मां हि पार्थ व्यपाश्रित्य येऽपि स्युः पापयोनयः | स्त्रियो वैश्यास्तथा शूद्रास्तेऽपि यान्ति परां गतिम्
māṃ hi pārtha vyapāśritya ye.api syuḥ pāpayonayaḥ . striyo vaiśyāstathā śūdrāste.api yānti parāṃ gatim
Denn, o Sohn der Pritha, selbst jene, die aus sündhafter Geburt stammen – Frauen, Vaishyas sowie Shudras – auch sie erreichen das höchste Ziel, indem sie Zuflucht bei Mir suchen.
For, O son of Prtha, even those who are born of sin-women, Vaisyas, as also Sudras [S.'s construction of this portion is: women, Vaisyas as also Sudras, and even others who are born of sin (i.e., those who are born low and are of vile deeds, viz Mlecchas, Pukkasas and others). M.S. also takes papa-yonayah (born of sin) as a separate phrase, and classifies women and others only as those darred from Vedic study, etc.-Tr.]-, even they reach the highest Goal by taking shelter under Me.
Chandalas oder Ausgestoßene sind sündhafter Geburt. Frauen und Shudras sind durch soziale Regeln vom Studium der Veden ausgeschlossen. Was zählt, ist Hingabe. Familienherkunft ist unerheblich. Selbst die Niedrigsten und Verworfensten können Mich erreichen, wenn sie Glauben und Hingabe haben, Meinen Namen singen und wiederholen und stets an Mich denken, ohne weltliche Objekte. Geburt ist unwichtig; Hingabe ist alles. Im spirituellen Leben verschwinden alle äußeren Unterscheidungen von Kaste, Farbe und Glaubensbekenntnis. Der Hinduismus beschränkt die Erlösung nicht auf eine bestimmte Gruppe der Menschheit; alle können Gott erreichen, wenn sie Hingabe besitzen.
Chandalas or outcastes are of a sinful birth. Women and Sudras are darred by social rules from the study of the Vedas. What is wanted is devotion. There is no need for family traditions. The elephant Gajendra remembered Me with devotion and attained Me in spite of his being an animal. The lowest of the low and the vilest of the vile can attain Me if they have faith and devotion? if they sing and repeat My Name and if they think of Me always and think of no worldy object.Prahlada was a demon and yet by his devotion forced Me to incarnate as Narasimha. Birth is immaterial. Devotion is everything. The Gopis attained Me through their devotion. Kamsa and Ravana attained Me through fear. Sisupala reached Me through hatred. Narada? Dhruva? Akrura? Suka? Sanatkumara and others attined Me through their devotion. Nandan? a man of low caste but a great devotee of Lord Siva? had direct vision of the Lord in Chidambaram in South India. Raidas? a cobbler? was a great devotee. In the spiritual life or in the Adhyatmic sphere all the external distinctions of caste? colour and creed disappear altogether. Shabari? though a Bhilni (a tribe) by birth? was a great devotee of Lord Rama.Hindu scriptures are full of such instances. Hinduism does not restrict salvation to any one group or section of humanity. All can attain God if they have devotion.