श्रद्धावाननसूयश्च शृणुयादपि यो नरः ।सोऽपि मुक्तः शुभाँल्लोकान्प्राप्नुयात्पुण्यकर्मणाम् ॥
śraddhāvān anasūyaś ca śṛṇuyād api yo naraḥ |so 'pi muktaḥ śubhāṃl lokān prāpnuyāt puṇyakarmaṇām ||
- श्रद्धावान् · śraddhāvān
- full of faith
- अनसूयः · anasūyaḥ
- free from cavil, not sneering
- शृणुयात् · śṛṇuyāt
- should hear
- अपि · api
- even
- यः · yaḥ
- who
- नरः · naraḥ
- a person
- सः · saḥ
- he
- अपि · api
- also
- मुक्तः · muktaḥ
- freed
- शुभान् · śubhān
- bright, auspicious
- लोकान् · lokān
- worlds
- प्राप्नुयात् · prāpnuyāt
- would attain
- पुण्यकर्मणाम् · puṇyakarmaṇām
- of the doers of good
“Even one who merely hears it with faith and without cavil — freed, he too would attain the bright worlds of the doers of good.”
— Original plain-language translation
Grace descends the ladder of capacity: teaching (18.68), study (18.70), and now mere reverent listening all bear fruit. Faith plus openness suffices — no learning required. The 'bright worlds' promise meets simple hearers where they are.
— Reader's notes (original)