Ajamila is a totally ruined sinner in Hindu mythology who is rescued from death by the limitless power of God's mercy.
- Ajamila is a fallen brahmin who eats meat, drinks liquor, takes a low caste lady as his mistress, and breaks all of the purity rules that brahmins are meant to follow.
- His sole redeeming quality is his devotion for his son Narayana, who also happens to be one of Vishnu's names.
- Ajamila sees the minions of Death approaching him as he lays dying, and their terrifying shapes foreshadow a dreadful destiny.
- Ajamila cries out “Narayana” with his last breath in fear at this vision and yearning for his son, and as a result, Vishnu sends his henchmen to rescue Ajamila.
- Ajamila is taken to Vaikuntha, Vishnu's abode, where he lives blissfully ever after.
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