CC Madhya 22.143

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 22: The Process of Devotional Service

CC Madhya 22.142

CC Madhya 22.144

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 143

ajñāne vā haya yadi ‘pāpa’ upasthita
kṛṣṇa tāṅre śuddha kare, nā karāya prāyaścitta

SYNONYMS

ajñāne—by ignorance; vā—or; haya—there are; yadi—if; pāpa—sinful activities; upasthita—present; kṛṣṇa—Lord Kṛṣṇa; tāṅre—him (the devotee); śuddha kare—purifies; nā karāya—does not cause; prāyaścitta—atonement.

TRANSLATION

“If, however, a devotee accidentally becomes involved in a sinful activity, Kṛṣṇa purifies him. He does not have to undergo the regulative form of atonement.

PURPORT

Kṛṣṇa purifies from within as the caittya-guru, the spiritual master within the heart. This is described in the following verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 11.5.42).