṇa at the time of death and became …
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Death, a Critical Time of Life
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As mentioned above, one’s mentality at the time of death is all-important. But if we become complacent and think, “Oh, …
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Suppose I am a businessman. If I simply do business up till the point of death, naturally my mentality will …