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CC Madhya 22.143

অজ্ঞানে বা হয় যদি ‘পাপ’ উপস্থিত ।
কৃষ্ণ তাঁরে শুদ্ধ করে, না করায় প্রায়শ্চিত্ত ॥ ১৪৩ ॥
ajñāne vā haya yadi ‘pāpa’ upasthita
kṛṣṇa tāṅre śuddha kare, nā karāya prāyaścitta

Synonyms

ajñāneby ignorance; or; hayathere are; yadiif; pāpasinful activities; upasthitapresent; kṛṣṇaLord Kṛṣṇa; tāṅrehim (the devotee); śuddha karepurifies; karāyadoes not cause; prāyaścittaatonement.

Translation

“If, however, a devotee accidentally becomes involved in a sinful activity, Kṛṣṇa purifies him. He does not have to undergo the regulative form of atonement.

Purport

Kṛṣṇa purifies from within as the caittya-guru, the spiritual master within the heart. This is described in the following verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.5.42).