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The Atrocities of King Karinsa
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“A person acting in the service of Kṛṣṇa with his body, mind and words is a liberated person, even within the material world.” ( Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu  1.2.187) Therefore, one is forbidden to regard the  guru  as an ordinary human being ( guruṣu nara-matir . . . nārakī saḥ ). The spiritual master, or  ācārya , is always situated in the spiritual status of life. Birth, death, old age and disease do not affect him. According to the  Hari-bhakti-vilāsa , therefore, after the disappearance of an  ācārya , his body is never burnt to ashes, for it is a spiritual body. The spiritual body is always unaffected by material conditions.
TEXT 21
तस्माद् भद्रे स्वतन्यान् मया व्यापादितानपि । मानुशोच यतः सर्वः स्वकृतं विन्दतेऽवशः ॥२१॥
tasmād bhadre sva-tanayān mayā vyāpāditān api mānuśoca yataḥ sarvaḥ sva-kṛtam vindate 'vaśaḥ
tasmāt—therefore; bhadre—my dear sister (all auspiciousness unto you); sva-tanayān—for your own sons; mayā—by me; vyāpāditān—unfortunately killed; api—although; mā anuśoca—do not be aggrieved; yataḥ—because; sarvaḥ—everyone; sva-kṛtam—the fruitive results of one’s own deeds; vindate—suffers or enjoys; avaśaḥ—under the control of providence.
TRANSLATION
My dear sister Devaki, all good fortune unto you. Everyone suffers and enjoys the results of his own work under the control of providence. Therefore, although your sons have unfortunately been killed by me, please do not lament for them.
PURPORT
As stated in the  Brahma-samhitā  (5.54):
yas tv indra-gopam athavendram aho sva-karma- bandhānurūpa-phala-bhājanam ātanoti