Bhagavad Gita 18.71 meaningLetting go — and standing up
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Even just listening with trust brings blessings.”
What it means
“Even someone who simply listens with trust and without cynicism will be freed and reach the happy worlds of the good.”
The original Sanskrit
श्रद्धावाननसूयश्च शृणुयादपि यो नरः । सोऽपि मुक्तः शुभाँल्लोकान्प्राप्नुयात्पुण्यकर्मणाम् ॥
śraddhāvānanasūyaśca śṛṇuyādapi yo naraḥ so.api muktaḥ śubhā.Nllokānprāpnuyātpuṇyakarmaṇām
Translations
Literal translation
Any man who, being reverential and free from cavilling, might even hear (this), he too, becoming free, shall attain the blessed worlds of those who perform virtuous deeds.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
तथा जो श्रद्धावान् और अनसुयु (दोषदृष्टि रहित) पुरुष इसका श्रवणमात्र भी करेगा, वह भी (पापों से) मुक्त होकर पुण्यकर्मियों के शुभ (श्रेष्ठ) लोकों को प्राप्त कर लेगा।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 18.72“Have you listened to this with a focused mind, Arjuna? Has your confusion, born of not knowing, been destroyed?”