Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 41
Paraśurāma, Kārtavīryārjuna, and the Kāmadhenu Offense
with Lunar-line Genealogy to Gādhi and Jamadagni
राज्ञो मूर्धाभिषिक्तस्य वधो ब्रह्मवधाद् गुरु: । तीर्थसंसेवया चांहो जह्यङ्गाच्युतचेतन: ॥ ४१ ॥
rājño mūrdhābhiṣiktasya vadho brahma-vadhād guruḥ tīrtha-saṁsevayā cāṁho jahy aṅgācyuta-cetanaḥ
Con ơi, giết vị vua đã được xức dầu đăng quang là tội nặng hơn cả sát hại brāhmaṇa. Nhưng nay, nếu con đặt tâm nơi Acyuta và phụng sự các thánh địa, tội lớn ấy có thể được gột sạch.
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.
FAQs
In this verse (9.15.41), the Bhagavatam states that killing a properly crowned (anointed) king is an even graver offense than killing a brāhmaṇa, emphasizing the serious dharmic consequences of regicide.
He presents tīrtha-saṁsevā, performed with the mind fixed on Acyuta, as a means to cleanse one’s sinful reactions—showing that purification is not merely ritual, but rooted in devotion to the Lord.
Take responsibility for harmful actions, seek purification through sincere devotional practice (remembering Acyuta), and engage in sanctifying acts—such as pilgrimage, service, and association with sacred places and devotees—to reform one’s character and consciousness.