Listening with Faith
And one who listens with faith and without envy becomes free from sin and attains the auspicious planets.
Even faithful listening to the Gita brings blessing. This teaching makes the benefits available to those who cannot read or study deeply. Simply hearing with faith and openness brings liberation from negative karma. This demonstrates the power of sacred sound—truth transmits through receptive hearing. The Vedic tradition has always emphasized shruti—that which is heard—as the primary mode of receiving wisdom.
And one who listens with faith and without envy becomes free from all sinful reactions and attains the auspicious planets where the pious dwell.
Even passive reception of truth transforms—the Gita's power works on those who simply hear with open hearts.
Bhagavad Gita