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[[Madhya-lilā, Ch. 22]
vikarma yac cotpatitaṁ kathañcit dhunoti sarvaṁ hṛdi sanniviṣṭaḥ
SYNONYMS
sva-pāda-mūlam —the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, the shelter of the devotees;  bha-jataḥ —who is engaged in worshiping;  priyasya —who is very dear to Kṛṣṇa;  tyakta —given up;  anya —for others;  bhāvasya —of one whose disposition or inclination;  hariḥ —the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  para-īśaḥ —the Supreme Lord;  vikarma —sinful activities;  yat —whatever;  ca —and;  utpatitam —occurred;  kathañcit —somehow;  dhunoti —removes;  sarvam —everything;  hṛdi —in the heart;  sanniviṣṭaḥ —entered.
TRANSLATION
“ ‘One who has given up everything and taken full shelter at the lotus feet of Hari, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is very dear to Krṣṇa. If he is involved in some sinful activity by accident, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is seated within everyone’s heart, removes his sins without difficulty.’
TEXT 1455
জ্ঞান-বৈরাগ্যাদি  – ভক্তির কভু নহে “অঙ্গ” ।।
অহিংসাযম-নিয়মাদি বুলে কৃষ্ণভক্ত-সঙ্গ ॥ ১৪৫ ॥
jñāna-vairāgyādi  —bhaktira kabhu nahe ‘aṅga’ ahiṁsā-yama-niyamādi bule krṣṇa-bhakta-saṅga
SYNONYMS
jñāna —the path of knowledge;  vairāgya-ādi —the path of renunciation and so on;  bhaktira —of devotional service;  kabhu —at any time;  nahe —not;  aṅga —a part;  ahiṁsā —nonviolence;  yama —controlling the senses and the mind;  niyama-ādi —restrictions and so on;  bule —roam;  kṛṣṇa-bhakta-saṅga —in the association of a devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
TRANSLATION
“The path of speculative knowledge and renunciation is not very essential for devotional service. Indeed, good qualities such as nonviolence and mind and sense control automatically accompany a devotee of Lord Krsna.
PURPORT
Sometimes a neophyte devotee or ordinary person thinks highly of speculative knowledge, austerity, penances and renunciation, thinking them the only path for