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The Process of Devotional Service
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and death, known as transmigration of the soul, unless one is completely freed from all sinful activities. The best process, therefore, is to take to Kṛṣṇa consciousness. One cannot take to Kṛṣṇa consciousness without being freed from all sinful activities. Naturally one who is very serious about Kṛṣṇa consciousness is freed from all sinful activity. Consequently a devotee is never inclined to commit sins. If one is pressured by the law or obligations to give up sinful activity, one cannot do so. However, if one takes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he can very easily give up all sinful activity. This is confirmed herein.
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অজ্ঞানে বা হয় যদি ‘পাপ’ উপস্থিত ।
কৃষ্ণ তাঁরে শুদ্ধ করে, না করায় প্রায়শ্চিত্ত ॥ ১৪৩ ॥
ajñāne vā haya yadi ‘pāpa’ upasthita kṛṣṇa tāṅre śuddha kare, nā karāya prāyaścitta
SYNONYMS
ajñāne —by ignorance;  vā —or;  haya —there are;  yadi —if;  pāpa —sinful activities;  upasthita —present;  kṛṣṇa —Lord Kṛṣṇa;  tāṅre —him (the devotee);  śuddha kare —purifies;  nā karāya —does not cause;  prāyaścitta —atonement.
TRANSLATION
“If, however, a devotee accidentally becomes involved in a sinful activity, Kṛṣṇa purifies him. He does not have to undergo the regulative form of atonement.
PURPORT
Kṛṣṇa purifies from within as  caitya-guru , the spiritual master within the heart. This is described in the following verse from  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  (11.5.42).
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স্বপাদমূলং ভজতঃ প্রিয়ত্স্য
ত্যক্তাত্যভাবত্স্য হরিঃ পরেশঃ ।
বিকর্ম যচ্ছোং পতিতং কথক্ষিং
ধুনোতি সর্বং হৃদি সন্নিবিষ্টঃ ॥ ১৪৪ ॥
svapāda-mūlaṁ bhajataḥ priyasya tyaktānya-bhāvasya hariḥ pareśaḥ