Shloka 30
Viśvarūpa-darśana (The Vision of the Universal Form) — महायोगेश्वरस्य विश्वरूपदर्शनम्
अपिः चेत् सुदुराचारो3 भजते मामनन्यभाक् । साधुरेव स मन्तव्य: सम्यग्व्यवसितो हि सः
api cet sudurācāro bhajate mām ananyabhāk | sādhur eva sa mantavyaḥ samyagvyavasito hi saḥ ||
Même si un homme est d’une conduite très mauvaise, s’il M’adore d’une dévotion sans partage, il doit être tenu pour juste : car sa résolution est bien dirigée. L’enseignement moral est que le retournement sincère et exclusif vers le Divin marque une réorientation intérieure décisive ; le jugement doit donc tenir compte de cette intention transformatrice, et non des seules fautes passées.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Exclusive devotion to the Divine can signify a decisive ethical turning point: even someone with a flawed past should be regarded as ‘good’ when their commitment is firmly and rightly set, because sincere devotion initiates inner reform and reorientation toward dharma.
In the Bhagavad Gita dialogue within the Bhishma Parva, Arjuna is in conversation with Krishna on the battlefield. This verse conveys Krishna’s principle that unwavering devotion is a powerful marker of spiritual and moral realignment, shaping how one should evaluate a person’s character amid the broader crisis of war and duty.