[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Bhagavatapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata) › 6.2.17 # Bhagavatapurana 6.2.17 Bhāgavatapurāṇa 6.2.17 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.6.2.17) taistāny aghāni pūyante tapodānavratādibhiḥ / nādharmajaṃ taddhṛdayaṃ tadapīśāṅghrisevayā // > 17. By those prescribed processes of Tapas, \*daana\*, (charitable gift) and \*japa\*, etc, those touches of sin may be removed; but they do not purify the heart which has developed under the influence of > — S. Subba Rau 1928, The Srimad Bhagavatam > unrighteousness, and even that heart is purified by worshipping the feet of the Supreme Ruler. > — S. Subba Rau 1928, The Srimad Bhagavatam - [Previous: 6.2.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.6.2.16) - [Next: 6.2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.6.2.18) - [Up: 6.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.6.2) ## Translations (2) - [The Srimad Bhagavatam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata~en-subbarau.6.2.p18) — S. Subba Rau 1928, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata~en-mt.6.2.17) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Śrībhagavannāmakaumudī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.advaita.sribhagavannamakaumudi.p46) — Lakṣmīdhara, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.6.2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.6.2.17) · Pramāṇa