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Bhagavad Gita 4.36

Chapter 4: Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga (Knowledge and the Renunciation of Action) · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग

अपि चेदसि पापेभ्यः सर्वेभ्यः पापकृत्तमः ।सर्वं ज्ञानप्लवेनैव वृजिनं सन्तरिष्यसि ॥

api cedasi pāpebhyaḥ sarvebhyaḥ pāpakṛttamaḥ |sarvaṃ jñānaplavenaiva vṛjinaṃ santariṣyasi ||

Meaning of Gita 4.36 in English

Even if you were the worst wrongdoer of all, you would cross over every wrong on the boat of knowledge.

गीता 4.36 का हिंदी अर्थ

यदि तुम सब पापियों से भी अधिक पापी हो, तब भी ज्ञान रूपी नाव से सारे पापों के सागर को पार कर जाओगे।

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