Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9 - Rajavidya Rajaguhya Yoga - Sloka 30

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The greatness of bhakthi is now expounded..

The Neutral Iswara is the Votary's Own 29-34

1 Gita Sloka  every day - Chapter 9 - Rajavidya Rajaguhya Yoga - Sloka 30

Bhadrachalam Rama

Api chet suduradacharah bhajate mam ananya bhak I

Sadhur eva sah mantavyah samyak vyavasitah hi sah II sloka 30

अपि चेत् सुदुराचारः भजते मां अनन्य भाक् I 

साधुर एव सः मन्तव्यः सम्यक व्यवसितः हि सः I I  श्लोक 30

Even if a man of the most sinful conduct worships me with undeviating devotion, he must be reckoned as righteous, for he has rightly resolved.

The dirtiest water can be brought back to its original pure state through distillation. Even while in dirt its innate element is not lost. Man's case is much more definite than that of water. There is no such thing as external damnation to the sinner as some religions would have it. The unpardonable sin is a misnomer. Salvation of the mankind is the supreme plan of the divine. The more man turns  to god, the purer he becomes. His mind gets automatically set right in god-thought. His good action then follows in the trail of his purified thought. He emerges as one reclaimed in virtue.

How to wean people from worldliness to godliness, thought the twin saints -  Nityananda and Gowranga. They struck  upon a plan of preaching that the chanting of god's name would bring more wealth and earthly enjoyments. Attracted by the offer, people in large numbers joined the saints in singing and chanting the names of God and his glory. The divine ecstasy that emanated from that holy  act made people forget all vulgar pleasures and turn their minds more godward. God is the divine talisman for all worldly evils.

Sri  Ramakrishna Pramahamsa