अपि चेत्सुदुराचारो भजते मामनन्यभाक् | साधुरेव स मन्तव्यः सम्यग्व्यवसितो हि सः
api cetsudurācāro bhajate māmananyabhāk . sādhureva sa mantavyaḥ samyagvyavasito hi saḥ
即使是行為極其惡劣之人,若以專一的虔誠崇拜我,他也應被視為真正善良;因為他已下定決心走上正道。
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.
即使是最罪惡的人,若以專一的心崇拜祂,他也確實應被視為正直,因為他已下定聖潔的決心,放棄其邪惡的生活方式。惡棍拉特納卡爾(Ratnakar)因其聖潔的決心而成為瓦爾米基(Valmiki)。賈蓋(Jagai)和馬德海(Madhai)也成為正直的奉獻者。瑪麗·瑪達肋納(Mary Magdalene),一個名聲不佳的女人,也成為虔誠的婦人。當心中生起對神的思念時,罪惡便會消失。月亮齋戒(Chandrayana)和苦行(Kricchra Vratas)只能消除某些特定的罪惡,但對主的憶念、對至高存在的思維、持咒(Japa)和冥想,以及無差別梵天思維(Abheda Brahma Chintana,即「我即是梵」的非二元態度)將摧毀一個人即使在數十億劫(Kalpas)或時代中所犯下的罪惡。透過放棄外在生活中的邪惡方式,並藉由內在正確決心的力量,他變得正直並獲得永恆的和平。
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)