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
pūrve vayasi karmāṇi kṛtvā pāpāni ye narāḥ | paścāt gaḍāṃ niṣevante te 'pi yānty uttamāṃ gatim ||
Disse o Siddha: Aqueles que, na primeira fase da vida, praticaram atos pecaminosos, mas depois adotam a disciplina de recorrer à Gaṅgā, até mesmo eles alcançam o estado mais elevado.
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.