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Chapter 9 · Verse 30 · Raja Vidya Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 9.30

transformative Bhakti & Devotion Self & Identity Moksha & Liberation

Sanskrit

अपि चेत्सुदुराचारो भजते मामनन्यभाक्। साधुरेव स मन्तव्यः सम्यग्व्यवसितो हि सः।।9.30।।

Transliteration

api chet su-durāchāro bhajate mām ananya-bhāk sādhur eva sa mantavyaḥ samyag vyavasito hi saḥ

Word by Word

api even
chet if
su-durāchāraḥ the vilest sinners
bhajate worship
mām me
ananya-bhāk exclusive devotion
sādhuḥ righteous
eva certainly
saḥ that person
mantavyaḥ is to be considered
samyak properly
vyavasitaḥ resolve
hi certainly
saḥ that person
Simplified Perspective

Even the greatest sinner becomes righteous the moment they turn their entire being toward the Divine with unwavering devotion—for in that turning, the soul declares its true nature and its resolve becomes unshakeable. The moment you stop fragmenting your heart between a thousand desires and offer it wholly to what is Real, you are already transformed, regardless of your past.

This verse shatters the illusion that you must be 'good enough' first; it invites you to begin exactly where you stand, with whatever brokenness you carry, and let sincere surrender itself become your purification.

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Bhagavad Gita 9.30 — BG 9.30

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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