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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.1.10

23 June 1975Los AngelesŚrīmad-Bhāgavatam lecture· audio

Santoṣa: [leads chanting of verse, etc.] \" kvacin nivartate’ bhadrāt kvacic carati tat punaḥ prāyaścittam atho ‘pārthaṁ manye kuñjara-śaucavat []\" [break] [00:57] Translation: “Sometimes one who is very alert not to commit sinful acts is victimized by sinful life again. If one atones for the sins after committing them but then repeatedly commits the same sins, his atonement is a useless process. Indeed, it is like the bathing of an elephant, for the elephant fully cleanses itsel…