Even after performing Gaya Sraddham, Dundukari did not get liberated.

Seeing the most horrible state of his brother’s soul, Gokarna prayed to Lord Sun for guidance and Surya tells Gokarna to do Bhagavatha Sapthaham. They built a big pandal and installed the spirit on a bamboo with seven branches and made him listen to Bhagavatham. After each day of listening to Bhagavatham a node in the bamboo burst open, and on the seventh day the seventh node burst open. Dundukari the spirit took a divine form and Vishnu Dhootas came to take him to Vaikunta.

Such is the greatness of Srimad Bhagavatha Saptaham. The villagers questioned Gokarna, why it was only Dundukari who attained the holy feet of the Lord and not them? He said, it was because he listened to the whole Saptaham with full devotion and concentration taking refuge in the Lord.

Note – We can see that the craving for pleasure leads Dundukari to a hell-like existance and he had to repay heavily. Gokarna shows unconditional compassion, even to such a horrible sinner and helped