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

 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.


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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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