येषां त्वन्तगतं पापं जनानां पुण्यकर्मणाम् ।ते द्वन्द्वमोहनिर्मुक्ता भजन्ते मां दृढव्रताः ॥
yeṣāṃ tv antagataṃ pāpaṃ janānāṃ puṇyakarmaṇām |te dvandvamohanirmuktā bhajante māṃ dṛḍhavratāḥ ||
- येषाम् · yeṣām
- of whom
- अन्तगतम् · antagatam
- come to an end
- पापम् · pāpam
- evil
- पुण्यकर्मणाम् · puṇyakarmaṇām
- of good deeds
- द्वन्द्वमोहनिर्मुक्ताः · dvandvamohanirmuktāḥ
- freed from delusion of opposites
- भजन्ते · bhajante
- worship
- दृढव्रताः · dṛḍhavratāḥ
- of firm vows
“But those whose evil has ended, people of good deeds — freed from the delusion of opposites, they worship me with firm vows.”
— Original plain-language translation
Merit ends demerit and loosens the grip of opposites. Steadfast vowing follows cleansing. Devotion here is the fruit of character, not mere sentiment.
— Reader's notes (original)