Bhagavad Gita · Jnana Karma Sannyasa YogaAdhyaay 4, Shloka 36 (4.36)
Mool Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
अपि चेदसि पापेभ्यः सर्वेभ्यः पापकृत्तमः
सर्वं ज्ञानप्लवेनैव वृजिनं सन्तरिष्यसि
॥ 4.36 ॥
api cedasi pāpebhyaḥ sarvebhyaḥ pāpakṛttamaḥ
sarvaṃ jñānaplavenaiva vṛjinaṃ santariṣyasi
Anuvaad
"Agar tum sab paapiyon se bhi adhik paap karne wale ho, to bhi gyaan ki naav se hi tum saare paap (ke saagar) ko paar kar jaaoge."
Bhaavaarth
Gyaan ki naav. Paap ek saagar hai; gyaan ek naav. Kitna bhi bada saagar ho, naav paar le jaati hai.
Shankaracharya: jñānam eva plavaṃ kṛtvā … vṛjinārṇavaṃ pāpa-samudraṃ santariṣyasi — gyaan ko hi naav banaakar paap ke samudra ko paar karoge. Aur phir woh baat jo 4.21 par bhi kahi: dharmo 'pi iha mumukṣoḥ pāpam ucyate — mumukshu ke liye yahaan punya bhi "paap" kaha jaata hai (kyonki woh bhi baandhta hai).
Aacharya Ramanuja: sarvaṃ pūrvārjitaṃ vṛjina-rūpaṃ samudram ātma-viṣaya-jñāna-rūpa-plavena eva santariṣyasi — pehle kamaaye sab paap roopi samudra ko aatma-vishayak gyaan ki naav se hi paar karoge.