षष्ठः स्कन्धः · Chapter Overview
From The Śrīmad Bhāgavata Purāṇa, taught by Acharya T Krishnatrey. This lesson is free to read.
<pre data-block="statement">What this canto covers | The Sixth Canto, on duties and their transcendence, tells the redemption of the fallen brāhmaṇa AJĀMILA, who was saved at death merely by calling his son "Nārāyaṇa" — the springboard for the Bhāgavata's great teaching on the power of the Holy Name (6.1.15, 6.2.14). It also gives the noble prayer of the reformed demon VṚTRA, who wants only to serve, not to be liberated (6.11.24–25).</pre>