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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 26]
returning to his original consciousness, known as Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Kṛṣṇa consciousness is absolutely necessary for one who has committed a lot of sinful activities, especially killing animals or hunting in the forest.
TEXT 12
आत्मानमर्हयाश्चक्रे धूपालेपस्रगादिभिः । साध्वलङ्कृतसर्वाङ्गो महिष्यामादधे मनः ॥१२॥
ātmānam arhayāñ cakre dhūpālepa-srag-ādibhiḥ sādhv-alaṅkṛta-sarvāṅgo mahiṣyām ādadhe manaḥ
ātmānam—himself; arhayām—as it ought to be done; cakre—did; dhūpa—incense; ālepa—smearing the body with sandalwood pulp; srak—garlands; ādibhiḥ—beginning with; sādhu—saintly, beautifully; alaṅkṛta—being decorated; sarva-aṅgaḥ—all over the body; mahiṣyām—unto the Queen; ādadhe—he gave; manaḥ—mind.
TRANSLATION
After this, King Purañjana decorated his body with suitable ornaments. He also smeared scented sandalwood pulp over his body and put on flower garlands. In this way he became completely refreshed. After this, he began to search out his Queen.
PURPORT
When a man comes into good consciousness and accepts a saintly person as a spiritual master, he hears many Vedic instructions in the form of philosophy, stories, narrations about great devotees and transactions between God and His devotees. In this way a man becomes refreshed in mind, exactly like a person who smears scented sandalwood pulp all over his body and decorates himself with ornaments. These decorations may be compared to knowledge of religion and the self. Through such knowledge one becomes detached from a materialistic way of life and engages himself in always hearing  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam ,  Bhagavad-gītā  and other Vedic literatures. The word  sādhv-alaṅkṛta  used in this verse indicates that one must be absorbed in knowledge gathered from the instructions