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EPISODE · May 27, 2026 · 5 MIN

Ajamila - The Man Who Was Saved by a Name He Wasn't Even Trying to Say

from The Long Thread - Ancient Stories For The Present Moment. · host Ashvee Kanwar

Ajaamil was born a Brahmin.Disciplined. Devoted. Obedient.One afternoon on a forest path he saw something that undid eighty-eight years of discipline in a single moment.He abandoned everything he knew.He spent the rest of his life in fraud, deception and sin.As he lay dying he saw three dark terrifying figures approaching with nooses in their hands.In his terror he called out the only name that came to him.His youngest son's name.The boy he loved most.What arrived next — and the argument that broke out at his deathbed — is one of the most extraordinary scenes in the entire Bhagwatam.New story every day.Follow so you never miss one.

Ajaamil was born a Brahmin.Disciplined. Devoted. Obedient.One afternoon on a forest path he saw something that undid eighty-eight years of discipline in a single moment.He abandoned everything he knew.He spent the rest of his life in fraud, deception and sin.As he lay dying he saw three dark terrifying figures approaching with nooses in their hands.In his terror he called out the only name that came to him.His youngest son's name.The boy he loved most.What arrived next — and the argument that broke out at his deathbed — is one of the most extraordinary scenes in the entire Bhagwatam.New story every day.Follow so you never miss one.

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Ajaamil was born a Brahmin.Disciplined. Devoted. Obedient.One afternoon on a forest path he saw something that undid eighty-eight years of discipline in a single moment.He abandoned everything he knew.He spent the rest of his life in fraud,...

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