
Krishna gives assurance about the power of hearing this teaching. 'Śraddhāvān anasūyaś ca śṛṇuyād api yo naraḥ'—and (ca) even (api) a person (yaḥ naraḥ) who hears (śṛṇuyāt) this with faith (śraddhāvān) and without envy (anasūyaḥ). 'So 'pi muktaḥ śubhāṁl lokān prāpnuyāt puṇya-karmaṇām'—he (saḥ) also (api) will be liberated (muktaḥ) and will attain (prāpnuyāt) the auspicious worlds (śubhān lokān) of those who perform meritorious actions (puṇya-karmaṇām). This is the assurance: even just hearing this teaching with faith and without envy leads to liberation and attainment of auspicious worlds. You don't need to be a great scholar or practitioner—even hearing with faith and without envy is enough. This reveals the power of the teaching: it's not just the teaching itself, but hearing it with the right attitude (faith and without envy) that brings liberation.
How this ancient wisdom applies to your daily life

This verse gives assurance about the power of hearing: and even a person who hears this with faith and without envy (śraddhāvān anasūyaś ca śṛṇuyād api yo naraḥ) will be liberated and will attain the auspicious worlds of those who perform meritorious actions (so 'pi muktaḥ śubhāṁl lokān prāpnuyāt puṇya-karmaṇām). This is the assurance: even just hearing this teaching with faith and without envy leads to liberation and attainment of auspicious worlds. You don't need to be a great scholar or practitioner—even hearing with faith and without envy is enough. This reveals the power of the teaching: it's not just the teaching itself, but hearing it with the right attitude (faith and without envy) that brings liberation. When you understand this, you realize: you don't need to do more than hear with faith and without envy. You can just hear this teaching with faith and without envy, and this will lead to liberation and attainment of auspicious worlds. This is the path: hearing with faith and without envy leads to liberation.

Are you hearing this teaching with faith and without envy? Are you skeptical or envious when you hear it? What would change if you understood that even just hearing this teaching with faith and without envy leads to liberation and attainment of auspicious worlds?