Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, Verse 36

Quick answer

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, Verse 36 (4.36) means: Even if you were the worst of all wrongdoers, you would cross over every wrong on the raft of knowledge.

Sanskrit

अपि चेदसि पापेभ्यः सर्वेभ्यः पापकृत्तमः। सर्वं ज्ञानप्लवेनैव वृजिनं सन्तरिष्यसि।।4.36।।

Transliteration

api ched asi pāpebhyaḥ sarvebhyaḥ pāpa-kṛit-tamaḥ sarvaṁ jñāna-plavenaiva vṛijinaṁ santariṣhyasi

Translation

Even if you were the worst of all wrongdoers, you would cross over every wrong on the raft of knowledge.

Hindi

अगर तुम सब पापियों में सबसे बड़े पापी भी हो, तो भी ज्ञान की नाव पर तुम हर पाप को पार कर जाओगे।

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, Verse 36?

Even if you were the worst of all wrongdoers, you would cross over every wrong on the raft of knowledge.

Which chapter is verse 4.36 from?

It is verse 36 of Chapter 4 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 42 verses in total.

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