ajAmilan's moksham

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SrI:

SrI Lakshminrusimha ParabrahmaNE namaha

SrI Lakshminrusimha divya pAdukA sEvaka SrIvaN-

SatakOpa SrI nArAyaNa yateendra mahAdESIkAya namaha

 

Dear devotees,

namO nArAyaNA.

 

This posting is regarding ajAmilan's moksham.

It is widely known that he obtained moksham by reciting

the holy name " nArAyaNa " . adiyEn would like to share

few more details on this issue.

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Hari nAma sankeertanam will certainly make one attain

moksham. There is no doubt in this. But, it is not a

direct means for moksham ie. it is not a sAdhyOpAyam. Upanishads

while describing the Brahma vidyAs to attain Brahman, enlist two

categories of upAyAs - bhakti (upAsana) and Prapatti (nyAsa Vidya).

nAma sankeertanam is not a direct brahma vidya, though it certainly

helps one to advance in adopting either of the sAdhyOpAyams.

 

AjAmilan attained moksham not merely because of

chanting the name " nArAyaNa " . He later performed bhati yOga

and attained moksham. But, that chanting of the sacred name

" nArAyaNa " was the turning point in his life, which lead him

progressively to attain moksham. Thus, the chanting of the

name " nArAyaNa " is said to have made AjAmilan attain moksham.

 

Relevant verses from SrImad BhAgavatham ( Canto 6, chapter 2) :

 

Verse 14 (regarding the greatness of Hari nAma

sankeertanam) :

 

sAnkEtyam pArihAsyam vA stObham hElanam yEva vA |

vaikuNTha nAma grahaNam aSEshAgha haram viduhu ||

 

This verse explains that, learned mahAns know that the sins

are vanished, if one chants the holy name of SrIman nArAyaNa

(VaikuNTha) even indirectly to mean something else, jovially, for

musical beauty/entertainment or even neglectfully.

 

ajAmila after listening to all the arguments from the viSNu dUtAs

and the servants of yama dUtAs became enlightened.

Verses 24 to 38, describe as to how ajAmila very severly repented

for his past sinful deeds and obtained great vairAgyam etc and

became well determined to perform bhakti yOga.

 

Verse 39 :

" iti jAta-sunirvEdaha kSaNa saNgEna sAdhushu |

gangA dwAram upEyAya mukta sarvAnubandhanaha || "

 

" AjAmila with determination detached himself from materialistic

life, due to a moment's association (kSaNa sangEna) with

exalted devotees (sAdhUs referring to ViSNu dUtAs) and thus

went to HaridwAr (gangA dwAram / Hari dwAram), being

freed from all kinds of materialistic attraction / bondage " .

 

This also means that, association with bhAgavathAs/AchArya

leads one to moksham (implying that, it will lead to one of the

sAdhyOpAyams).

 

Verse 40 :

" sa tasmin dEvasadana aasInO yOgamAsthitaha |

pratyAhrutEndriya-grAmO yuyOja mana aatmani || "

 

< At a temple in haridwar, he performed yOga ie. upAsana

/ bhakti yOga, completly withdrawing all the senses, with

his mind fully absorbed in meditating upon SrIman nArAyaNa

(aatma / Supreme-Self) >.

 

Then, it is explained as to how ajAmila attained samAdhi with

rigorous meditation on SrIman nArAyaNa, and then obtained

moksham, with the viSNu dUtAs arriving to take him towards

SrI VaikuNTham.

 

Thus, when one says that various things like nAma sankeertanam,

association with bhAgavathAs, residence in a divya dEsam etc

will fetch moksham, it actually means that, it will lead one

to perform one of the Brahma VidyAs and thereby attain moksham,

mercifully granted by the siddhOpAyam SrIman nArAyaNa.

 

adiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan

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