22.143

ajnane va haya yadi ’papa’ upasthita

krsna tanre suddha kare, na karaya prayascitta

SYNONYMS

ajnane—by ignorance; va—or; haya—there are; yadi—if; papa—sinful activities; upasthita—present; krsna—Lord Krsna; tanre—him (the devotee); suddha kare—purifies; na karaya—does not cause; prayascitta—atonement "If, however, a devotee accidentally becomes involved in a sinful activity, Krsna purifies him.

He does not have to undergo the regulative form of atonement.

PURPORT

Krsna purifies from within as caitya-guru, the spiritual master within the heart.

This is described in the following verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.5.42).