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wondering how I can become freed from these unlimited volumes of sinful activity.'
PURPORT
This kind of admission is very beneficial as long as one does not again commit sin. Cheating and hypocrisy are not tolerated by higher authorities. If one understands what sin is, he should give it up with sincerity and regret and surrender unto the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead through His agent, the pure devotee. In this way, one can be freed from the reactions of sin and make progress in devotional service. However, if one continues committing sins after making some atonement, he will not be saved. In the  śāstras , such atonement is compared to an elephant's bathing. An elephant takes a very good bath and cleanses its body very nicely, but as soon as it comes out of the water, it picks up some dust on the shore and throws it all over its body. Atonement may be carried out very nicely, but it will not help a person if he continues committing sins. Therefore the hunter first admitted his sinful activity before the saintly person Nārada and then asked how he could be saved.
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এই পাপ বার মোর, কেমন উপারে ??
নিস্তার করহ মোরের, পড়েঁ। তোমার পারে 
॥”২৫৪ ॥
ei pāpa yāya mora, kemana upāye?  
 nistāra karaha more, paḍoṅ tomāra pāye"
SYNONYMS
ei —this;  pāpa yāya mora —sinful reaction of my life can be washed off;  kemana upāye —by what means;  nistāra karaha more —kindly deliver me;  paḍoṅ —I fall down;  tomāra pāye —at your lotus feet.
TRANSLATION
“The hunter continued, ‘My dear sir, please tell me how I can be relieved from the reactions of my sinful life. Now I fully surrender unto you and fall down at your lotus feet. Please deliver me from sinful reactions.’
PURPORT
By the grace of Nārada Muni, the hunter came to his good senses and immediately surrendered unto the saint's lotus feet. This is the process. By associating with a saintly person, one is able to understand the reactions of his sinful life.