On Bhagavad Gita: It takes a lot to know Krishna

The following is an excerpt from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant.

यो मामजमनादिं च वेत्ति लोकमहेश्वरम् ।

असम्मूढ: स मर्त्येषु सर्वपापै: प्रमुच्यते ।। 10. 3 ।।

yo māmajam anādiṁ cha vetti loka-maheśhvaram

asammūḍhaḥ sa martyeṣhu sarva-pāpaiḥ pramuchyate

He who knows Me, birth less and beginning less, the great Lord of worlds — he, among mortals, is un-deluded, he is freed from all sins.

~ Shrimad Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 10, Verse 3

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Questioner (Q): It is being said that the person who knows Him as birthless and beginningless is freed from all sins. I was under the impression that everyone is supposed to settle their bills in this human life.

Why this verse seems to be giving a clean chit to even a sinner?

Acharya Prashant (AP): Don’t be taken in by the simplicity of these words. Because we are used to complexity, simplicity can delude us, mislead us. The verse simply says…