ye ’pi syuḥ pāpa-yonayaḥ
striyo vaiśyās tathā śūdrās
te ’pi yānti parāṁ gatim
“O son of Pṛthā, those who take shelter of Me, though they be of lower birth — women, vaiśyas [merchants] as well as śūdras [workers] — can approach the supreme destination.”