18.71 A man who, with faith and without cavilling, hears the Gita when faught by a alified teacher, he too is, by such hearing, released from all evil incompatible with devotional life. He shall reach the Lokas, i.e., the realms of the hosts of My devotees who have done virtuous acts, and who will facilitate the growth of devotion in these new arrivals and lead them ultimately to liberation.
18.71 श्रद्धावान् full of faith? अनसूयः free from malice? च and? श्रृणुयात् may hear? अपि also? यः who? नरः man? सः he? अपि also? मुक्तः liberated? शुभान् happy? लोकान् worlds? प्राप्नुयात् shall attain? पुण्यकर्मणाम् of those of righteous deeds.Commentary Liberated from sin.Punyakarmanam Of those who have done Agnihotra and such other sacrifices.He too Much more so who understands the teachings of the Gita? lives in its spirit and who practises the most valuable spiritual instructions contained in it.
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।।18.71।। --,श्रद्धावान् श्रद्दधानः अनसूयश्च असूयावर्जितः सन् इमं ग्रन्थं श्रृणुयादपि यो नरः? अपिशब्दात् किमुत अर्थज्ञानवान्? सोऽपि पापात् मुक्तः शुभान् प्रशस्तान् लोकान् प्राप्नुयात् पुण्यकर्मणाम् अग्निहोत्रादिकर्मवताम्।।शिष्यस्य शास्त्रार्थग्रहणाग्रहणविवेकबुभुत्सया पृच्छति। तदग्रहणे ज्ञाते पुनः ग्राहयिष्यामि उपायान्तरेणापि इति प्रष्टुः अभिप्रायः। यत्नान्तरं च आस्थाय शिष्यस्य कृतार्थता कर्तव्या इति आचार्यधर्मः प्रदर्शितो भवति --,
9eb45ce7f41b…Rāmānuja
18.71 A man who, with faith and without cavilling, hears the Gita when faught by a alified teacher, he too is, by such hearing, released from all evil incompatible with devotional life. He shall reach the Lokas, i.e., the realms of the hosts of My devotees who have done virtuous acts, and who will facilitate the growth of devotion in these new arrivals and lead them ultimately to liberation.
2c05ddeeb1b1…Swami Sivananda
18.71 श्रद्धावान् full of faith? अनसूयः free from malice? च and? श्रृणुयात् may hear? अपि also? यः who? नरः man? सः he? अपि also? मुक्तः liberated? शुभान् happy? लोकान् worlds? प्राप्नुयात् shall attain? पुण्यकर्मणाम् of those of righteous deeds.Commentary Liberated from sin.Punyakarmanam Of those who have done Agnihotra and such other sacrifices.He too Much more so who understands the teachings of the Gita? lives in its spirit and who practises the most valuable spiritual instructions contained in it.
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