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पुण्येन पापं विनिहत्य पश्चात्स जायते ज्ञानविदीपितात्मा ॥
In plain words
Merit strikes the sin down first; only then is he born — his self lit through by knowledge.
Close to the Sanskrit
Having destroyed sin by merit, afterwards he is born, one whose self is illumined by knowledge.