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How did Ajamila get salvation without doing any practical service to God?

[Smt. Lakshmi Lavanya K asked: Paadamaskaram Swami, In Bhagavatam, a devotee called Ajamila gets salvation by calling his son named 'Narayana' at the time of his death. How did he get salvation without doing any practical service or sacrifice to God throughout his life? In Karthika puranam, so many stories are there. How did they get salvation by lighting a lamp without any practical service or sacrifice. Thank You Swami.]

Swami replied:- All these stories are based on the single basic concept of encouraging everybody towards the devotion of God from every low, lower and lowest level. These are called as Arthavaadaas, which mean the lies told in doing some good only and not at all even a trace of bad. In this line, every step is directly linked to the ultimate goal. A verse tells that the person even uttering the name Ganga River directly goes and stays in the abode of God Shiva forever (Gaṅge Gaṅgeti yo brūyāt…).

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