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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 18.71
श्रद्धावाननसूयश्च शृणुयादपि यो नर: ।
सोऽपि मुक्त: शुभाँल्लोकान्प्राप्नुयात्पुण्यकर्मणाम् ॥ ७१ ॥
śraddhāvān anasūyaś ca
śṛṇuyād api yo naraḥ
so ’pi muktaḥ śubhāḻ lokān
prāpnuyāt puṇya-karmaṇām
And one who listens with faith and without envy becomes free from sinful reactions and attains to the auspicious planets where the pious dwell.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioWhat this verse is saying, and where it sits in the story.
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Those who listen with faith and without envy become free from sinful reactions and reach auspicious planets where the pious live.
Prabhupāda explains that even nondevotees who have faith in Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Lord and no envy can gain this benefit by hearing from a genuine devotee.
Hear Bhagavad-gītā from a genuine devotee with faith and without envy toward Kṛṣṇa.
If one hears with faith and without envy
He becomes free from sinful reaction
He attains to the auspicious planets where the pious dwells
Why a devotee holds open classes if 18.67 recommends that one should not preach to the envious
Although everyone is not a devotee still many men are non-envious
They have faith in Him as Supreme Personality of Godhead
Result - Hearing from a bona-fide devotee will free them from sinful reactions and they will attain to the planets of righteous persons
Even a person who does not try to be a pure devotee attains the results of righteous activities
Importance of “Punya-Karmanam”
It refers to the performance of great sacrifices like ‘Asvamedha-yajna’
Those righteous in performing devotional service but not pure, can attain the planetary system of Pole-Star, Dhruvaloka SUMMARISED THEME 18B WHAT TO DO WITH THE KNOWLEDGE GIVEN IN BHAGAVAD-GITA A) Distribute it
Then pure devotional service is guaranteed
One will go to Krishna B) Study it
This is worship with one’s intelligence C) Hear it with faith and without envy. It results in:
Freedom from sinful reactions
Attain to the auspicious planets where the pious dwell.
One who explains this knowledge of Bhagavad Gita to austere, nonenvious devotees, pure devotional service is guaranteed
Those who study Bhagavad-gita, worship Krishna with their intelligence, and faithful and nonenvious hearers become free from sinful action
Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.
The spiritual concepts this verse connects to.
Key ideas: bhakti, śaraṇāgati.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does BG 18.71 establish in Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport, and how does it connect to bhakti & surrender?
Offer one act today with devotion.
Mahābhārata episodes and stories from the purports that shed light on this verse.
Keep going: verses that carry this teaching further.
Study notes are editorial summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport.