Verse 9.30

अपि चेत्सुदुराचारो भजते मामनन्यभाक् ।

साधुरेव स मन्तव्यः सम्यग्व्यवसितो हि सः ॥

9.30

Transliteration

api cetsudurācāro bhajate māmananyabhāk |

sādhureva sa mantavyaḥ samyagvyavasito hi saḥ ||

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3

Translation

Even if the most sinful worships Me, with devotion to none else, he too should indeed by regarded as righteous for he has rightly resolved.

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Word by word

even
if
a very wicked person
worships
me
with undivided devotion

righteous
indeed
he
should be considered
rightly
resolved
for
he

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08

Explanation

Krishna makes a bold statement. Even if a person of very bad conduct worships him with undivided devotion, that person should be considered good, because he has made the right resolve. The verse does not excuse wrongdoing; it recognizes that a sincere turning towards God is itself the decisive change. Past actions do not shut anyone out. Such a resolve is the beginning of transformation, as the next verse explains. The verse has offered hope to many who feel unworthy.