अपि चेदसि पापेभ्यः सर्वेभ्यः पापकृत्तमः ।सर्वं ज्ञानप्लवेनैव वृजिनं सन्तरिष्यसि ॥
api ced asi pāpebhyaḥ sarvebhyaḥ pāpakṛttamaḥ |sarvaṃ jñānaplavenaiva vṛjinaṃ santariṣyasi ||
- अपि · api
- even
- चेत् · cet
- if
- असि · asi
- you are
- पापेभ्यः · pāpebhyaḥ
- than the sinful
- सर्वेभ्यः · sarvebhyaḥ
- than all
- पापकृत्तमः · pāpakṛttamaḥ
- the greatest sinner
- सर्वम् · sarvam
- all
- ज्ञानप्लवेन · jñānaplavena
- by the boat of knowledge
- एव · eva
- alone
- वृजिनम् · vṛjinam
- evil, the flood of sin
- सन्तरिष्यसि · santariṣyasi
- you shall cross over
“Even if you are the greatest sinner among all sinners, you shall cross over all evil by the boat of knowledge alone.”
— Original plain-language translation
No past disqualifies: knowledge ferries even the worst across. The boat image admits the flood is real — sin's waters are deep — yet crossing is assured. Grace through knowing outmeasures every stain.
— Reader's notes (original)