Ajaamal was the son of a high caste Brahmin who was a priest and minister of the King. From a young age, Ajaamal learned from a sensible teacher and was quickly able to memorize many teachings. For this reason, scholars from all around would come to meet Ajaamal. Once, Ajaamal’s teacher gave him the order to never walk through the town on his way home. Ajaamal obeyed this order for a long time, but one day he disobeyed his teacher and walked through the town. Upon doing so, he was fascinated by the colors, people and sounds in the city. Ajaamal continued to walk through the town for days until one day a young girl grabbed his wrist and lured him to the brothel. They indulged in a sinful act together. For many days Ajaamal continued to do this and his teacher found out. His teacher stopped teaching him and advised his father to get Ajaamal married. Even after marriage, Ajaamal continued to see the prostitute, and by now he had fallen in love with her. Ajaamal inherited his father’s position in the kingdom, but when the King found out the truth about Ajaamal, he banished Ajaamal and the prostitute. Ajaamal and the prostitute, Kalavanti, lived in the slums and became very poor. They had seven children and named the seventh Narayan (A Name for God). When Ajaamal was on his deathbed, the messengers of death came to take him away. Upon seeing these messengers, Ajaamal became frightened and called out for Narayan. Hearing the name of God, the messengers of death ran away and Ajaamal was blessed to go to heaven. To learn more about this topic, check out our article on Ajaamal.