Bhagavad Gita 4.36 meaningPower of spiritual knowledge
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Even if you made the biggest mistakes, wisdom can carry you across.” — It is never too late.
What it means
“Even if you were the worst wrongdoer of all, the boat of wisdom would carry you across every mistake.”
The original Sanskrit
अपि चेदसि पापेभ्यः सर्वेभ्यः पापकृत्तमः । सर्वं ज्ञानप्लवेनैव वृजिनं सन्तरिष्यसि ॥
api cedasi pāpebhyaḥ sarvebhyaḥ pāpakṛttamaḥ sarvaṃ jñānaplavenaiva vṛjinaṃ santariṣyasi
Translations
Literal translation
Even if you be the worst sinner among all sinners, still you will cross over all the wickedness with the raft of Knowledge alone.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
यदि तुम सब पापियों से भी अधिक पाप करने वाले हो, तो भी ज्ञानरूपी नौका द्वारा, निश्चय ही सम्पूर्ण पापों का तुम संतरण कर जाओगे।
Swami Tejomayananda
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