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ajamila putre bolaya bali ’narayana’

visnu-duta asi’ chadaya tahara bandhana

SYNONYMS

ajamila—Ajamila; putre—unto his son; bolaya—calls; bali—saying; narayana—the holy name of Narayana; visnu-duta—the attendants of Lord Visnu; asi—coming; chadaya—remove; tahara—of him; bandhana—the bonds "Ajamila was a great sinner during his life, but at the time of death he accidentally called for his youngest son, whose name was Narayana, and the attendants of Lord Visnu came to relieve him from the bonds of Yamaraja, the superintendent of death.