986 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 19

good man like the King, and such repentance delivers a devotee from all
kinds of sins accidentally committed. The devotees are naturally faultless.
Accidental sins committed by a devotee are sincerely regretted, and by the
grace of the Lord all sins unwillingly committed by a devotee are burnt in
the fire of repentance.

TEXT 2

wd at 8 gaareong
qe amet anfadtata |
qed at aaa 4
TH A Ft GAA Il

dhruvam tato me krta-deva-helanad
duratyayam vyasanam nati-dirghat

tad astu kamam hy agha-niskrtaya me
yatha na kuryam punar evam addha

dhruvam—sure and certain; tatah—therefore;me—my ; krta-deva-helanat—
because of disobeying the orders of the Lord; duratyayam—very difficult;
vyasanam—calamity ; na—not; ati—greatly ; dirghat—far off; tat—that; astu—
let it be; kamam—desire without reservations; hi—certainly; agha—sins;
niskrtaya—for getting free; me—my; yatha—so that; na—never; kuryam—
shall I do it; punah—again; evam—as I have done; addha—directly.

TRANSLATION

[King Pariksit thought:] Due to my neglecting the injunctions of the
Supreme Lord I must certainly expect some difficulty to overcome me in
the near future. I now desire without reservation that the calamity come
now, for in this way I may be freed of the sinful action and not commit
such an offense again.

PURPORT

The Supreme Lord enjoins that brahmanas and cows must be given all
protection. The Lord is Himself very much inclined to do good to
brahmanas and cows (go-brahmana-hitdya ca). Maharaja Pariksit knew all
this, and thus he concluded that his insulting a powerful brahmana was
