Chapter 18 • Verse 71

Moksha Sanyasa Yoga

The Yoga of Liberation and Renunciation

Sanskrit Verse

sraddhaval anasuyas ca srinuyad api yo narah so 'pi muktah subhal lokan prapnuyat punya-karmanam

Translation & Meaning

And the person who listens to this with faith and without malice, even that person shall be liberated and shall attain the auspicious worlds of the righteous. Even hearing the Gita with sincerity bears transformative spiritual fruit.

Key Teachings

  • •Faithful, non-malicious hearing of the Gita leads to liberation and auspicious rebirths
  • •Sraddha — faith — is the essential quality of the receptive listener
  • •Even passive hearing without complete understanding carries profound spiritual benefit

Topics

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