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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, Verse 36

Knowledge and the Renunciation of Action

अपि चेदसि पापेभ्यः सर्वेभ्यः पापकृत्तमः। सर्वं ज्ञानप्लवेनैव वृजिनं सन्तरिष्यसि

api ched asi pāpebhyaḥ sarvebhyaḥ pāpa-kṛit-tamaḥ sarvaṁ jñāna-plavenaiva vṛijinaṁ santariṣhyasi

What does Bhagavad Gita 4.36 mean?

Even if you are the greatest of sinners, you will cross over all sin by the ferryboat of wisdom.

Word-by-word meaning

api—even · chet—if · asi—you are · pāpebhyaḥ—sinners · sarvebhyaḥ—of all · pāpa-kṛit-tamaḥ—most sinful · sarvam—all · jñāna-plavena—by the boat of divine knowledge · eva—certainly · vṛijinam—sin · santariṣhyasi—you shall cross over

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