Knowledge & Renunciation · 4.36
By the boat of divine knowledge: Wisdom in Action
अपि चेदसि पापेभ्यः सर्वेभ्यः पापकृत्तमः।
सर्वं ज्ञानप्लवेनैव वृजिनं सन्तरिष्यसि॥ ४.३६ ॥
api ched asi pāpebhyaḥ sarvebhyaḥ pāpa-kṛit-tamaḥ
sarvaṁ jñāna-plavenaiva vṛijinaṁ santariṣhyasi
Translation
Even if you are the greatest of sinners, you will cross over all sin by the ferryboat of wisdom.
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 4.36 through stronger key ideas from the verse: by the boat of divine knowledge, you shall cross over, you are. In the context of Wisdom in Action, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.
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