Yama Doothas explain what went wrong in Ajamila’s life.

As we saw earlier, Ajamila was a very noble and religious man. He was a Vedajna with a good character, tolerance, compassion and high morality. He was truthful and pure hearted, had sensory control and was regular in worshipping God.

He used to honour Guru, Agni, old people and was free from arrogance and jealousy. He spoke relevantly and did good to all beings. He was interested in gaining well-being in the ‘Paralokam’.

Such a wise man…

How could he get into such a sinful trap? We will see now.

One day, in obedience to his father’s will Ajamila went to the forest and collected flowers, fruits and other ‘pooja’ materials.

On his way back, he happened to see a ‘Sudra’ making merriment with a beautiful woman. Both were drunken and laughing and singing and dancing in intoxication. He was shameless and had no sense of morality while hugging her lustfully.

Seeing this woman in his arms, Ajamila, due to his sheer Prarabda Karma, was caught up by lust.