ká¹£Ätra-dharma-sthito jantÅ«n
nyavadhÄ«r má¹›gayÄdibhiḥ
samÄhitas tat tapasÄ
jahy aghaá¹ mad-upÄÅ›ritaḥ

 ká¹£Ätra - of the ruling class; dharma - in the religious principles; sthitaḥ - situated; jantÅ«n - living beings; nyavadhīḥ - you killed; má¹›gayÄ - in the course of hunting; Ädibhiḥ - and other activities; samÄhitaḥ - fully concentrated; tat - that; tapasÄ - by penances; jahi - you should eradicate; agham - sinful reaction; mat - in Me; upÄÅ›ritaḥ - taking shelter.


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Because you followed the principles of a ká¹£atriya, 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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