अपि चेदसि पापेभ्यः सर्वेभ्यः पापकृत्तमः । सर्वं ज्ञानप्लवेनैव वृजिनं सन्तरिष्यसि ॥ ३६ ॥
api ched asi pāpebhyaḥ sarvebhyaḥ pāpa-kṛit-tamaḥ sarvaṁ jñāna-plavenaiva vṛijinaṁ santariṣhyasi
Translation
Even if you were the most sinful of all sinners, you would cross over all wrongdoing by the boat of knowledge alone.
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
यदि तुम सब पापियों से भी अधिक पाप करने वाले हो, तब भी ज्ञान रूपी नौका द्वारा निःसंदेह संपूर्ण पाप-समुद्र से भली-भाँति तर जाओगे।
Commentary
A verse of immense hope. No past is so dark that knowledge cannot carry one across it. The Gita does not write anyone off; transformation is always possible.