Bg. 18.71
Devanāgarī
श्रद्धावाननसूयश्च शृणुयादपि यो नर: । सोऽपि मुक्त: शुभाँल्लोकान्प्राप्नुयात्पुण्यकर्मणाम् ॥ ७१ ॥
Synonyms
śraddhā-vān—faithful;anasūyaḥ—not envious;ca—and;śṛṇuyāt—does hear;api—certainly;yaḥ—who;naraḥ—a man;saḥ—he;api—also;muktaḥ—being liberated;śubhān—the auspicious;lokān—planets;prāpnuyāt—he attains;puṇya-karmaṇām—of the pious.
Translation
And one who listens with faith and without envy becomes free from sinful reactions and attains to the auspicious planets where the pious dwell.
Purport
And one who listens with faith and without envy becomes free from sinful reactions and attains to the auspicious planets where the pious dwell.
In the sixty-seventh verse of this chapter, the Lord explicitly forbade theGītā’sbeing spoken to those who are envious of the Lord. In other words,Bhagavad-gītāis for the devotees only. But it so happens that sometimes a devotee of the Lord will hold open class, and in that class not all the students are expected to be devotees. Why do such persons hold open class? It is explained here that although not everyone is a devotee, still there are many men who are not envious of Kṛṣṇa. They have faith in Him as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. If such persons hear from a bona fide devotee about the Lord, the result is that they become at once free from all sinful reactions and after that attain to the planetary system where all righteous persons are situated. Therefore simply by hearingBhagavad-gītā,even a person who does not try to be a pure devotee attains the result of righteous activities. Thus a pure devotee of the Lord gives everyone a chance to become free from all sinful reactions and to become a devotee of the Lord.
In the sixty-seventh verse of this chapter, the Lord explicitly forbade theGītā’sbeing spoken to those who are envious of the Lord. In other words,Bhagavad-gītāis for the devotees only. But it so happens that sometimes a devotee of the Lord will hold open class, and in that class not all the students are expected to be devotees. Why do such persons hold open class? It is explained here that although not everyone is a devotee, still there are many men who are not envious of Kṛṣṇa. They have faith in Him as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. If such persons hear from a bona fide devotee about the Lord, the result is that they become at once free from all sinful reactions and after that attain to the planetary system where all righteous persons are situated. Therefore simply by hearingBhagavad-gītā,even a person who does not try to be a pure devotee attains the result of righteous activities. Thus a pure devotee of the Lord gives everyone a chance to become free from all sinful reactions and to become a devotee of the Lord.
Generally those who are free from sinful reactions, those who are righteous, very easily take to Kṛṣṇa consciousness. The wordpuṇya-karmaṇāmis very significant here. This refers to the performance of great sacrifices, like theaśvamedha-yajña,mentioned in the Vedic literature. Those who are righteous in performing devotional service but who are not pure can attain the planetary system of the polestar, or Dhruvaloka, where Dhruva Mahārāja is presiding. He is a great devotee of the Lord, and he has a special planet, which is called the polestar.
Generally those who are free from sinful reactions, those who are righteous, very easily take to Kṛṣṇa consciousness. The wordpuṇya-karmaṇāmis very significant here. This refers to the performance of great sacrifices, like theaśvamedha-yajña,mentioned in the Vedic literature. Those who are righteous in performing devotional service but who are not pure can attain the planetary system of the polestar, or Dhruvaloka, where Dhruva Mahārāja is presiding. He is a great devotee of the Lord, and he has a special planet, which is called the polestar.
In the sixty-seventh verse of this chapter, the Lord explicitly forbade theGītā’sbeing spoken to those who are envious of the Lord. In other words,Bhagavad-gītāis for the devotees only. But it so happens that sometimes a devotee of the Lord will hold open class, and in that class not all the students are expected to be devotees. Why do such persons hold open class? It is explained here that although not everyone is a devotee, still there are many men who are not envious of Kṛṣṇa. They have faith in Him as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. If such persons hear from a bona fide devotee about the Lord, the result is that they become at once free from all sinful reactions and after that attain to the planetary system where all righteous persons are situated. Therefore simply by hearingBhagavad-gītā,even a person who does not try to be a pure devotee attains the result of righteous activities. Thus a pure devotee of the Lord gives everyone a chance to become free from all sinful reactions and to become a devotee of the Lord.
In the sixty-seventh verse of this chapter, the Lord explicitly forbade theGītā’sbeing spoken to those who are envious of the Lord. In other words,Bhagavad-gītāis for the devotees only. But it so happens that sometimes a devotee of the Lord will hold open class, and in that class not all the students are expected to be devotees. Why do such persons hold open class? It is explained here that although not everyone is a devotee, still there are many men who are not envious of Kṛṣṇa. They have faith in Him as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. If such persons hear from a bona fide devotee about the Lord, the result is that they become at once free from all sinful reactions and after that attain to the planetary system where all righteous persons are situated. Therefore simply by hearingBhagavad-gītā,even a person who does not try to be a pure devotee attains the result of righteous activities. Thus a pure devotee of the Lord gives everyone a chance to become free from all sinful reactions and to become a devotee of the Lord.
Generally those who are free from sinful reactions, those who are righteous, very easily take to Kṛṣṇa consciousness. The wordpuṇya-karmaṇāmis very significant here. This refers to the performance of great sacrifices, like theaśvamedha-yajña,mentioned in the Vedic literature. Those who are righteous in performing devotional service but who are not pure can attain the planetary system of the polestar, or Dhruvaloka, where Dhruva Mahārāja is presiding. He is a great devotee of the Lord, and he has a special planet, which is called the polestar.
Generally those who are free from sinful reactions, those who are righteous, very easily take to Kṛṣṇa consciousness. The wordpuṇya-karmaṇāmis very significant here. This refers to the performance of great sacrifices, like theaśvamedha-yajña,mentioned in the Vedic literature. Those who are righteous in performing devotional service but who are not pure can attain the planetary system of the polestar, or Dhruvaloka, where Dhruva Mahārāja is presiding. He is a great devotee of the Lord, and he has a special planet, which is called the polestar.