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deha-tyagadi tamo-dharma--pataka-karana

sadhaka na paya tate krsnera carana

SYNONYMS

deha-tyaga—giving up the material body by suicide; adi—beginning with; tamah-dharma—on the platform of the mode of ignorance; pataka-karana—cause of sinful activities; sadhaka—the devotee; na paya—does not get; tate—by that; krsnera carana—the lotus feet of Krsna "Measures like suicide are causes for sin.

A devotee never achieves shelter at Krsna’s lotus feet by such actions.