अपि चेत्सुदुराचारो भजते मामनन्यभाक् | साधुरेव स मन्तव्यः सम्यग्व्यवसितो हि सः
api cetsudurācāro bhajate māmananyabhāk . sādhureva sa mantavyaḥ samyagvyavasito hi saḥ
即使是行为极恶之人,若能专一不二地敬奉我,他仍应被视为真正善良;因为他已作出了正确的决心。
Even if a man of very bad conduct worships Me with one-pointed devotion, he is to be considered verily good; for he has resolved rightly.
即使是罪大恶极之人,若能以专一不二之心敬奉我,他仍应被视为正直善良,因为他已下定决心放弃邪恶的生活方式。例如,恶棍拉特纳卡尔因其神圣的决心而成为蚁垤仙人(Valmiki),玛丽·抹大拉也从一个声名狼藉的女子变为虔诚的圣徒。当心中生起对神的念头时,罪恶便会消散。持诵(Japa)和冥想,以及对梵(Brahman)的无二观想,能够摧毁一个人在亿万劫(Kalpas)中所犯下的罪孽。通过放弃外在的邪恶行为,并凭借内在正确的决心,他将变得正直,并获得永恒的平静。
Even if the most sinful worships Him with undivided heart? he too must indeed be deemed righteous for he has made the holy resolution to give up the evil ways of his life. Rogue Ratnakar became Valmiki by his holy resolution. Jagai and Madhai also became righteous devotees. Mary Magdalene a woman of illfame? became a pious woman. Sin vanishes when thoughts of God arise in the mind. Chandrayana and Kricchra Vratas will remove only certain particular sins but the remembrance of the Lord? thoughts of the Supreme Being? Japa and meditation? and Abheda Brahma Chintana (contemplation of Brahman with a nondualistic or Aham Brahmasmi or I am the Absolute attitute) will destroy the sins committed by a person even in hundred crores of Kalpas or ages.By abandoning the evil ways in his external life and by the force of his internal right resolution? he becomes righteous and attains eternal peace. (Cf.IV.36)