Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.51.62

kṣātra-dharma-sthito jantūn

nyavadhīr mṛgayādibhiḥ

samāhitas tat tapasā

jahy aghaḿ mad-upāśritaḥ

SYNONYMS

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.

TRANSLATION

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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