BG 4.36
अपि चेदसि पापेभ्यः सर्वेभ्यः पापकृत्तमः ।
सर्वं ज्ञानप्लवेनैव वृजिनं सन्तरिष्यसि ॥
सर्वं ज्ञानप्लवेनैव वृजिनं सन्तरिष्यसि ॥
api ced asi pāpebhyaḥ sarvebhyaḥ pāpa-kṛt-tamaḥ
sarvaṁ jñāna-plavenaiva vṛjinaṁ santariṣyasi
sarvaṁ jñāna-plavenaiva vṛjinaṁ santariṣyasi
Word-for-word meanings
api — even; cet — if; asi — you are; pāpa-kṛt-tamaḥ — the greatest sinner; sarvebhyaḥ — among all; pāpebhyaḥ — sinners; santariṣyasi — you will cross over; sarvam — [the ocean of] all; vṛjinam — sin; jñāna-plavena eva — verily by the boat of wisdom.
Translation
Even if you are the worst of all sinners, you will cross over the ocean of all sin verily by the boat of wisdom.