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Hari Removes His Devotee’s Accidental Sins

“ ‘One who has given up everything and taken full shelter at the lotus feet of Hari, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is very dear to Kṛṣṇa. If he is involved in some sinful activity by accident, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is seated within everyone’s heart, removes his sins without difficulty.’

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 22.144, translation

What the purport teaches

  • One who has given up everything and taken full shelter at Hari’s lotus feet is very dear to Kṛṣṇa.
  • The verse speaks of sinful activity that occurs by accident in the life of such a surrendered devotee.
  • The Supreme Personality of Godhead is seated within everyone’s heart. He removes that devotee’s sins without difficulty.

Try this today

Take a quiet moment to pray for full shelter at Hari’s lotus feet.

Ask yourself

How does Hari’s care for the surrendered devotee encourage you to seek His shelter?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.

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