अपि चेत्सुदुराचारो भजते मामनन्यभाक् साधुरेव स मन्तव्य: सम्यग्व्यवसितो हि स:
api chet su-durāchāro bhajate mām ananya-bhāk sādhur eva sa mantavyaḥ samyag vyavasito hi saḥ
Recitation · Text 9.30
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (14 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
Even if one of very bad conduct worships Me with undivided devotion, he is to be regarded as righteous — for he has resolved rightly. The verse does not say his conduct was acceptable; it says the direction he has now turned in decides how he is to be regarded.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:The direction newly turned in decides how he is regarded, not the past conduct.