deha-tyÄgÄdi tamo-dharma — pÄtaka-kÄraṇa
sÄdhaka nÄ pÄya tÄte kṛṣṇera caraṇa

 deha-tyÄga - giving up the material body by suicide; Ädi - beginning with; tamaḥ-dharma - on the platform of the mode of ignorance; pÄtaka-kÄraṇa - cause of sinful activities; sÄdhaka - the devotee; nÄ pÄya - does not get; tÄte - by that; kṛṣṇera caraṇa - the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa.


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“Measures like suicide are causes for sin. A devotee never achieves shelter at Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet by such actions.

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