Shloka 30
मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः
Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities
पूर्वे वयसि कर्माणि कृत्वा पापानि ये नरा: । पश्चात् गड्ां निषेवन्ते तेडपि यान्त्युत्तमां गतिम्,जो मनुष्य जीवनकी पहली अवस्थामें पापकर्म करके भी पीछे गड़ाजीका सेवन करने लगते हैं वे भी उत्तम गतिको ही प्राप्त होते हैं
pūrve vayasi karmāṇi kṛtvā pāpāni ye narāḥ | paścāt gaḍāṃ niṣevante te 'pi yānty uttamāṃ gatim ||
The Siddha said: Those people who commit sinful deeds in the earlier stage of life, but later take up the practice of resorting to the Gaṅgā, even they attain the highest state.
सिद्ध उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even if a person has committed sins earlier in life, later sincere adoption of disciplined, dharmic practice can lead to the highest end; moral transformation is possible and is valued in dharma.
A Siddha is instructing the listener by giving a general rule about human conduct and its results: earlier sinful actions do not irrevocably doom a person if they later turn toward a purifying discipline symbolized here by taking up the gadā.