अपि चेत्सुदुराचारो भजते मामनन्यभाक् | साधुरेव स मन्तव्यः सम्यग्व्यवसितो हि सः ||९-३०||
api cetsudurācāro bhajate māmananyabhāk . sādhureva sa mantavyaḥ samyagvyavasito hi saḥ ||9-30||
Chapter 9 · Verse 30
Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga
राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग
In plain words
Even if the most sinful worships Him with undivided heart he too must indeed be deemed righteous for he has made the holy resolution to give up the evil ways of his life. Rogue Ratnakar became Valmiki by his holy resolution. Jagai and Madhai also became righteous devotees.
Translation
9.30 If even the most sinful man worships Me with undivided devotion, he must be regarded as holy, for he has rightly resolved.
Meaning
Even if the most sinful worships Him with undivided heart he too must indeed be deemed righteous for he has made the holy resolution to give up the evil ways of his life. Rogue Ratnakar became Valmiki by his holy resolution. Jagai and Madhai also became righteous devotees. Mary Magdalene a woman of illfame became a pious woman. Sin vanishes when thoughts of God arise in the mind. Chandrayana and Kricchra Vratas will remove only certain particular sins but the remembrance of the Lord thoughts of the Supreme Being. Japa and meditation and Abheda Brahma Chintana (contemplation of Brahman with a nondualistic or Aham Brahmasmi or I am the Absolute attitute) will destroy the sins committed by a person even in hundred crores of Kalpas or ages. By abandoning the evil ways in his external life and by the force of his internal right resolution he becomes righteous and attains eternal peace. (Cf. IV.36)
Word by word
अपि even चेत् if सुदुराचारः a very wicked person भजते worships माम् Me अनन्यभाक् with devotion to none else साधुः righteous एव verily सः he मन्तव्यः should be regarded सम्यक् rightly व्यवसितः resolved हि indeed सः he.