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SB 10.51.62

Devanāgarī

क्षात्रधर्मस्थितो जन्तून् न्यवधीर्मृगयादिभि: । समाहितस्तत्तपसा जह्यघं मदुपाश्रित: ॥ ६२ ॥

Text

kṣātra-dharma-sthito jantūn nyavadhīr mṛgayādibhiḥ samāhitas tat tapasā jahy aghaṁ mad-upāśritaḥ

Synonyms

kṣātra—of the ruling class;dharma—in the religious principles;sthitaḥ—situated;jantūn—living beings;nyavadhīḥ—you killed;mṛgayā—in the course of hunting;ādibhiḥ—and other activities;samāhitaḥ—fully concentrated;tat—that;tapasā—by penances;jahi—you should eradicate;agham—sinful reaction;mat—in Me;upāśritaḥ—taking shelter.

Translation

Because you followed the principles of a kṣatriya, you killed living beings while hunting and performing other duties. You must vanquish the sins thus incurred by carefully executing penances while remaining surrendered to Me.

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