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# E - Escaping Hell (1-3)

*Feeling deep compassion, Maharaja Pariksit enquired how living entities suffering in hellish worlds could be delivered from such miserable existence. Through the pastime of Ajamila, Sukadeva Goswami highlighted the potency of the Lord’s holy name, which is the ultimate saving grace. The chanting of these sacred syllables fully protects a devotee from the agents of Yamaraja and the daunting prospect of falling into ghastly regions of the universe.*