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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.15.41

राज्ञो मूर्धाभिषिक्तस्य वधो ब्रह्मवधाद् गुरु: । तीर्थसंसेवया चांहो जह्यङ्गाच्युतचेतन: ॥ ४१ ॥
rājño mūrdhābhiṣiktasya
[raajno moordhaabhishiktasya]
vadho brahma-vadhād guruḥ
[vadho brahma-vadhaad guruh]
tīrtha-saṁsevayā cāṁho
[teertha-samsevayaa chaamho]
jahy aṅgācyuta-cetanaḥ
[jahy angaachyuta-chetanah]
Word-for-word
rājñaḥ — of the king mūrdha-abhiṣiktasya — who is noted as the emperor vadhaḥ — the killing brahma-vadhāt — than killing a brāhmaṇa guruḥ — more severe tīrtha-saṁsevayā — by worshiping the holy places ca — also aṁhaḥ — the sinful act jahi — wash out aṅga — O my dear son acyuta-cetanaḥ — being fully Kṛṣṇa conscious.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
rājño mūrdhābhiṣiktasya
rājñaḥ
of the king
mūrdha-abhiṣiktasya
who is noted as the emperor
vadho brahma-vadhād guruḥ
vadhaḥ
the killing
brahma-vadhāt
than killing a brāhmaṇa
guruḥ
more severe
tīrtha-saṁsevayā cāṁho
tīrtha-saṁsevayā
by worshiping the holy places
ca
also
aṁhaḥ
the sinful act
jahy aṅgācyuta-cetanaḥ
jahi
wash out
aṅga
O my dear son
acyuta-cetanaḥ
being fully Kṛṣṇa conscious.
My dear son, killing a king who is an emperor is more severely sinful than killing a brāhmaṇa. But now, if you become Kṛṣṇa conscious and worship the holy places, you can atone for this great sin.
Purport

One who fully surrenders to the Supreme Personality of Godhead is freed from all sins ( ahaṁ tvāṁ sarva-pāpebhyo mokṣayiṣyāmi ). From the very day or moment he fully surrenders to Śrī Kṛṣṇa, even the most sinful person is freed. Nonetheless, as an example, Jamadagni advised his son Paraśurāma to worship the holy places. Because an ordinary person cannot immediately surrender to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he is advised to go from one holy place to another to find saintly persons and thus gradually be released from sinful reactions.

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Ninth Canto, Fifteenth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “Paraśurāma, the Lord’s Warrior Incarnation.”

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O son! Killing a king who is an emperor is more sinful than killing a brāhmaṇa. Thinking of the Lord, remove the sin by serving holy places. The word ca indicates also that he should purify himself by yama and niyama. Acyuta-cenanaḥ (thinking of the Lord) also means “with consciousness that never fails.” This indicates the cit-śakti of the Lord. The Lord endowed with his cit-śakti, does not have to perform atonements, but does so to teach the people. Thus ends the commentary on the Fifteenth Chapter of the Ninth Canto of the Bhāgavatam for the pleasure of the devotees, in accordance with the previous ācāryas. Chapter Sixteen Paraśurāma Kills the Kṣatriyas
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Personal Guidance
Killing an emperor-king is even worse than killing a brāhmaṇa, yet Kṛṣṇa consciousness and pilgrimage can atone. No sin is beyond the Lord's reach for those who surrender — but the prescribed remedies must be undertaken.
Reflection Questions
  • What past act of mine still feels too heavy to bring before the Lord?
  • Which prescribed remedy — chanting, pilgrimage, association — am I avoiding because it requires admitting the weight?
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